10 Major Policy Issues for Families

FAMILY FIRST PARTY (SOUTH AUSTRALIA)

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Written and Authorized by Chris Baker, Chris Baker Shop 4, 999 Lower North East Road, Highbury SA 5089
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Looking after the Environment
and our Future

The FAMILY FIRST Party supports caring for and conserving our natural environment, as well as securing vital resources for our future sustainably.  Caring for our environment is a key responsibility and we must do all we can to protect it.

2008

WATER HARVESTING LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE—September —November, 2008

· New Developments must include Stormwater harvesting: Intro / Summing Up
(Development (Water Harvesting) Amendment Bill)

· Funding for Councils from Gov’t land releases : Intro / Summing Up
(Local Government (Stormwater Harvesting) Amendment Bill)

· NRM tracking of projects : Intro / Summing Up
(Natural Resources Management (Water Harvesting) Amendment Bill)

FAMILY FIRST’s battle to Save Murray Family Farms’ Vines, Fruit Trees —Oct 30 & 31, 2008
Amendment to National Package to ensure Permanent Plantings are considered a ‘Critical Human Need’ - CHN definition broad enough
Initial SpeechDebate: For Am’dt & When Amd’t Defeated

Environment Protection (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill (Container Deposit reforms) - April 30, 2008
Public Transport Motion (Rail Network Expansion) — April 30, 2008 (FAMILY FIRST Motion)
Statutes Amendment (Ethical Superannuation—State Superannuation) Bill — May 7th, 2008
Public Transport Motion (Rail Network Expansion) - Summing Up Speech — June 4th, 2008 (FAMILY FIRST Motion)
Angaston Railway Station — June 4th, 2008
National Gas (South Australia) Bill — June 17th, 2008
The Hon Andrew Evans MLC— Retirement (Valedictory Speech)— July 3rd, 2008 — includes farewells from other Members of Legislative Council
Appropriation Bill — Addressing the 2008/2009 State Budget —  July 24th, 2008
Robert Brokenshire’s Maiden Speech (addressing Appropriation — the 2008/2009 State Budget) — July 29th, 2008
Water Supply —
Matter of Interest — September 10th, 2008
Address in Reply to Governor’s Address — September 11th, 2008

Plastic Shopping Bags Ban—13.11.08—Speech in Parliament on Government move to ban plastic bags

2007
Desert Eco Systems (Matter of Interest), 12.09.07
Environment Protection (Site Contamination) Amendment Bill, 31.07.07
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme - Matter of Interest, 06.06.07
Irrigation Allocations - Matter of Interest, 24.10.07
Local Government (Stormwater Management) Amendment Bill, 22.02.07
Marine Parks Bill, 13.09.07
Marine Parks Bill—Amendment to protect recreational fishing—16.10.07
Natural Resources Management (Water Resources and Other Matters) Amendment Bill, 20.06.07

2006
Groundwater Border Agreement
 Murray-Darling Basin (Amending Amendment) Bill
Natural Resources Management _Transfer of Water Licences_ .
River Torrens Linear Park Bill
Upper South East Dryland Salinity and Flood Management (Extention of Period) Bill Hon Andrew Evans
Upper South East (NRC) Bill
United Nations Population Report
Water Efficiency Labelling Bill Hon Andrew Evans

2004
GM Crops
Beechwood Garden

2003
Lochiel Park
Nuclear Waste Storage (Prohibition) (Referendum) Amendment BillSpeech to Amendment moved by Liberal Opposition (The Hon J Stefani MLC) - March 19th, 2003
Statues of Amendments (Nuclear Waste) Bill — July 15th, 2003
National Parks and Wildlife (Innamincka Regional Reserve) Amendment Bill — December 3rd, 2003
Murray River Bill
Statues of Amendments Nuclear Bill

2002
Murray River Fishery — August 28th, 2002
Nuclear Waste Storage Facility (Prohibition) (Referendum) Amendment Bill — October 24th, 2002
Statutes Amendment (Environment Protection) Bill  Speech — November 14th, 2002
Fisheries

2008
Goulburn Valley Water 26.02.08
Tourism Advertising 26.02.08
Extending Gawler Railway Line to the Barossa Valley — May 7th, 2008 — Question on Notice
Extending Tonsley Railway Line — May 7th, 2008 — Question on Notice
Rebuilding Northfield Railway Line — May 7th, 2008 — Question on Notice
Regional Passenger Rail Services — May 7th, 2008 — Question on Notice
Restoring Rail to Mt Barker — May 7th, 2008 — Question on Notice
Southern Expressway Duplication — May 7th, 2008 — Question on Notice
Tramline Ticket Validations — May 7th, 2008 — Question on Notice
Willunga Railway Line Corridor — May 7th, 2008 — Question on Notice
Rail Revitalisation — June 17th, 2008
Barossa Railway — June 19th, 2008
Wind Farms — September 10th, 2008 (including Supplementary Question)

Government Advertising — Sept. 26th, 2008
Criticism of Government spin—River Murray– Wasted taxpayer money

Tram Overcrowding — 12.11.08—Lost revenue from passengers not validating tickets

Murray River, Lower Lakes  - 2.12.08
Evaporation Losses—Trigger Points for Salt Water into the Lower Lakes

2007
Stamp Duty, 29.03.07 (Concession for Zero Carbon homes)
Water Supply, 02.05.07
Rainwater Tanks, 05.06.07
Hazardous Household Waste, 06.06.07
Radiation Protection and Control Act, 07.06.07
Rainwater Tanks, 12.09.07
Black-flanked Rock Wallabies, October 17th, 2007 (answered May 8th, 2008)
Native Fish, 24.10.07
Water Infrastructure, 20.11.07

2006
Jetties, Rapid Bay 09.05.06

2004
Energy Cooperative 11.10.04
State Population 24.05.04

2002
Lochiel Park 14.05.02 (answered 17.07.02)
Lochiel Park 08.07.02 (unanswered)
Murray River 17.10.02 (answered 20.02.03)
European Carp 24.10.02 (answered in chamber)

Recent Results or Media Mentions on this issue:

Irrigators paid to pack up
Murray Valley Standard, Australia - 26 Sep 2008
Family First Water Security spokesman Robert Brokenshire said the state and federal Labor governments did not understand what Murray irrigators need.

Murray irrigator jigsaw has just started
Stock Journal, Australia - 25 Sep 2008
FAMILY First's Robert Brokenshire has condemned the Premier’s claim in the weekend media that the Rudd Government’s announcement of $57 million in exit
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Family First calls for Murray emergency
AAP, NineMSN and The Age — September 5th, 2008
Family First has called on the South Australian government to declare a state of emergency over the lower lakes of the River Murray. … Family First MP Robert Brokenshire said the plight of the lakes clearly fits the definition of an emergency with the threat of harm to the environment and the disruption to essential services….

‘OOO’ call for River Murray
Victor Harbor Times, Australia - Sep 3, 2008
Mr Brokenshire too has called upon the Premier to take action. "The Emergency Management Act clearly states that 'emergency' means, among other things,
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