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Entries for July 2009
30 July 2009 in Blog
Defending the right of Mums to have a safe home birth
The two greatest experiences of my life occurred in a birthing suite.
The birth of a new baby is an exhilarating experience that produces emotions from deep within your soul.
Yet somehow I think the emotions that child birth produces in woman are even more significant. Obviously pregnancy causes massive physical change but less obvious is the enormous emotional change having a baby ushers in.
My wife and I wer... »
27 July 2009 in Mayo News
Victor Harbor Mobile Electorate Office
I was pleased to meet with approximately 35 Victor Harbor and Port Elliot residents on Saturday at my Regional Mobile Electorate Office.
Held at the Victor Harbor Library, the meeting was part of my on-going commitment to Mayo and it provided an opportunity for constituents to raise issues in a casual atmosphere.
The overwhelming concern raised at the meeting was the implications of the Rudd Government’s stimulus package. It is clear re... »
27 July 2009 in Mayo News
Pedestrian Crossing Activated - Finally!
I was pleased to attend the opening of the new pedestrian activated crossing at the Nairne Primary School this morning.
Whilst not the optimal result, this is certainly a step in the right direction towards improving the safety of the crossing for our children and the community.
This is an issue that I, as well as the Council, my predecessor the Hon. Alexander Downer and Mark Goldsworthy MP have worked hard to fix.
For t... »
20 July 2009 in Speeches
Official Unveiling and Dedication Ceremony for the National Servicemen's Memorial (Fleurieu Sub Branch)
President Colin Kuchel, Secretary Paul Hewton and Members of the Fleurieu sub-branch of the National Servicemen Association
Mr Graham Wilson, State President of the National Servicemen Association
Michael Pengilly, State Member for Finniss
Mary Lou Corcoran, Mayor of Victor Harbor
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I thought I would start today by relating a story of my family and its experience with... »
16 July 2009 in Blog
Last year I had the honour of being elected to the Australian Parliament by the people of Mayo in South Australia. I was elected at a by-election following the retirement of Alexander Downer who had represented Mayo since its inception in 1984.
The by-election was hard fought with ten other candidates representing all political parties and a range of independent (with the exception being the Labor Party who chose not to run a candidate presumably because it is so ashamed of how it has trea... »
13 July 2009 in Media
Dairy Industry Needs Support
Dairy farmers in the Adelaide Hills and Fleurieu Peninsula need immediate financial assistance from the Rudd Government to prevent financial disaster in the industry and the loss of many jobs.
Collapsing prices and the reintroduction of trade distorting subsidies by the EU and US have combined to push many farmers to the wall.
Milk prices are at record lows and farmers are selling their milk for between 5 and 10 cents per litre below the cost of pr... »
06 July 2009 in Newsletters
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02 July 2009 in Blog
It took me a while to realise it because usually, people who enter politics have some smarts and go in wanting to do what they believe is the right thing.
They pursue policies they believe will make our country an even better place.
That is why I have been at a loss to understand how a group of people who promised us in the lead up to the last election that they were "economic conservatives" who "believed in surpluses" could turn a low unemplo... »