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17 August 2010
![]() At Eastgardens shopping centre, it was good to join Labor members
handing out how-to-vote cards to voters who aren't able to vote in
Kingsford Smith on election day.
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12 August 2010
![]() Eastern Respite and Recreation is a not-for-profit organisation based in Maroubra which provides respite services for carers.
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11 August 2010
![]() I enjoyed getting my hands dirty with the Labor candidate for Ryan, Steven Miles, when we planted some trees with Save Our Waterways Network.
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04 August 2010
![]() It was terrific to visit Maroubra Bay Public School on their open day. I was also pleased to officially open the school's Building the Education Revolution facilities.
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30 July 2010
![]() For the third year, I attended a voice masterclass with first-year acting students at NIDA. The masterclass covers pitch, phrasing and performance.
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30 July 2010
![]() A candidate's forum at Kooloora Community Centre was a good opportunity to talk about the achievements of the Gillard Labor Government in health and education ...
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27 July 2010
![]() The Gillard Labor Government will increase its investment in the
Queensland Wetlands Program to help protect and manage Queensland
wetlands.
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24 July 2010
![]() On Saturday, I caught up with people in the
electorate - in Randwick, South Maroubra and Coogee - and talked about
issues important to them locally and nationally
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22 July 2010
![]() Maroubra-based Eastern Respite and Recreation will receive more
than $1 million over three years to continue providing services from
the Gillard Government
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04 July 2010
![]() NAIDOC Week is a week when
the nation recognises and celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
culture and I was pleased to attend a number of events around the nation
including two in Kingsford Smith.
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03 July 2010
![]() A sunny Saturday morning visiting KU Peter Pan Child Care Centre at La Perouse and the Clovelly Community Bank's 8th birthday party.
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18 June 2010
![]() Annette Ellis, the Federal Member for Canberra, has set up a Sydney Swans Supporters Club at Parliament House and I was pleased to support Annette's initiative and catch up with Swans co-captain, Craig Bolton.
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17 June 2010
![]() It's always good to catch up with Kingsford Smith schools when they visit Parliament House on a school excursion.
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05 June 2010
![]() With
just weeks to go before the next International Whaling Commission
meeting in Morocco, National Whale Day is a reminder of the threats
that the world’s whales.
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01 June 2010
![]() Kingsford Smith local, Bob
Wu, has been selected in the Australian Olympiad Team to represent Australia at
the Asian Physics Olympiad.
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28 May 2010
![]() The
aim of the researchers at the Lowy Cancer Research Centre is to learn
how adult and childhood cancers develop, and discover treatments to
save lives.
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14 May 2010
![]() There’s nothing like
meeting a group of happy neighbours and that was the case when I attended the
opening of some affordable housing units at Matraville with Tanya Plibersek.
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14 May 2010
![]() It was great to visit the
Cardiology Unit at Prince of Wales Hospital.
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12 May 2010
![]() It was great to meet
past recipients of the Federal Government’s Local Sporting Champions program.
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27 April 2010
![]() It was a delight to open
the balcony garden in the Aged Care Precinct at Prince of Wales Hospital.
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26 April 2010
![]() Little Bay resident,
Tony Rafty, has been drawing well-known people for decades and I enjoyed sitting
for him and hearing about his encounters with politicians, golfers, entertainers
and many others.
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20 April 2010
![]() UNSW is one of
the great institutions in Kingsford Smith and recently I was pleased to spend an
afternoon hearing about the work being done.
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18 April 2010
![]() Along with thousands of others, I went to La Perouse for the last performance of the Snake Man, John Cann.
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28 March 2010
![]() It was terrific to attend the Open Day of the Westpac Life Saver Rescue Service at Cape Banks.
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26 March 2010
![]() As the Federal Government
recently announced our National Health and Hospital Network, I wanted to catch
up with staff at my local hospital - the Prince of Wales.
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25 March 2010
![]() It was a great
pleasure to launch the Maroubra site of this fantastic service. The program
provides one-on-one assistance to people with severe mental
illness.
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12 March 2010
![]() Qenos holds
annual SHE awards to acknowledge, recognise, promote and acknowledge initiatives
and progress in Safety, Health and Environment excellence at their Botany
plant.
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07 March 2010
![]() I joined volunteers at the
two of more than 7,000 Clean Up Australia Day sites around the
nation.
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07 March 2010
![]() Steve Bisley and Claudia Karvan were inducted into Randwick Ritz's Walk of Fame.
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06 February 2010
![]() I was pleased to present Meritorious Service awards to two remarkable Coogee club members.
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05 February 2010
![]() It was a great pleasure to attend Nancy Ralston's 100th birthday today.
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26 January 2010
![]() What better way to celebrate Australia Day than to welcome 30 new Australian citizens.
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10 December 2009
![]() I was pleased to attend the Speech and Prize Giving Ceremony at St
Spyridon College and present the Kingsford Smith Prize for Excellence
in Music to Year 12 student, Tina Andrew.
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10 December 2009
![]() One of the primary objectives of the Sydney Childrens Hospital Art Program is to offer patients and their families a respite from their daily experiences in the hospital.
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27 November 2009
![]() Randwick Public School students and teachers collaborated to produce art with the theme "100 Views of Alison Park".
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07 November 2009
![]() Rock fishing is a popular Australian pastime but is also dangerous. I was pleased to represent the Federal Government at the Rock Fishing
Safety Program launch at Bondi.
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25 October 2009
![]() I was pleased to present some trophies at the Oktoberfest Fun Run at Maroubra on Sunday.
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23 October 2009
![]() It’s great to see a completed Building the Education Revolution project in one of my local schools. Today I visited Kensington Public School to officially open one project and inspect progress on a second – both funded by the BER.
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30 September 2009
![]() Last year I introduced a music prize for one student from each of the high schools in Kingsford Smith.
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21 September 2009
![]() I was pleased to meet with a group of seniors at Eastlakes Senior Citizens Club for an information session on the Federal Government's Pension Reform Implementation.
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11 September 2009
![]() Thanks to the schools which participated in the competition to celebrate National Schools Tree Day this year.
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14 August 2009
![]() I enjoyed collaborating again with local artist and university student, Nicola Kwong.
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14 August 2009
![]() Congratulations to Isabella Compton, from Our Lady of the Rosary School, who won her category of the national Think Climate Think Change competition.
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02 August 2009
![]() It's always good to get involved with planting on National Tree Day. This year I joined Kingsford Smith community members at Pioneers Park, Malabar.
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10 July 2009
![]() I joined many people from different organisations to celebrate NAIDOC week at Yarra Bay House, La Perouse.
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09 July 2009
![]() I was pleased to visit two innovative companies in Kingsford Smith which produce products which reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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03 July 2009
![]() I was pleased to catch up with my colleague Tony Burke at Towra Point
Nature Reserve to announce $403 million for Caring for our Country
funding for organisations around Australia.
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03 July 2009
![]() Senator Mark Arbib and I today announced the signing of Memoranda of Understanding under which the Rudd Government, industry and job service providers will work closely together to ensure job seekers are connected to job opportunities under the Energy Efficient Homes Package.
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27 June 2009
![]() I was honoured to be presented with the French Order of Arts and Letters by Culture Minister, Frederic Mitterrand, on behalf of the French Government.
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11 June 2009
![]() I was pleased to visit Mascot Public this morning to announce funding for fantastic new facilities for the school. The school will receive $3 million to build an assembly hall, a covered outdoor learning area and canteen upgrading.
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