On Thursday, 12 May, I attended a redevelopment planning session at the Bays Aged Care Facility in Hastings. The Bays Aged Care Facility is a not-for-profit organisation which has been growing in size and improving the quality of its service. It is now a 75-bed aged-care facility which offers both h... (01-Jun)
On 13 May I attended the ceremony for the opening of new facilities at Bayside Christian College in Langwarrin. The new facilities include a gymnasium, a primary multipurpose system, an early learning centre and a study centre for years 11 and 12. It was a great pleasure to spend time talking to the... (01-Jun)
Mr BURGESS (Hastings) -- A 19-year-old Somerville resident and constituent of mine, Ashleigh Hicks, dreams of a career working with disabled children. However, in February this year that dream was thrown into disarray when Ashleigh was fined for carrying a knife without a lawful excuse.
Ashleigh wa... (06-May)
Mr BURGESS (Hastings) -- I wish to raise a matter for the attention of the Minister for Racing. The action I seek is for the minister to step in and salvage a very worthwhile project from another disgraceful example of a politically motivated, dishonest and inadequately funded announcement by the pr... (06-May)
Mr BURGESS (Hastings) -- I raise a matter for the attention of the Minister for Police and Emergency Services. The action I seek is that the minister urgently investigate the plan by Victoria Police to withdraw office space and support for senior citizens registers. The proposal is to transfer the r... (04-May)
Mr BURGESS (Hastings) -- On Sunday, 13 March, my wife, Lisa, and I attended a fundraising sausage sizzle for Baxter Preschool at Bunnings in Frankston. The sausage sizzle raised significant funds for a great preschool, and we were pleased to help in a small way. Bunnings allows local community group... (08-Apr)
On Wednesday, 30 March, I was pleased to host the Minister for Ports on a tour of the port of Hastings. During his visit the minister confirmed that the Baillieu government will introduce legislation to return independence to the port of Hastings. The previous Labor government legislated to gift com... (08-Apr)
Last Friday, 1 April, I attended the official opening of stage 2A of the Frankston Hospital, conducted by the Honourable David Davis, the Minister for Health. This was a $45 million project, and it included the expansion and upgrade of surgical services and the intensive care unit. Frankston Hospita... (08-Apr)
Mr BURGESS (Hastings) -- On Saturday, 19 March, I had the great pleasure of representing the Baillieu government at Hastings Yacht Club to inspect and officially launch Volunteer Marine Rescue Mornington's new Hastings rescue vessel, the Alwyn Tamo. The government provided a grant of $233 500 and th... (25-Mar)
In recent weeks I had the pleasure of attending local schools in my electorate that were selected by Bicycle Victoria for a healthy breakfast reward for their participation in the Connect Hastings program. The Ride2School Star Rewards is an initiative that recognises and rewards schools that make a ... (25-Mar)