PARLIAMENT HOUSE, Canberra: Perhaps the key difference between the Coalition and the Labor Party is our view on the size and the role of government. The Labor Party, with its socialist roots, has always believed in big government. It believes that the government should be at the centre of economic activity, as Kevin Rudd has…
PARLIAMENT HOUSE, Canberra: We need an additional post office in Wellington Village in Rowville in my electorate. This is just a few kilometres away from the Stud Park Post Office, but that post office is now almost at capacity and there is an enormous growth corridor out the Rowville direction down Wellington Road. I have…
PARLIAMENT HOUSE, Canberra: I rise in support of the redevelopment of the Boronia Heights Primary School. Boronia Heights is a terrific school in the corner of my electorate, in the foothills of the Dandenongs. It caters for just under 500 students, from prep to year 6, and is ably led by Principal Mark Flack. The…
Federal Member for Aston Alan Tudge has reported to Federal Parliament on the progress of the proposed Knox Honour Roll, including the initial funding to date. Mr Tudge along with local veteran organisations launched a campaign 12 months ago with the aim of having a significant memorial built at the Arboretum in Ferntree Gully completed…