Nov 24, 2011 | In Parliament - 2011
CARBON PRICINGNovember 23, 2011Mr CHESTER (Gippsland) (12:29): I fear that the Latrobe Valley is about to pay a very heavy price for the Labor Party’s deal with the Greens to deliver a carbon tax that will not change the temperature of the planet but will cost...
Nov 24, 2011 | In Parliament - 2011
MOBILE PHONE COVERAGENovember 22, 2011Mr CHESTER (Gippsland) (16:13): I rise to raise my concerns on behalf of several small communities in my electorate which do not have access to reliable mobile phone coverage. In doing so, I call on the government to reintroduce a...
Nov 21, 2011 | In Parliament - 2011
PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BUSINESS: WHITE RIBBON DAYMonday, November 21, 2011Debate resumed on the motion by Mr Hayes: That this House: (1) notes that 25 November 2011 marks White Ribbon Day, the symbol of the United Nations’ International Day for the Elimination of...
Nov 21, 2011 | In Parliament - 2011
PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BUSINESS: CRIME AND INCARCERATION RATESMonday, November 21, 2011Dr LEIGH (Fraser) (11:01): I move: That this House: (1) recognises that: (a) the Australian incarceration rate has risen from 117 prisoners per 100,000 adults in 1991 to 172...
Nov 4, 2011 | In Parliament - 2011
HEART MORASSNovember 3, 2011Mr CHESTER (Gippsland) (11:26): I rise to commend a wetland rehabilitation project that is underway in my community at the Heart Morass near Sale. I recently had the opportunity to inspect the Heart Morass project at the invitation of the...
Nov 3, 2011 | In Parliament - 2011
PRESENTATION OF PETITION: SUPPLY OF PBS MEDICINES November 2, 2011Mr CHESTER (Gippsland) (13:48): I rise to present a petition which has been found to be in order by the House of Representatives Petitions Committee. The petition read as follows— To the Honourable The...
