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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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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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