honoured to be your representative in NSW PARLIAMENT
Thomas George

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  1. 27/06/2008 Murwillumbah Probation and Parole Service Office
  2. 27/06/2008 Legislation Review Committee
  3. 26/06/2008 Murwillumbah Health Service
  4. 25/06/2008 Gary Bates, Department of Education and Training Employment
  5. 24/06/2008 Road Transport Legislation Amendment Bill 2008
  6. 05/06/2008 Kyogle Bowling Club Insurance Claim
  7. 16/05/2008 Medical Practice Amendment Bill 2008
  8. 14/05/2008 Hemp Industry Bill 2008
  9. 13/05/2008 Lismore Base Hospital
  10. 09/05/2008 Education Amendment Bill 2008
  11. 09/05/2008 Higher Education Amendment Bill 2008
  12. 08/05/2008 Board of Adult and Community Education Repeal Bill 2008
  13. 07/05/2008 Consumer, Trader and Tenancy Tribunal Amendment Bill 2008
  14. 06/05/2008Isolated Patients Travel and Accommodation Assistance Scheme
  15. 10/04/2008 Concerned Families of Australian Truckies Government Grant
  16. 10/04/2008 Concerned Families of Australian Truckies Government Grant
  17. 03/04/2008 Murwillumbah District Hospital
  18. 03/04/2008 Juvenile Offender Legislation Reform
  19. 02/04/2008 Business of the House
  20. 07/03/2008 North Coast Area Health Service Accountability: Special Purpose and Tr...
  21. 04/03/2008 Natural Disaster Insurance
  22. 27/02/2008 Death of John Richard Bartlett, a Former Member for Port Stephens
  23. 27/02/2008 Lismore Electorate Storm Damage
  24. 07/12/2007 Northern Region Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter
  25. 07/12/2007 Seasonal Felicitations
  26. 06/12/2007 Jiggi Hall Centenary Goolmangar Hall Centenary Goolmangar Public Schoo...
  27. 04/12/2007 Liquor Bill 2007 Casino, Liquor and Gaming Control Authority Bill 2007...
  28. 29/11/2007 Government Schools (Infrastructure Register) Bill 2007
  29. 28/11/2007 Business of the House
  30. 27/11/2007 Richmond-Upper Clarence Regional Library
  31. 13/11/2007 Death of the Honourable George Francis Freudenstein, a Former Minister...
  32. 07/11/2007 Lismore's Living Library
  33. 06/11/2007 Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Amendment (Novice Drive...
  34. 25/10/2007 Richmond River High School
  35. 24/10/2007 Tow Truck Industry Amendment Bill 2007
  36. 23/10/2007 Road Transport (General) Amendment (Written-off Vehicles) Bill 2007
  37. 23/10/2007 Food Amendment Bill 2007
  38. 19/10/2007 Nurse Shortage
  39. 18/10/2007 Rural Communities Impacts Bill 2007
  40. 17/10/2007 Budget Estimates and Related Papers
  41. 16/10/2007 Lismore Hailstorm
  42. 26/09/2007 Standard Time Amendment(Daylight Saving) Bill 2007
  43. 26/09/2007 Liquor Amendment (Special Events Hotel Trading) Bill 2007
  44. 28/06/2007 Murwillumbah District Hospital
  45. 19/06/2007 Tribute to Mr Frank Scarrabelotti, Mr Jack Hurley and Mr Harold Richmo...
