01 September 2010
Mr MORRIS (Mornington) — In May in this house, and later through correspondence to the Minister for Roads and Ports, I have repeatedly urged the government to take a more responsible approach to the construction of Peninsula Link.
While I have had zero response to my comments in Parliame... ...more
01 September 2010
Mr MORRIS (Mornington) — I rise to make some comments on the Road Safety Committee report into federal‑state road funding arrangements tabled earlier today. I acknowledge the work of the whole committee, but I acknowledge particularly the work of the members for Benambra and Rodney from th... ...more
01 September 2010
Mr MORRIS — On another matter of environmental concern, the government was last year dragged kicking and screaming to undertake coastal protection works at Mount Martha North beach.
The government committed to, and erected signs advertising its intent to relocate 15 000 cubic m... ...more
01 September 2010
Mr MORRIS (Mornington) — What is proposed with the Marine Safety Bill 2010 is a new principal act — an act with the intent of providing a safe marine operating environment in Victoria.
It is a substantial piece of legislation, and I think comment has already been made that it is 355&... ...more
12 August 2010
Mr MORRIS (Mornington) — What an interesting debate! Some contributions have been more effective and more interesting than others, but a lot of ground is being covered. As the member for Doncaster indicated at the commencement of today’s debate, members of this side are committed to action... ...more
12 August 2010
Mr MORRIS (Mornington) — Last Tuesday the house considered a take‑note motion on the report of the Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission. Those few members who had the opportunity, in the main, made appropriate contributions.
But as with everything this government touches, there was a pol... ...more
11 August 2010
Mr MORRIS (Mornington) — The Traditional Owners Settlement Bill is, in large part an initiative that is worthy of support. It is certainly worthy of support in a conceptual sense, and to a large degree many of the mechanisms proposed in the bill are also worthy of support.
I think it is g... ...more
11 August 2010
Mr MORRIS (Mornington) — The Local Government and Planning Legislation Amendment Bill is in large part about fixing up what some might unkindly call stuff‑ups — that is probably unparliamentary language — changes to the Local Government Act and the Planning and Environment Act th... ...more
11 August 2010
Mr MORRIS (Mornington) — In May the house received a report on an Inquiry into Sustainable Development of Agribusiness in Outer Suburban Melbourne.
Unfortunately last week the government delivered its response through the decision to expand the urban growth boundary, which will see a redu... ...more
28 July 2010
Mr MORRIS (Mornington) — I rise to speak briefly on this motion. The member for Box Hill has put very clearly that this is an all‑or‑nothing motion — we either accept it or reject it, but we cannot amend it. He also talked about clause 12, but that is a discussion for another day... ...more