• 新年快乐 Chúc Mừng Nǎm Mới – Happy New Year!

    新年快乐 Chúc Mừng Nǎm Mới – Happy New Year!

    Spectacular weather provided the back drop for the thousands of people who gathered in Springvale to usher in the year of the dragon. Lion dancers, fire crackers, awesome hawker food and people...

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  • Queen Elizabeth Centre – Noble Park

    Queen Elizabeth Centre – Noble Park

    I was thrilled to visit the Queen Elizabeth Centre in Noble Park. The centre provides support for young parents and children during the challenging early years. To the newly arrived CEO,...

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  • Springvale night market

    Springvale night market

    An exciting idea many years in the making reached fruition with the official opening of the Springvale full moon night market. Modelled on the well-known night markets that are familiar to many...

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  • Visit to Stawell Gold Mine

    Visit to Stawell Gold Mine

    On a recent trip to Stawell I was joined by the Member for Ripon, Joe Helper MP, on a visit to the Stawell Gold Mine. Owned by the Northgate Minerals Corporation, it is Victoria’s longest...

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  • A happy cat!

    A happy cat!

    What a difference a year makes! Last year, Geelong's preliminary final loss to Collingwood found me washing John Brumby's car to settle a bet made when water restrictions on car washing were...

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  • 新年快乐 Chúc Mừng Nǎm Mới – Happy New Year!
  • Queen Elizabeth Centre – Noble Park
  • Springvale night market
  • Visit to Stawell Gold Mine
  • A happy cat!
  • The Victorian Tourism Industry’s Amazing Race

    The Victorian Tourism Industry’s Amazing Race

    4th October, 2011

    The Victorian Tourism Industry’s Amazing Race occurred on Friday 9 September. Destination Melbourne, in an act of questionable desperation, invited me to join the DML Dashers.
    Following an afternoon of ice skating at the icehouse, a visit to the Chill On […]

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  • Ikea comes to Springvale

    Ikea comes to Springvale

    27th September, 2011

    Proof that Springvale remains Australia’s multicultural heart was the opening of Swedish home furnishing giant, Ikea on 8 September.
    The Southern Hemispheres largest Ikea store at 36,000sqm (yes for Ikea aficionados, that is 3 times larger than the Victoria Gardens store) […]

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  • A recent visit to Max Brenner

    A recent visit to Max Brenner

    26th September, 2011

    I recently joined Opposition Leader Daniel Andrews, Federal MP Michael Danby, John Lenders, Martin Pakula and other Labor Members of Parliament, to show support for Max Brenner chocolates.
    In the face of the anti-Israel boycott of the chocolate store politicians, business […]

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  • White Ribbon day

    To mark White Ribbon Day (Friday 25 November) along with State Labor Parliamentarians I took a personal oath to never “commit, excuse or remain silent about violence against women”.
    Featured in this video are Daniel Andrews (Leader of the Opposition, Member […]

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  • Villages of Victoria – Walhalla

    Experience life as it was in historic Walhalla. Once one of Australia’s richest towns and home to over 4,000 gold seekers, this sleepy mountainside town is now frozen in time and is home to only 20 residents. Walk through the […]

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  • ‘On the Team’ Melbourne Victory & Victorian Police TAC ad

    Melbourne Victory and Victorian Police combine to warn people about speeding.
    The Victory players in the ad are Leigh Broxham, Grant Brebner, Evan Berger, Carlos Hernandez, Diogo Ferreira
    Transport Accident Commission Victoria.
    http://www.tac.vic.gov.au

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  • Jan 23

    350 JOBS TO GO AT TOYOTA – BUT WHERE IS BAILLIEU?

    The announcement today that 350 workers at Toyota in Altona will lose their jobs is another reason why the Baillieu Government must develop a plan to create jobs and boost the Victorian economy, the Shadow Industry Minister Tim Holding said […]

    Published 23-January-2012 | View this Media Release

  • Jan 18

    CAR SALES DROP AS BAILLIEU INCREASES REGISTRATION

    New figures released today show the Baillieu Government’s decision to increase car registration and stamp duty was short-sighted, Shadow Treasurer Tim Holding said. Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show that in December – the same month the Baillieu Government announced […]

    Published 18-January-2012 | View this Media Release

  • Dec 07

    VICTORIA’S ECONOMY SLIPS UNDER BAILLIEU

    Victoria’s economy is going backwards following the Baillieu Government’s inaction to drive growth and jobs, new figures released today reveal. The ABS Australian National Accounts: National Income, Expenditure and Product statistics show Victoria is just one of two states to record […]

    Published 7-December-2011 | View this Media Release

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