I second the motion. I support the motion because this is a very important issue for regional Australia, and I commend the member for Bendigo for drawing this to the attention of the parliament. I’ve been blessed by having a centre for vision impaired...
We have had an horrific fire centred around the Bunyip State Park Forest. To say that there was not tested that we would lose life in that fire is a lie. It was dangerous. We did lose 29 homes, and those people are being helped the best they can through their...
What did former Prime Minister Tony Abbott; the former leader of the Nationals, Peter Ryan, in Victoria, Christian Stefani, a council officer; Darren Chester and myself, Russell Broadbent, have in common, along with Vern and Cheryl Suckling, Brian and Alma Mattingly,...
Remembering Black Saturday – with the blood of the victims, the ash of the forest and the sweat of those facing the foe, when drowned in our tears, new life did spring forth. Until the new dawn, when the sun would rise over the southern hills of the Great...
Surf lifesaving clubs become the hub, the nurturing, of our coastal communities during the summer months. From Bass coast through to Prom coast, summers at the beach are made safer by the vital work of our local communities and our surf lifesaving clubs. This weekend...
McMillan was an affected area, and my wife and I were down the street in the newsagent at Pakenham in the immediate aftermath of this fire. She said to me as I walked in, ‘If this was John Howard instead of Kevin Rudd, he’d have rung by now; he’d...
