26 November 2009
Mr MORRIS (Mornington) — The statement of compatibility for the growth areas infrastructure contribution (GAIC) bill says it all. It states:
This scheme will establish a simpler, fairer and more flexible system for funding the state infrastructure needed by new communities in growth areas... ...more
26 November 2009
Mr MORRIS (Mornington) — The matter I raise this evening is for the Minister for Planning in the other place and it concerns the fate of amendment C87 to the MorningtonPeninsula planning scheme.
The action I seek is for the minister to approve amendment C87 forthwith. This amen... ...more
25 November 2009
Mr MORRIS (Mornington) — The Victorian government and the Minister for Police and Emergency Services are absolutely shameless in their massage and manipulation of crime data to suit their political purposes.
The latest attempt to spin the figures is the decision to abolish local crime sta... ...more
12 November 2009
Mr MORRIS (Mornington) — This must be some sort of record. We only dealt with the original Fair Work (Commonwealth Powers) Bill on 3 June this year, yet here we are, not even six months later, amending the original bill. I think the term that was used was ‘this is a refinement’ conseq... ...more
11 November 2009
Mr MORRIS (Mornington) — The river red gums bill is a totally wasted opportunity.
We had the opportunity tonight to address the issues that will come before us again and again in the next century, to change the way we approach these problems, to change our thinking, to introduce a new th... ...more
11 November 2009
Mr MORRIS (Mornington) — I was interested in some of the earlier comments from the member for Macedon who suggested that it was helpful to have parties of the same political persuasion in government at federal and state level to put these things through. Then she went on to say that the in... ...more
11 November 2009
Mr MORRIS (Mornington) — A strong and accountable Parliament and an accountable government are very important parts of a democratic system such as the one we have in Victoria. I was interested to read some time ago the Public Accounts and Estimates Committee report on strengthening governm... ...more
11 November 2009
Mr MORRIS (Mornington) — If there remained any doubt that the mental health system is at crisis point, it must surely have been eliminated by a recent incident at the Mornington community information and support centre.
A little over two weeks ago a person arrived at the centre to seek a... ...more
15 October 2009
Mr MORRIS (Mornington) — The matter I raise this afternoon is for the Minister for Environment and Climate Change. Despite being only weeks away from the start of the beach season the review of recreational boating zones for Port Phillip and WesternPort is not yet complete. The action I se... ...more
15 October 2009
Mr MORRIS (Mornington) — The Sentencing Amendment Bill 2009 is really pretty clear‑cut legislation. It requires a court to consider whether an offender is motivated by hatred or by prejudice against a group of people who share certain common characteristics or which the perpetrator thinks ... ...more