12 October 2011
Mr MORRIS (Mornington) — I am pleased to support the Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation Bill 2011, which will create a single, integrated regulator for both liquor and gambling.
This legislation represents another election commitment which will be delivered in the fi... ...more
12 October 2011
Mr MORRIS (Mornington) — For the information of the house today I wish to raise some matters that arise from part 3 of the report of the Public Accounts and Estimates Committee, which I had the honour of tabling in the house during the last sitting week.
The third volume completes t... ...more
11 October 2011
Mr MORRIS — On 24 September I had the pleasure of participating in the opening of the new home for community radio station RPPFM at Mornington.
The project has involved the conversion of a former school science block, owned by the Mornington Peninsula Shire Council, into a state‑of‑t... ...more
11 October 2011
Mr MORRIS (Mornington) — I am delighted to report to the house that Mornington Park Primary School has received a $50 000 NAB Local Impact Award for school‑community partnerships that demonstrate improved student outcomes.
The partnership between Mornington Park Primary School and J... ...more
15 September 2011
Mr MORRIS (Mornington) — I am delighted to have the opportunity this morning to support this initiative of the Minister for Mental Health — an initiative that implements election commitments that were made as far back as January 2010.
This bill is intended to ban the display, sale an... ...more
14 September 2011
Mr MORRIS (Mornington) — Keep Australia Beautiful recently announced the finalists for the 2011 Tidy Towns Sustainable Communities awards.
I am delighted to advise the house that four organisations and events in the Mornington electorate have accounted for 11 of a total of 94 places ... ...more
13 September 2011
Mr MORRIS (Mornington) — I must say I had no problem detecting the passion in the contribution of the member for Yuroke.
This is a bill to replace the Commercial Arbitration Act 1984. I welcome the introduction of the bill. It is an example of the good work that the Federation can achieve... ...more
01 September 2011
Mr MORRIS (Mornington) — I raise a matter this afternoon for the Assistant Treasurer, the Honourable Gordon Rich‑Phillips.
Members may well be aware of reports of the construction of a private swimming pool on Crown land at Mount Eliza. The pool was reportedly constructed without a permi... ...more
01 September 2011
Mr MORRIS (Mornington) — I rise this morning to congratulate the Minister for Planning upon the introduction of amendment VC82, the controls for wind energy facilities, or wind farms, across the state.
I particularly note the decision to prohibit the development of wind farms across ... ...more
31 August 2011
Mr MORRIS (Mornington) — Nothing could amplify more the contrast between the approach of this government and that of the previous government than the contribution we have just heard.
There was the big picture, the Victorian transport plan, unfunded and entirely undeliverable. There was a... ...more