Mr PALLAS (Tarneit) — It gives me pleasure to rise to speak in regard to  the Appropriation (2012/2013) Bill 2012. There come times in political life when you hear many in the elite of  political opinion  saying that there is no difference between political  sides..

Mr PALLAS (Tarneit) — The matter I wish  to  raise is for the  Minister for Ports. The action I seek is that the minister review the current plans to locate the secondary, complementary metropolitan container port at the port of Hastings and in so doing..

Galvin Park Secondary College: funding To the LegislativeAssembly of Victoria: This petition of certain citizens of the state of Victoria draws to the attention of theLegislative Assembly the need for the state government to fully fund andmodernise Galvin Park Secondary College (GPSC) as a matter..

Mr PALLAS (Tarneit) — I rise to commend the H3 Wyndham  Alliance and the work it does to address the issues of housing, health and homelessness in the Wyndham community.  The  H3  Wyndham   Alliance  is  a   formal  partnership  of   local organisations committed to health,  housing ..

Mr PALLAS (Tarneit) — I wish to grieve today for  the people of Frankston and the south-eastern suburbs  of  Melbourne and for  the continuing erosion of  the levels of infrastructure they clearly  need. There is also the need for improved parliamentary  standards in this place. ..

Mr PALLAS (Tarneit)  —  I  rise  to  speak  on the Parliamentary Salaries and Superannuation Amendment (Salary  Restraint)  Bill 2012. My contribution to this bill will be brief. The  state opposition  does not oppose the bill. However, in indicating that position let me be clear that it..

Mr PALLAS (Tarneit)  — I  rise to  speak about  the level  of investment  in education infrastructure  in my community  of Wyndham in  the  2012-13 Victorian state budget. I acknowledge that the storm-damaged Galvin Park Secondary College has  been allocated $14 million for  its rebuild but..

Mr PALLAS (Tarneit) — I wish  to refer to page 116 of the Public Accounts and Estimates Committee (PAEC) report on the 2011-12 budget estimates, part 1, which deals with the hearings relating to the  Ports  portfolio. Key matters raised at the  budget estimates hearings ..

Mr PALLAS (Tarneit) — The matter I wish to raise is for the Attorney-General, and the action I seek is  that he review, and in so doing upgrade,  the security arrangements  at  Werribee  Magistrates  Court  to  ensure  there  are  adequate facilities to safeguard the protection..

Mr PALLAS (Tarneit) —  It gives me great pleasure  to speak on this bill, the Land (Revocation of Reservations)  Bill 2012. Bills of  this nature come  before this place every so often — every few years, generally — and they seek to make a number..

Mr PALLAS (Tarneit)  — I address the  Public Accounts and Estimates Committee report on the 2011-12  budget estimates, part  3, specifically with reference to section 2.6.1 of the report dealing with infrastructure spend. Page 26 states: The 2011-12  budget papers explain that the estimated reduction..

Mr PALLAS (Tarneit)  — I am pleased  to  rise to speak in  opposition to this bill.  What  we  have  heard  once  again  today  is  an attempt  to justify  an unreconstructed dash for cash. This  is a smash-and-grab job from a fainthearted and fiscally feeble government..

Mr PALLAS (Tarneit) —  I  rise  to  raise  concern about the disastrous and continuing  deteriorating  state of capital  works in my  electorate of Tarneit. This has been due to a reduced effort by  the current  government in  allocating capital works funding for  schools.  I  note..

Mr PALLAS (Tarneit) — I wish  to refer  to the  Public Accounts and Estimates Committee report on the  2011-12 budget estimates, part 1, section 12.4.3,  page 116, which discusses  the  freight access charge into the port of Melbourne. The Premier has made comment in  this..

Mr PALLAS (Tarneit) — The  matter  I wish to raise  is for the Minister  for Roads. The  action I  seek is  that the  minister conclude the review into truck exclusion lanes and  make  public  its conclusions to provide the public with an appreciation of how..

Mr PALLAS (Tarneit) — I rise to support the matter of public importance put forward by the member for  Mulgrave, the Leader of the Opposition. In so doing I want to rely on comments made in  this place  previously. On  19 September 2001, the following..

Mr PALLAS (Tarneit) —  I refer to part 3 of the Public Accounts and Estimates Committee  report on  the  2011-12 budget estimates  dated  September 2011,  and specifically to table 7.15 on page 195, which deals with inquiries and reviews. We  of course  know that  the..

Mr PALLAS (Tarneit)– I wish to draw the attention of the house to the tragic increase in  road  accidents  and fatalities in my electorate of Tarneit and the urgent need for investment in  infrastructure  to  keep  roads  in  the  city of Wyndham safe and performing..