24 March 2010
Mr MORRIS (Mornington) — The Brumby government has completely failed to provide for the rapidly increasing population of Melbourne’s fringe and particularly for the MorningtonPeninsula.
Eleven years and more than $300 billion after its election there has been next to no improvement ... ...more
23 March 2010
Mr MORRIS (Mornington) — Providing the services necessary to give our children the best possible start in life is the core business of government, and it is doubly so when a child has developmental delays or a disability. We know that early childhood intervention works and that it works be... ...more
11 March 2010
Mr MORRIS (Mornington) — The Minister for Planning, Justin Madden, is at it again — saying one thing and doing the opposite. With great fanfare the minister last year finally conceded that his failed Melbourne 2030 strategy was inappropriate for Mornington and endorsed the Mornington ... ...more
11 March 2010
On another matter, last week it became apparent that Minister Madden had refused to grant heritage protection to 743 Esplanade, Mornington.
That decision means the loss of a priceless piece of Mornington’s heritage and the destruction of one of the principal gateways to the town. Local residen... ...more
10 March 2010
Mr MORRIS (Mornington) — The Statute Law Amendment (National Health Practitioner Regulation) Bill is quite a mouthful, but it is simply about enabling the transition of Victorian health professionals to a national registration and accreditation scheme from 1 July this year. It is a ma... ...more
10 March 2010
Mr MORRIS (Mornington) — We are again dealing with a bill which will pass some of Victoria’s legislative powers to the commonwealth. Once again the role of the state Parliament is being handed away — handed away on an issue that can have a very significant impact on the day‑to‑d... ...more
09 March 2010
Mr MORRIS (Mornington) — The issue of substance dependence or abuse is one that successive generations have battled. The response of government over the years has ranged from promoting substance abuse, if you look at the opium trade in China in the 19th century or perhaps the opium tr... ...more
09 March 2010
Mr MORRIS (Mornington) — The electorate of Mornington has substantial non‑urban areas, although I would have to say the associated production is more closely aligned with growing crops, in particular grapes, than it is with raising livestock. Nor am I a regular contributor to debates on ag... ...more
25 February 2010
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 2010
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