Selected Speeches

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Mr PITT (Mulgrave—ALP) (4.02 pm): On behalf of the people I have been elected to represent in Mulgrave and on behalf of my own family, I extend my heartfelt sympathy and deepest condolences to the families and friends of those loved ones who have lost their [...]

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Mr PITT (Mulgrave—ALP) (7.52 pm): I rise to put on record my support for the Carers (Recognition) Amendment Bill 2010.
Not only is there a diverse range of caring relationships in our community, but the caring role is spread across the whole community. During this cognate debate, other speakers have covered various aspects of the bill [...]

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Mr PITT (Mulgrave—ALP) (5.21 pm): I rise to speak in support of the Penalties and Sentences (Sentencing Advisory Council) Amendment Bill 2010.
The bill’s objective is to amend the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 to establish a Sentencing Advisory Council for Queensland; to strengthen the penalties imposed upon repeat offenders, sex offenders and offenders who commit [...]

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Mr PITT (Mulgrave—ALP) (10.07 pm): I was thrilled to join Deputy Premier and Minister for Health, Paul Lucas, and emergency services minister, Neil Roberts, to open the new $16.3 million Gurriny Yealamucka Primary Health Care facility at Yarrabah last week, delivering on a long-held commitment that was started through the hard work of the former [...]

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Mr PITT (Mulgrave—ALP) (4.57 pm): I rise to make a very brief contribution and give my support to the Police Legislation Amendment Bill 2010 introduced by Minister Neil Roberts last sitting.
Some of my colleagues have covered the various elements contained in the bill, such as the power to issue onthe- spot fines for public nuisance, [...]

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Mr PITT (Mulgrave—ALP) (11.40 am): In August 1991 the bodies of best friends Vicki Arnold and Julie-Anne Leahy were found in bushland at Cherry Tree Creek near Atherton. They had gone missing two weeks earlier in strange circumstances.
Police were confronted with a chilling scene. Julie-Anne Leahy was in the driver’s seat of her Nissan Patrol, [...]

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Mr PITT (Mulgrave—ALP) (8.51 pm): I rise to make a brief contribution to the Child Protection and Other Acts Amendment Bill 2010.
The bill before the House makes several amendments to Queensland’s Child Protection Act 1999 that are designed to respond more effectively to the individual needs of children at risk and in care. The Bligh [...]

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Mr PITT (Mulgrave—ALP) (3.59pm): I rise to speak in support of the Disaster Management and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2010, introduced into this House by the Hon. Neil Roberts, Minister for Police, Corrective Services and Emergency Services. They say that the only things you can be certain of are death and taxes. But if there is one other [...]

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Mr PITT (Mulgrave—ALP) (10.21 pm): In 2007, cardiovascular disease was the primary cause of death for over 46,000 Australians, representing one-third of all deaths that year. Despite major gains over the last 40 years, there is still a 50 per cent chance of a person dying with their first heart attack. Cardiovascular disease continues to [...]

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Mr PITT (Mulgrave—ALP) (11.59 am): This week is National Science Week and more than 45 state schools across Queensland have organised science activities, including science fairs and Science on Saturday events.
The community’s renewed interest in science aligns with state government moves to increase the profile of science in state schools, with programs such as the [...]

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