I was very pleased recently to have the opportunity to present leadership badges to students at two primary schools in my electorate. Somers Primary School and Tyabb Railway Station Primary School are great schools with excellent leadership teams. (25-Mar)
Mr BURGESS (Hastings) -- It is a pleasure to rise to speak on this matter of public importance. The modern Labor Party really is a disgrace. It has let down its history and let down those who have come before. The Labor Party has traded in its ideologies and principles for power and for government. ... (24-Mar)
Mr BURGESS (Hastings) -- On Friday, 11 February, I had the great pleasure of opening a new medical, dental and cosmetic clinic in the township of Baxter. The new centre will offer not only the services of a team of general practitioners but also those of a dentist, physiotherapist, dietitian and pod... (04-Mar)
Last week I was delighted to present a total of 23 leadership badges to years 5 and 6 students at a school assembly of Somers Primary School. To hold a position of leadership is a tremendous honour, and it should be undertaken with the greatest respect for the position. While not every student was a... (04-Mar)
Last weekend my wife, Lisa, and I had the great honour of helping Leonard and Kit May of Blind Bight celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary. In a day and age when the incredibly important institution of marriage is under increasing pressure Mr and Mrs May have shown the rest of us that with love f... (04-Mar)
Mr BURGESS (Hastings) -- It is a pleasure to rise today to speak in the grievance debate. I grieve for the people of Victoria and in particular for the people of my electorate. I grieve for the loss of opportunity during 11 long years of waste and mismanagement, and I grieve for Labor's waste of mor... (03-Mar)
Mr BURGESS (Hastings) -- I raise a matter for the attention of the Minister for Environment and Climate Change. I specifically seek the assistance of the minister and the Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) to assist the coastal village communities of Blind Bight, Warneet and Cannons ... (03-Mar)
Mr BURGESS (Hastings) -- An Australian flood disaster prayer service was held in Somerville on Sunday, 30 January. The service provided an opportunity for the local community to gather together in prayer and reflect on those people who tragically have been affected by recent flood events. Prayers an... (10-Feb)
Mr BURGESS -- I would also like to convey the very best wishes of my community to Dame Elisabeth Murdoch on the occasion of her 102nd birthday, which occurred yesterday, 8 February. We wish Dame Elisabeth the best of health and happiness. She is a fine Australian, and the community is much better fo... (10-Feb)
Mr BURGESS (Hastings) -- Tonight I raise a matter for the attention of the Minister for Local Government. Specifically I seek the assistance of the minister to obtain access to the consultant's report prepared for the Mornington Peninsula Shire Council which was the basis for council's decision to c... (09-Feb)