I congratulate the Somerville, Tyabb and District Heritage Society on the opening of the wonderful Leila Shaw Memorial Gallery. The establishment of this gallery represents the culmination of the hard work and dedication of the many people who make up the society, including president Ken Archer, sec... (13-Nov)
Men's sheds are a great way for men of all backgrounds to connect with each other. It is a great concept that combines men coming together, sharing skills and working on projects that can include anything from woodwork to the restoration of old cars. While men's sheds provide men with an excellent o... (13-Nov)
I would like to congratulate the Hastings-Western Port Historical Society on the publication of Hastings -- People and Places -- Volume III. The latest addition to this wonderful series was officially launched on 10 October by Professor Weston Bate, OAM. (13-Nov)
I receive daily complaints from residents in the Hastings electorate about escalating violent crime, graffiti, vandalism, hoon driving and alarming police response times. The worsening response times and frequent inability for police to attend are not the fault of our hardworking local police office... (17-Sep)
I would like to congratulate Somerville Preschool on celebrating its 50th anniversary. A wonderful day and afternoon tea was enjoyed by past and present staff, students and their families on Saturday, 12 September. A slide show and photo board of the last 50 years provided great insight into the his... (17-Sep)
I congratulate Shirley Davies for her 15 wonderful years of dedication and commitment to the Hastings-Western Port Historical Society. (17-Sep)
I wish again to raise a matter for the Minister for Planning. The action I seek is for the minister to urgently reconsider his decision to allow a bitumen storage facility to be built at Crib Point. This is an issue that the local community has been desperately fighting against for more than four ye... (16-Sep)
The wonderful community of Baxter in my electorate has a long history of being ignored or mistreated by all three levels of government. For years this iconic community has been shuffled from council to council as no local government wanted to spend the time or money to help Baxter deal with its chal... (03-Sep)
I would like to congratulate my community on its tenacious and successful fight to stop the Brumby Labor government from closing the Hastings police station at night. Recently I received a call from regional command confirming that the closure would now not go ahead. (03-Sep)
I would like also to congratulate my community for its long and successful fight to force the Minister for Public Transport to recognise the deadly nature of the Bungower Road and Mornington-Tyabb Road crossings and commit to installing boom barriers at each of the remaining inadequately protected l... (03-Sep)