Mr PALLAS (Tarneit) — In rising to speak on  this bill, I feel challenged  by the  contribution  of the member for Essendon, which opened with  a  quote  from Albert Einstein.  I too would like to  draw on a quote  from Albert Einstein. He said, ‘If..

Mr PALLAS (Tarneit) — I rise to express grave  concern for  the welfare  and treatment of a highly  respected Victorian businessman  who has been working  in Dubai,  Mr Matthew Joyce. In January 2009 Mr Joyce attended a meeting with Dubai police. He was not allowed..

Mr PALLAS (Tarneit) — It gives me great  pleasure to speak on this matter of public importance. Having been both a trained lawyer  and  also a union official for some 18 years, I have a passing appreciation of the law and the right to the presumption..

Mr PALLAS (Tarneit) — I refer to page  8 of the Public Accounts and Estimates Committee Report on the 2012-13 Budget Estimates — Part One and  in  particular to section 2.3.1 entitled ‘Budget challenges’.  In response to the challenges of the high Australian  dollar,  the..

Mr PALLAS (Tarneit) —  In  rising  to  speak  on  the  Evidence  Amendment (Journalist Privilege) Bill 2012 I wish to indicate  that  our  position  in not opposing  this  bill, in  effect,  is  apprehended  upon  the  recognition  that journalism is an important profession and an intrinsic part  of..

Mr PALLAS (Tarneit) —  I rise  to speak  again on  the matter  of transport infrastructure in the city of Wyndham, which I have done on  six occasions  over the past 18 months, and note that I continue to get no substantive response from the Baillieu..

Mr PALLAS (Tarneit) — It  gives me pleasure to rise  to speak in relation  to the  Port Management Further Amendment Bill 2012. In so doing I want  to express my concern about the delay in the progression of debate on this bill.  You would have..

Mr PALLAS (Tarneit) — I also rise to address the Forests Amendment Bill 2012. In so doing I want to  reaffirm the opposition’s position that this bill and its implications should properly be considered through a joint parliamentary process by the Environment and Natural Resources Committee. ..

Mr PALLAS (Tarneit) — I rise to express concern about the matter of ambulance ramping times at Werribee Mercy  Hospital  and  the  need  for the government to recognise and invest in meeting the growing health needs in Wyndham. The Wyndham Weekly  recently reported that the hospital’s..

Mr PALLAS (Tarneit) — It gives me pleasure  to rise to speak  on the Statute Law Revision Bill 2012. In doing so I recognise that the work  of this Parliament and the need for constant revision of statute law are important. On occasion the drafters of bills..

Mr PALLAS (Tarneit) — I  rise  to express my concern about the increasingly inadequate state of school transport funding in  my  electorate  in  the city of Wyndham.  The  funding allocated  for  new public  transport  initiatives in the 2012-13  budget  has again fallen  well  short of..

Mr PALLAS (Tarneit) — It gives me pleasure to rise to speak in regard to  the Appropriation (2012/2013) Bill 2012. There come times in political life when you hear many in the elite of  political opinion  saying that there is no difference between political  sides..

Mr PALLAS (Tarneit) — The matter I wish  to  raise is for the  Minister for Ports. The action I seek is that the minister review the current plans to locate the secondary, complementary metropolitan container port at the port of Hastings and in so doing..

Galvin Park Secondary College: funding To the LegislativeAssembly of Victoria: This petition of certain citizens of the state of Victoria draws to the attention of theLegislative Assembly the need for the state government to fully fund andmodernise Galvin Park Secondary College (GPSC) as a matter..

Mr PALLAS (Tarneit) — I rise to commend the H3 Wyndham  Alliance and the work it does to address the issues of housing, health and homelessness in the Wyndham community.  The  H3  Wyndham   Alliance  is  a   formal  partnership  of   local organisations committed to health,  housing ..

Mr PALLAS (Tarneit) — I wish to grieve today for  the people of Frankston and the south-eastern suburbs  of  Melbourne and for  the continuing erosion of  the levels of infrastructure they clearly  need. There is also the need for improved parliamentary  standards in this place. ..

Mr PALLAS (Tarneit)  —  I  rise  to  speak  on the Parliamentary Salaries and Superannuation Amendment (Salary  Restraint)  Bill 2012. My contribution to this bill will be brief. The  state opposition  does not oppose the bill. However, in indicating that position let me be clear that it..

Mr PALLAS (Tarneit)  — I  rise to  speak about  the level  of investment  in education infrastructure  in my community  of Wyndham in  the  2012-13 Victorian state budget. I acknowledge that the storm-damaged Galvin Park Secondary College has  been allocated $14 million for  its rebuild but..