Mr BURGESS (Hastings) -- I raise a matter for the attention of the Minister for Sport and Recreation. The action I seek is that the minister visit my electorate and meet with representatives of the Somerville football and cricket clubs and Mornington Peninsula Shire Council to discuss the provision ... (12-Oct)
Mr BURGESS -- On Monday, 10 October 2011, I had the great pleasure of presenting the Westernport Soccer Club with a grant of $54 360 to enable the club to install competition and match practice sports lights at the Graham Myers Recreation Reserve in Bittern. The Westernport Soccer Club was one of 11... (12-Oct)
Mr BURGESS -- On Wednesday, 29 September, along with the Parliamentary Secretary for Transport, Edward O'Donohue, I had the great pleasure of announcing that $62 000 of works would begin immediately to implement a fully controlled right turn for northbound traffic on Frankston-Flinders Road where it... (12-Oct)
Mr BURGESS (Hastings) -- On Wednesday, 28 September, I attended a jobs fair hosted by BlueScope Steel. Following the tragic loss of 200 jobs at the Western Port plant, BlueScope set up an on-site job centre to assist people making the transition into new employment options, job searching and assista... (12-Oct)
Mr BURGESS (Hastings) -- It was my great pleasure last week to announce that the bitumen facility that the Labor government had planned for the foreshore at Crib Point has been stopped forever. Prior to the last election I promised the Crib Point community that if we were elected we would stop Boral... (14-Sep)
Mr BURGESS -- The announcement of a cut of 200 jobs at BlueScope Steel in Hastings was a terrible blow to the workers, their families and the local economy. With the support of the coalition government I have sought to provide all possible assistance to those who are suffering through this very diff... (14-Sep)
Mr BURGESS -- On Monday, 12 September, I had the pleasure of attending the annual general meeting of the Frankston Peninsula Carers at the Mornington Peninsula shire offices in Mornington. That group was formed as a result of the unacceptable crisis in accommodation options and support for adults wi... (14-Sep)
Mr BURGESS (Hastings) -- I wish to raise a matter for the attention of the Minister for Environment and Climate Change, and the action I seek is for the minister to ensure that the coastal villages fuel reduction plan, a plan authored by local communities in consultation with their CFA (Country Fire... (31-Aug)
Mr BURGESS (Hastings) -- On Friday, 15 July, I attended the funeral of Mr Bill Jones, who had served the Country Fire Authority for some 68 years. It was an outstanding contribution to both the CFA and the wider community, and I wish to pay tribute on behalf of my community to his great life of serv... (19-Aug)
I would like to congratulate Cadel Evans on his wonderful achievement of winning the Tour de France 2011. I would also like to congratulate him on placing second in the same event on previous occasions. (19-Aug)