I rise today to support the motion by the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition. The member for Fremantle and I have something in common: Claude was living in the electorate of Swan when he passed away but he also, as the member for Fremantle said, spent time living in the Fremantle electo...

Read more...

Federal Member for Swan Steve Irons has today welcomed funding announced by the State Liberal-National Government that will help tackle crime on the Thornlie/Armadale Train Line.   $150,000 has been provided for a new South East Train Line Patrol to be operated by the Nyoongar Patrol System a...

Read more...

Cloverdale's Wanslea Family Services received a Lotterywest grant...[click here to read more]

I started a campaign to save the Langford Senior Citizens and Retired Person Club after proposals were circulated by the local council to charge the group lease payments for their council premises. This was a surprising move as many local councils in the area do not charge these payments, out of re...

Read more...

Following the successful Lathlain Primary School and Orrong Road road safety campaigns, I have been pushing for safety improvements to the Cohn/Harris Street intersection in Carlisle. Local residents describe the intersection as a black spot, saying serious incidents, accidents and ‘near misses’ ar...

Read more...

AIRCRAFT NOISE UPDATE Click here to read my latest aircraft noise update, which includes a timeline of events since the flight paths were changed in November 2008. SURVEY In November 2008, Airservices Australia made a number of alterations to Perth Airport flight paths.  These amen...

Read more...

South East Metropolitan residents are encouraged to send morale-boosting care packages to more than 3000 Australian Defence Force personnel serving overseas...[click here to read more]

Read more...

Swan MHR Steve Irons is calling for an inquiry into why thousands of Australians are now suffering from spinal arachnoiditis disease after receiving a spinal injection of a chemical dye in the 1960's 70's and 80's...[click here to read more]

Read more...

I rise to speak about and welcome the new season of the AFL, which commences tomorrow night with a match between Carlton and Richmond at the MCG, a grand stadium which ranks as one of the best sporting arenas in the world. These two clubs have long been rivals and have fought many battles over the y...

Read more...

I rise this evening to support this condolence motion. It is always a pleasure to follow the member for Dobell. It was interesting to hear that he has done so much research on this subject. He spoke with passion about his connections to New Zealand. On behalf of the people of Swan, particularly the ...

Read more...