  46. 08/06/2007 Lismore Electorate Land Valuations
  47. 07/06/2007  Emergency Call Response Times
  48. 01/06/2007 Her Excellency the Governor Lismore Electorate Visit
  49. 31/05/2007 Kyogle Community
  50. 23/11/2006  Youth Driver Forum
  51. 22/11/2006 St Vincent's Hospital, Lismore, Rehabilitation Unit
  52. 17/11/2006 Workers Compensation Premiums and Payroll Tax
  53. 16/11/2006 Rural Lands Protection Amendment Bill
  54. 15/11/2006 World Youth Day Bill
  55. 14/11/2006 Water Industry Competition Bill Central Coast Water Corporation Bill
  56. 27/10/2006 Byron Bay Road Tragedy Funerals Young Driver Education
  57. 24/10/2006 Byron Bay Road Tragedy
  58. 20/10/2006 Northern Rivers Regional Rugby League Grand Final Presentation
  59. 19/10/2006 Lismore Base Hospital
  60. 19/10/2006  Casino to Murwillumbah Rail Line
  61. 06/09/2006  Biosecurity and Quarantine
  62. 31/08/2006  Pay-roll Tax Amendment (Supporting Jobs and Small Business) Bill
  63. 08/06/2006 Lismore West Rotary Club
  64. 25/05/2006 Mr Stanley Allen and Mr John Allen Old Bonalbo Property Dam
  65. 11/05/2006  Meals on Wheels
  66. 11/05/2006  Country Labor
  67. 09/05/2006 Motor Vehicle Industry Review
  68. 04/05/2006 Protection of Agricultural Production (Right to Farm) Bill
  69. 03/05/2006 Nimbin Policing
  70. 06/04/2006 Protection of Agricultural Production (Right to Farm) Bill
  71. 29/03/2006 Law Enforcement (Controlled Operations) Amendment Bill
  72. 09/03/2006 Roads and Traffic Authority and Mr David Reynolds Truck Licence Test
  73. 08/03/2006  Land Tax Management Amendment (Tax Threshold) Bill
  74. 08/03/2006  Lismore Electorate Woman of the Year Award
  75. 02/03/2006 Countrylink Rail Station Security and Facilities
  76. 28/02/2006 Nimbin Drug Use
  77. 01/12/2005 Casino 150th Anniversary
  78. 30/11/2005  Budget Estimates and Related Papers
  79. 30/11/2005 Kyogle Memorial Health Service
  80. 30/11/2005 Lismore Base Hospital Redevelopment
  81. 29/11/2005 Mine Safety (Cost Recovery) Bill
  82. 16/11/2005  Select Committee into the Cross-City Tunnel
  83. 16/11/2005 Rice Marketing Amendment (Prevention of National Competition Policy Penalties) Bill
  84. 15/11/2005 Casino Chamber Of Commerce Business Awards
    Community Relations Commission National Multicultural Marketing Awards
  85. 10/11/2005 Lismore Electorate Schools
  86. 09/11/2005 Governor General's Residence (Grant) Amendment Bill
  87. 09/11/2005 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Provisions Bill (No. 2)
  88. 09/11/2005 State Emergency Service Fiftieth Anniversary
  89. 09/11/2005 Farm Debt Mediation Amendment (Water Access Licences) Bill
  90. 20/10/2005  Helicopter Rescue Services
  91. 22/09/2005 Rural Communities Impacts Bill
  92. 20/09/2005 Kyogle Norply Factory Fire
  93. 15/09/2005  HIH Insurance Collapse Local Government Assistance
  94. 14/09/2005 Duties Amendment (Abolition of Vendor Duty) Bill
  95. 22/06/2005 Death of Mr Robert Bruce Duncan, a Former Member of the Legislative Assembly
  96. 08/06/2005  Death of Mr Ian Doric Glachan, a Former Member of the Legislative Assembly
  97. 07/06/2005 Occupational Health and Safety Amendment (Workplace Deaths) Bill
  98. 25/05/2005 Nimbin Multipurpose Health Service
  99. 05/05/2005 Northern Stars Under the Big Top Richmond Area Command Awards
  100. 04/05/2005  Cattle Tick Management
  101. 07/04/2005 Lismore Electorate Preschool Funding
  102. 06/04/2005  Death of His Holiness Pope John Paul II
  103. 06/04/2005  Death of Australian Defence Force Personnel
  104. 06/04/2005  Country Agricultural Shows
  105. 22/03/2005 Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards (New South Wales) Bill
  106. 22/03/2005 Country Agricultural Shows
  107. 03/03/2005 National Livestock Identification System Tag Pricing
  108. 03/03/2005 Police Amendment (Crime Reduction and Reporting) Bill
  109. 02/03/2005 Noxious Weeds Amendment Bill
  110. 24/02/2005 Ambulance Service 10-year Service Medal
  111. 24/02/2005 Cross-Border Commission Bill
  112. 22/02/2005  Indian Ocean Tsunami
  113. 09/12/2004  Seasonal Felicitations
