Speeches Articles
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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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April 15, 2010
Mr FINN (Western Metropolitan) -- This morning I wish to speak on the interim report of the 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission. I think those who lived through Black Saturday have all been affected by it in some way. Whether we lost property, whether...
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April 15, 2010
Mr FINN (Western Metropolitan) -- I join Mrs Peulich in vehemently opposing this legislation. I strongly believe equal opportunity should be just that -- equal. There should be opportunity and equality for all, but unfortunately under this Hulls rewriting of...
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April 15, 2010
Mr FINN (Western Metropolitan) -- I wish to raise a matter for the attention of the Minister for Environment and Climate Change. It concerns Point Cook Homestead, a much-loved landmark in the western suburbs of Melbourne. I am sure members of the house...
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February 24, 2010
Mr FINN (Western Metropolitan) -- I listened to the comments of my friend and colleague Mr Atkinson with considerable interest, because I have similar concerns about the Minister for Planning. If there is any particular instance that indicates just how much...
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February 24, 2010
Mr FINN (Western Metropolitan) -- It is fascinating to see the reaction of the Premier, Mr Brumby, whenever this subject is raised. It is fascinating to see Mr Brumby go into a bit of a frenzy whenever a suggestion is made that we should have an independent...
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February 24, 2010
Mr FINN (Western Metropolitan) -- I have spoken before in this house about the roar that is coming from Melbourne's west. We heard a little of that roar on Saturday, 13 February, when the people of the western suburbs started to vent their anger on a...
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February 23, 2010
Mr FINN (Western Metropolitan) -- I am not sure whether the matter I wish to raise on the adjournment tonight should be addressed to the Minister for Health, Mr Andrews, or the Minister for Community Services who is also the Minister for Senior Victorians...
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February 23, 2010
Mr FINN (Western Metropolitan) -- One has to say that when we consider the state of transport in Victoria in the year 2010, we yearn for the good old days when Alan Brown was the Minister for Public Transport because he was somebody who actually knew his...
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February 04, 2010
Mr FINN (Western Metropolitan) -- I wish to raise a matter for the attention of the Minister for Education. It follows an event that I attended last Friday, the 21st anniversary celebration of Les Twentyman's Back to School program. In the past 21 years...
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