25 February
Mr MORRIS (Mornington) — The Public Finance and Accountability Bill, if it is passed, will change totally the manner in which the government and the public sector account to the Parliament and to the community. It turns on its head entirely the notion of the independence of the Victorian p... ...more
25 February
Mr MORRIS (Mornington) — I think the last time we discussed geosequestration I preceded the member for Macedon, so it must be something about the subject.
The bill we are discussing this afternoon is a reasonably good attempt to combine one of the oldest activities of the industrial age&#... ...more
24 February
Mr MORRIS (Mornington) — Yesterday in question time the Premier and the Minister for Police and Emergency Services claimed that the crime rate was down. Some crime — bicycle theft in particular — is down, but the crimes that leave people feeling scared and vulnerable are not.
I... ...more
24 February
Mr MORRIS — On 11 December I had the pleasure of attending the 2009 graduation of 50 Victoria Police Youth Corps members at Mornington Secondary College, which has the largest corps in the state.
The program was established in 2007, and in its three years of operation 189 ... ...more
24 February
Mr MORRIS (Mornington) — On 28 July 2009 the Drugs and Crime Prevention Committee reported on strategies to prevent high‑volume youth offending and recidivism. In the last sitting week the government responded to that report.
The recommendations had the full support of all committee... ...more
04 February
Mr MORRIS (Mornington) — I do not think the government has ever had any problem being open about what it intends to achieve; unfortunately it just has not been quite as open about what it has not achieved.
Here we go again: the annual silly season, squandering precious parliamentary debat... ...more
04 February
Mr MORRIS (Mornington) — During the Christmas‑New Year break a sign appeared in the window of a vacant shop in Mountain View Road, Mt Eliza, announcing an application for a packaged liquor licence.
The area is entirely residential and the premises were formerly a local convenience s... ...more
03 February
Mr MORRIS (Mornington) — As perhaps a follow‑up to the member for Bundoora, the rail system would not be in the mess it is now in had former Premier Bracks in 1999, almost as his first action upon being elected, not cancelled an order for new trains.
Before I move to the contents of the b... ...more
02 February
Mr MORRIS (Mornington) — I raise a matter this evening for the Minister for Police and Emergency Services. The end of this week marks the anniversary of Black Saturday. It is a year since swathes of country Victoria were devastated by fire, a year since so many lives ended in tragedy.
In... ...more
09 December
Mr MORRIS (Mornington) — As it is the last sitting week of the year this is an appropriate time to reflect on events and the progress, or perhaps lack of progress, of the state.
The year opened with the annual statement of government intentions, headlined by the Premier as ‘a year of act... ...more