  114. 08/12/2004 Schools Spectacular
  115. 07/12/2004 Workers Compensation and Other Legislation Amendment Bill
  116. 07/12/2004 Gaming Machines Amendment Bill
  117. 07/12/2004 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill (No. 2)
  118. 19/11/2004 Telstra  Privatisation
  119. 17/11/2004 Home Building Amendment Bill
  120. 17/11/2004 Southern Cross University Tenth Anniversary
  121. 17/11/2004 Country Towns Water Supply
  122. 09/11/2004 Lismore Electorate Fundraising Events
  123. 28/10/2004  Self-Funded Retirees Concessions
  124. 28/10/2004 Police Amendment (Crime Reduction and Reporting) Bill
  125. 27/10/2004 Historic Houses Amendment Bill
  126. 27/10/2004 Country Agricultural Shows
  127. 20/10/2004  Death of Mr Anthony Michael McGrane, OAM, a Member of the Legislative Assembly
  128. 20/10/2004 Lismore Electorate Water Supply
  129. 19/10/2004 NSW Businesslink Centralisation
  130. 22/09/2004 Disability Programs Funding
  131. 15/09/2004 Registered Clubs Legislation Amendment Bill
  132. 02/09/2004 Government School Assets Register Bill
  133. 01/09/2004 Casino to Murwillumbah Rail Line
  134. 31/08/2004  Death of the Honourable Wallace Telford John Murray, a Former Deputy Premier
    & Minister of the Crown
  135. 25/06/2004 Lismore Electorate Education
  136. 24/06/2004 Lismore and Casino Business Enterprise Centres
  137. 23/06/2004 State Revenue Legislation Further Amendment Bill
  138. 22/06/2004 Agricultural Livestock (Disease Control Funding) Amendment Bill
  139. 22/06/2004 Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment Bill
  140. 22/06/2004 Residential Tenancies Amendment (Public Housing) Bill
  141. 04/06/2004 Countrylink Rail Evictions
  142. 03/06/2004 Road Transport (General) Amendment (Licence Suspension) Bill
  143. 01/06/2004 Passenger Transport Amendment (Bus Reform) Bill
  144. 01/06/2004 Consideration of Urgent Motions
  145. 14/05/2004 Casino to Murwillumbah Rail Line
  146. 11/05/2004 State Revenue Legislation Amendment Bill
  147. 07/05/2004 Tribute to Lismore Region Councillors
  148. 06/05/2004  Hunter First Candidates
  149. 06/05/2004  Casino to Murwillumbah Rail Line
  150. 05/05/2004 Local Government Amendment (Council And Employee Security) Bill
  151. 05/05/2004 North Coast Rail Services
  152. 05/05/2004 Health Legislation Amendment Bill
  153. 04/05/2004 Wilson Park School Physiotherapy Services
  154. 01/04/2004 Building and Construction Industry Professional Development
  155. 31/03/2004 Botany Bay National Park (Helicopter Base Relocation) Bill
  156. 16/03/2004 National Competition Policy Amendments (Commonwealth Financial Penalties) Bill
  157. 16/03/2004 Wilson Park School Physiotherapy Services
  158. 11/03/2004 Casino Uniting Care Transport Team
  159. 09/03/2004 Food Legislation Amendment Bill
  160. 27/02/2004 Wool, Hide and Skin Dealers Bill
  161. 26/02/2004 Road Transport Efficiency Bill
  162. 25/02/2004 Animal Diseases Legislation Amendment (Civil Liability) Bill
  163. 25/02/2004 The Synod of Eastern Australia Property Amendment Bill
  164. 19/02/2004 Country Athletes Scheme
  165. 18/02/2004  Death of Barry William (Bill) Rixon, a Former Member of the Legislative Assembly
  166. 02/12/2003 Casino to Murwillumbah Rail Services
  167. 02/12/2003 Lismore and Maclean Hospitals Vascular Surgeon
  168. 19/11/2003 Natural Resources Commission Bill, Native Vegetation Bill,
    Catchment Management Authorities Bill
  169. 18/11/2003 Duties Amendment (Land Rich) Bill
  170. 30/10/2003 Far North Coast Compensation Court
  171. 17/10/2003 Lismore Rainbow Region Masters Games
  172. 16/10/2003 Lismore Turf Club Events
  173. 15/10/2003 Gaming Machines Amendment (Miscellaneous) Bill
  174. 19/09/2003 Red Cross Volunteers
  175. 18/09/2003  Demountable Classrooms
  176. 17/09/2003 Wollongbar Administrative Centre
  177. 17/09/2003  Livestock Transport Industry
  178. 17/09/2003 Drug Summit Legislative Response Amendment (Trial Period Extension) Bill
  179. 04/09/2003 Casino High School Occupational Health and Safety
  180. 04/09/2003 Waltzing Matilda and Rugby World Cup
