Campaign to open a Belmont Medicare Office by 2010 Many local people have joined my campaign to ensure a Belmont Medicare Office is opened before 2010. I promoted the opening by 2010 after a series of Federal Government delays in the delivery of this important service. I am pleased to say th...

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Residents have contacted me about a dangerous stretch of road connecting Manning Road and the Kwinana Freeway. As many locals will be aware, any car wishing to join the Kwinana Freeway going south from Manning Road has to negotiate a tricky stretch of road, doing a loop around the freeway involving...

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Judging from calls to my office, there has been a recent spike in crime across the electorate. Locals have been reporting more burglaries, graffiti and general anti-social behaviour. Sadly there have also been some violent incidents. In July two serious events happened within 24 hrs:  A viol...

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Swan and Canning Rivers TIME FOR ACTION   Many local people are concerned about the gradual deterioration of the Swan and Canning Rivers over the past decades.   The water is more polluted than it used to be and algal blooms are more common.  Parts of the river are often ...

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Feedback from commuters and local residents using the Thornlie/Armadale train line is that crime and safety is a problem. Ideas to tackle this crime could include: - Introducing permanent transit guards at stations - More policing around the train stations - More CCTV to catch offenders - Bette...

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Working to preserve the Canning Wetlands The good work of environmental conservation groups in the Canning River Wetlands is being undermined by Federal Government cuts to environmental funding in the region. Conservation efforts suffered a double blow when WA received only 10% of funding in the E...

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Making sure funding is delivered to the Great Eastern Highway. During the election campaign I spoke about the need for funding for the Great Eastern Highway stretch between Kooyong Road and Tonkin Highway, which had become increasingly dangerous and a serious safety hazard. We pledged a significan...

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Achieving Road Safety improvements in Welshpool I managed to achieve important safety improvements to the Orrong Road/Pilbara Street intersection in Welshpool that had become a death trap. After applying some pressure on the relevant agencies the Department of Main Roads has put in place a tempora...

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Supporting our students I oppose the Federal Government’s policy to introduce a $250 compulsory tax on students at Curtin University. There are over 10,000 students in the local area who will suffer from this tax. We need to make it is easier, not more difficult for people from all backgrounds to...

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Perth Airport Noise HAVE YOUR SAY   You may have recently noticed some changes to aircraft traffic and noise across the electorate.   In November 2008, AIRSERVICES AUSTRALIA made a number of alterations to Perth Airport flight paths.   These amendments were directed by the Civi...

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Saving the aged care industry from collapse The WA Aged Care industry is facing one of the biggest crises in its history. Costs of providing Aged Care beds are rising much faster than Government funding. This means that at a time of unprecedented demand from the community, aged care organisations ...

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