Daily Archives: May 8, 2008

RAIL: FREIGHT REBATES

I raise a matter for the attention of the Minister for Public Transport in the other place with respect to rail freight. I ask that the minister promote the benefits of rail freight, and I will go to the specifics a little bit later. We all know that the drought has hit hard in regional…

JUSTICE LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (SEX OFFENCES PROCEDURE) BILL

This government has been absolutely committed to sexual assault reform, which is evident by the number of pieces of legislation that have come before this house. Indeed, quite recently in debate on the Crimes Amendment (Rape) Bill 2007 a number of members spoke about the experiences of women who had been raped and the need…

UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT: REPORT 2006

I rise to make a statement on the University of Ballarat annual report 2006. Although the institution’s heritage dates back to 1870, it was in 2006 that it completed its 13th year of operating as a university. During 2006 it achieved many goals and set many more goals for the future. To begin with, I…