  181. 03/07/2003 Budget Estimates and Related Papers
  182. 02/07/2003 Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment Bill
  183. 02/07/2003 Business Link Corporate Services
  184. 02/07/2003 Local Government Amendment (Employment Protection) Bill
  185. 01/07/2003 Kids in Community Awards
  186. 26/06/2003 Casino and District Memorial Hospital Auxiliary
  187. 26/06/2003  Rural Doctors
  188. 25/06/2003 Arabic and Pacific Islander Youth Partnerships
  189. 20/06/2003 Casino Events
  190. 19/06/2003 Cancer Institute (NSW) Bill
  191. 18/06/2003 Casino Catholic Education Foundation Mass
    Lismore Matthew Talbot Clothing Recycle Centre
  192. 17/06/2003 Drought
  193. 29/05/2003 Department of Agriculture and Mrs Kath Day
  194. 29/05/2003  Government Contracts
  195. 29/05/2003  Admission of the Treasurer Into the Legislative Assembly
  196. 27/05/2003   Gaming Machines Amendment (Shutdown Periods) Bill
  197. 22/05/2003 Lismore Electorate Centenary Medal Recipients
  198. 21/05/2003 Lismore Electorate Pedestrian Safety
  199. 20/05/2003 Northern Stars under the Big Top
  200. 07/05/2003  Country Agricultural Shows
  201. 07/05/2003 Tribute to Mr Jock Crooks
  202. 06/05/2003 Death of Mr Ian Robert Gates
  203. 01/05/2003  Hospital Waiting Lists
  204. 30/04/2003  Death of Mr James Anderson, Member for Londonderry
  205. 22/11/2002 Northern Rivers Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter Service
  206. 21/11/2002 North Coast Regional Vegetation Plans
  207. 20/11/2002 Upper Clarence Mobile Telephone Coverage
  208. 15/11/2002 Electricity Supply Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction) Bill
  209. 12/11/2002 Water Management Amendment Bill
  210. 12/11/2002 Lismore Electorate Lions Clubs
  211. 29/10/2002 Television Black Spots Funding
  212. 23/10/2002 Southern Cross University Graduation Ceremony
  213. 22/10/2002  Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council, Joint Sitting: Bali Terrorist Attack
  214. 24/09/2002 Northern Rivers Mental Health Services
  215. 05/09/2002  Bushfire Appeal Fund
  216. 04/09/2002 Tribute To Dr John Anderson
  217. 03/09/2002 Northern Rivers Renal Services
  218. 03/09/2002 Drought Assistance
  219. 25/06/2002 Country Lifestyles Program
  220. 19/06/2002 Pastoral and Agricultural Crimes Legislation Amendment Bill
  221. 19/06/2002 Young Offenders Amendment Bill 2002
  222. 18/06/2002 Property, Stock And Business Agents Bill
  223. 05/06/2002 Lismore Electorate Preschool Funding
  224. 04/06/2002 Duck Creek Bridge
  225. 29/05/2002 Casino Business Ventures
  226. 29/05/2002 Drug Summit Legislative Response Amendment (Trial Period Extension) Bill
  227. 10/05/2002  Governor's Speech: Address-In-Reply
  228. 08/05/2002 United States Farm Bill
  229. 11/04/2002 Richmond Regional Vegetation Management Plan
  230. 09/04/2002 Game Bill
  231. 21/03/2001  Rural Crime
  232. 21/03/2002  Public Liability Insurance
  233. 13/03/2002 Cattle Tick Control
  234. 12/03/2002  Joint Select Committee On Bushfires
  235. 28/02/2002 Death Of Mr Keith William Cox, Death Of Mr Thomas Joseph McCormack,
    Death of James Alexander Cameron, LLM, a Former Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
  236. 05/12/2001 Lismore Electorate Volunteers
  237. 29/11/2001 Grevillia Bushfire Brigade
  238. 27/11/2001 Workers Compensation Legislation Further Amendment Bill
  239. 27/11/2001 Lebanese Independence Day Dinner
  240. 15/11/2001 Lismore Livestock Producers
  241. 15/11/2001 Tamworth Base Hospital Breast Screening Unit
  242. 13/11/2001 Drivers Licence Replacement
  243. 13/11/2001 Stock Feed Regulation
  244. 06/11/2001 Lismore Electorate Community Activities
  245. 25/10/2001 Lismore Electorate Functions
  246. 23/10/2001 Police Sniffer Dogs
  247. 18/10/2001 Lismore Law And Order
  248. 18/10/2001 Norco Co-operative
  249. 18/10/2001 Cross-Border Commission Bill
  250. 17/10/2001 Consumer, Trader And Tenancy Tribunal Bill
  251. 17/10/2001 Co-Operatives Legislation Amendment Bill
  252. 21/09/2001 Terrorist Attacks On The United States Of America
