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Mr FINN (Western Metropolitan) -- I wish to raise a matter for the attention of the Minister for Energy and Resources, and it concerns a letter I received a couple of weeks ago from Mr Laurie Grima of Sunshine West. The letter begins: Powercor is putting...
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June 22, 2010
Mr FINN (Western Metropolitan) -- I wish to ask a question of the Minister for Public Transport. I refer to the poor level of service provided on western suburbs rail lines in the minister's own electorate -- the one that he shares with a number of...
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June 22, 2010
Mr FINN (Western Metropolitan) -- The recent Queen's Birthday holiday provided an opportunity for the more boring members of our community to start flapping their jaws about that hoary old chestnut -- the republic. By doing so, the republicans betrayed...
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June 10, 2010
Mr FINN (Western Metropolitan) -- I wish to raise a matter for the attention of the Minister for Local Government. This is a matter that concerns our old friends at the Brimbank council. It seems that the orchestra has been sent home but the melody lingers...
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June 10, 2010
Mr FINN (Western Metropolitan) -- I wish to raise a matter for the attention of the Minister for Energy and Resources, and it concerns a letter I received a couple of weeks ago from Mr Laurie Grima of Sunshine West. The letter begins: Powercor is putting 6...
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June 09, 2010
Raised with: Minister for Environment and Climate Change Raised by: Mr Finn Raised on: 15 April 2010 REPLY: As you have noted, the Point Cook Homestead not only provides the local community with the opportunity to view a historic homestead of both local...
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June 09, 2010
Mr FINN (Western Metropolitan) -- I think it was Celine Dion who sang about leaving the best till last, so it is with pleasure that I join this debate. Mr Tee interjected. Mr FINN -- I will explain it to Mr Tee later. It may take some time and lots of hand...
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June 09, 2010
Mr FINN (Western Metropolitan) -- I wish to direct a question to the Minister for Environment and Climate Change. I refer to the Auditor-General's damning report on the EPA (Environment Protection Authority) tabled today and entitled Hazardous Waste Management...
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June 09, 2010
Mr FINN (Western Metropolitan) -- Last Saturday at lunchtime I joined shadow planning minister Matthew Guy and two Moonee Valley councillors, Paul Giuliano and Rose Iser, and a good cross-section of locals at Queens Park in Moonee Ponds for a rally to express...
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June 08, 2010
Mr FINN (Western Metropolitan) -- I wish to raise a matter for the attention of the Minister for Education. I note in the budget that an autism-specific secondary college has been provided for the people of the eastern suburbs, and I congratulate the parents...
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May 06, 2010
Mr FINN (Western Metropolitan) -- I wish to raise a matter for the attention of the Minister for Roads and Ports. It concerns the access to the Werribee Park tourism precinct on K Road in Werribee. I am sure members will be aware of this particular precinct...
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May 06, 2010
Mr FINN (Western Metropolitan) -- It is fair to say that the royal commission into the Victorian bushfires of 2009 has already had an impact. The royal commission is clearly ongoing, but I believe as a direct result of his appearance at that royal commission...
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May 05, 2010
Mr FINN (Western Metropolitan) -- It has often been said that the Labor Party likes to claim the west as its own, and I think it is only fair and reasonable that we examine that statement to discover just where Western Metropolitan Region members actually...
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May 05, 2010
Mr FINN (Western Metropolitan) -- As members of this house would be aware, I have raised issues relating to policing in the western suburbs on a number of occasions over the past three and a half years because the problems with regard to our police in the...
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May 05, 2010
Mr FINN (Western Metropolitan) -- As members of this house would be aware -- in fact I think most people in Victoria would also be aware -- the western suburbs is an area that has suffered enormous neglect under this government and under the previous Bracks...
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May 05, 2010
Mr FINN (Western Metropolitan) -- I wish to raise a matter for the attention of the Minister for Public Transport. It concerns the train crash at Craigieburn last night. I am sure all members were horrified to hear that news on the radio this morning when...
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