15 October 2009
Mr MORRIS — On another matter, last week Typhoon Melor tore through our sister region in Japan, Aichi province. Wind speeds reached 198 kilometres an hour, damaging houses, paralysing road, rail and air transport and causing widespread blackouts. There have been a number of deaths and... ...more
15 October 2009
Mr MORRIS (Mornington) — Over one month ago the government announced interim measures for bushfire protection for all except 21 municipalities across the state. While many councils have expressed their concern at losing the total control of the process, they have nevertheless taken th... ...more
14 October 2009
Mr MORRIS (Mornington) — The Local Government (Brimbank City Council) Bill 2009 is exactly the sort of measure that you do not want to see brought into this Parliament. You do not want to see it have to be brought into this Parliament. You do not want to see the proud institution t... ...more
14 October 2009
Mr MORRIS (Mornington) — In June this year the Environment and Natural Resources Committee presented a report on Melbourne’s future water supply — a report with which you, Acting Speaker, are very familiar. The terms of reference essentially revolved around supplementing Melbourne’s w... ...more
13 October 2009
Mr MORRIS (Mornington) — Management and occupancy arrangements, and the appropriate use of public land have been significant subjects in the history of this house in many debates over the more than a century and a half it has been in existence, and the Land (Revocation of Reservations and ... ...more
16 September 2009
Mr MORRIS (Mornington) — I want to initially come back to something the member for Bundoora said when he was talking about the Dispute Resolution Committee process that has led to the current form of this bill. He referred to it as a democratic process with equal numbers from government an... ...more
16 September 2009
Mr MORRIS (Mornington) — The Economic Development and Infrastructure Committee recently reported to the Parliament on improving access to Victorian public sector information and data and today I comment on that report.
One of the more important building blocks in our democracy is the inst... ...more
16 September 2009
Mr MORRIS (Mornington) — It is in fact a pleasure to rise to speak on the Valuation of Land Amendment Bill 2009. When we first started discussing this matter — and I have actually lost track of whether it was earlier this year or late last year, but it is of about that order... ...more
15 September 2009
Mr MORRIS (Mornington) — The Minister for Roads and Ports is at it again. First he tried to suggest that the absolutely independent councillors at the Shire of Mornington Peninsula were in reality partisan political players.
Now he is trying to re‑define Victoria’s geography to suit his ... ...more
15 September 2009
Mr MORRIS (Mornington) — I come to this bill with a sense of deja vu, because again we are debating legislation that is necessary largely because of the rorts perpetrated on Victorian ratepayers by the Australian Labor Party.
A few short weeks ago we were debating the Local Government Am... ...more