Vietnam Veterans

I  acknowledge  the  Vietnam  Veterans Association  of Australia,  Geelong  and District Sub  Branch, for the  memorial service that  it  conducted in North Geelong last Sunday to commemorate the 48th anniversary of the battle  of  Long Tan. The ceremony provided a timely reminder that it is  governments, not service personnel,  which make decisions  about the deployment…

Bay West Development

I acknowledge  the media release yesterday from the mayor of the City  of Greater  Geelong, Darryn Lyons, in which he advocates for the  Bay West development, recognising that  such a development will  be great for Geelong and have a positive impact on Avalon Airport and boost jobs.

Sheepvention

I acknowledge the Hamilton Pastoral and Agricultural Society for another fabulous Sheepvention held earlier this month. It  was our ninth year of attending the event, and with record crowds, many people  once  again stopped at our  stall  to chat, raise issues, take some information and sign  petitions.  I congratulate Sheepvention president,  Nick Sutherland, and his…

CRIME STATISTICS BILL 2014

I rise to speak  on the Crime Statistics Bill 2014. There  have been a number of attempts to bring this  bill before the house and  finally it  has  arrived this  afternoon. The  purpose of  this bill  is to provide for the publication of  crime  statistics  and the employment of a chief statistician. From the outset…

PRIVACY AND DATA PROTECTION BILL 2014

I rise to speak to the debate on the Privacy and Data Protection  Bill  2014.  The  opposition will not be opposing the bill, which  aims to  improve  the  management  of  private  information held  by  the Victorian public sector. It follows a report by the Auditor-General tabled on 25 November 2009 entitled Maintaining the Integrity and…