  253. 19/09/2001 Cattle Tick Control
  254. 19/09/2001 Dairy Industry Deregulation
  255. 18/09/2001 Ansett Airlines Collapse
  256. 06/09/2001  Cattle Identification
  257. 05/09/2001 Crimes Amendment (Aggravated Sexual Assault in Company) Bill
  258. 04/09/2001 Cattle Tick Control
  259. 04/09/2001 Federal Government Regional Development Policies
  260. 28/06/2001 Goolmangar Schools Speed Zones
  261. 27/06/2001 Budget Estimates And Related Papers
  262. 26/06/2001 Northern Rivers Group Training Centre
  263. 25/06/2001 Workers Compensation Legislation
  264. 20/06/2001 Rural Schools Clerical Assistants
  265. 07/06/2001 Mr and Mrs Transton and Western QBE Insurance Ltd
  266. 06/06/2001 Rural And Regional Police Numbers
  267. 31/05/2001 Wilderness Amendment (  ate Property Rights) Bill
  268. 30/05/2001 Casino Book Launch, Casino Beef Week
  269. 11/04/2001 Government Access Centres
  270. 10/04/2001 Country Shows
  271. 05/04/2001 Riverlands Centre Detoxification Facility
  272. 04/04/2001 Isolated Patients Transport And Accommodation Service
  273. 03/04/2001  Governor of New South Wales
  274. 29/03/2001 Foot And Mouth Disease
  275. 29/03/2001 Foot And Mouth Disease
  276. 07/03/2001  Stock Theft
  277. 07/03/2001 Casino Storm Damage
  278. 28/02/2001 Dairy Industry Deregulation
  279. 27/02/2001 Bankstown Regional Airlines Proposal
  280. 27/02/2001 Lismore Ordination Ceremony
  281. 29/11/2000 Federal Roads Funding Package
  282. 24/11/2000 Electricity Supply Amendment Bill
  283. 21/11/2000  Regional Flooding
  284. 21/11/2000 Richmond Regional Vegetation Management Plan
  285. 15/11/2000 Water Management Bill
  286. 15/11/2000 Lismore Electorate Show Societies
  287. 14/11/2000 Bankstown Regional Airlines Proposal
  288. 31/10/2000  Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games
  289. 31/10/2000 Lismore Electorate Livestock Theft
  290. 11/10/2000 Lismore Organic Waste Disposal
  291. 16/08/2000 Plant Diseases Amendment Bill
  292. 15/08/2000 Rural Assistance Amendment Bill
  293. 15/08/2000 Tabbita Feedlot Cattle Deaths
  294. 08/08/2000 Lismore Electorate Community Events
  295. 29/06/2000 Lismore Electorate School Bus Service
  296. 22/06/2000 Dairy Industry Deregulation
  297. 21/06/2000 Liquor And Registered Clubs Legislation Amendment Bill
  298. 21/06/2000 Lismore Injecting Room
  299. 20/06/2000 Lismore Electorate Roads Maintenance
  300. 08/06/2000 Lismore Flood Plain Management
  301. 08/06/2000 Dairy Industry Bill
  302. 07/06/2000 Lismore Electorate Therapy Services
  303. 02/06/2000 Appropriation Bill, Appropriation (Parliament) Bill, Appropriation (Special Offices) Bill,
    Appropriation (Further Budget Variations) Bill, State Revenue Legislation Amendment Bill,
    Unclaimed Money Amendment Bill
  304. 01/06/2000 Privacy And Personal Information Protection Act
  305. 30/05/2000 Northern Star Casino Beef Week 2000
  306. 23/05/2000 Autologous Blood Collection Fee
  307. 04/05/2000 Tick Eradication Program
  308. 04/05/2000 Joint Select Committee On Victims Compensation
  309. 02/05/2000 Community Relations Commission and Principles of Multiculturalism Bill
  310. 02/05/2000 Casino Railway Station Staffing
  311. 13/04/2000 Dairy Assist Seminars
  312. 13/04/2000 Flood Plain Management
  313. 13/04/2000  Payroll Tax Rate
  314. 12/04/2000 Pork Industry Assistance
  315. 04/04/2000 Death Of Floriano Volpato, OAM
  316. 18/11/1999 Drug Summit Legislative Response Bill
  317. 17/11/1999 Jumbunna Community Pre-School And Early Intervention Centre
  318. 11/11/1999 Lismore Central Business District Security Cameras
  319. 10/11/1999 Tow Truck Industry Amendment Bill
  320. 09/11/1999 State Revenue Legislation Further Amendment Bill
  321. 09/11/1999 Stock Diseases Amendment Bill, Stock (Chemical Residues) Amendment Bill
  322. 09/11/1999 Lismore Electorate Court Security
  323. 28/10/1999 Compulsory Third Party Insurance Premiums
  324. 28/10/1999 Veterinary Laboratory Testing Fees
  325. 28/10/1999  University Of New South Wales "Unequal In Life" Study
  326. 26/10/1999 Casino Abattoir Retrenchments
  327. 21/10/1999 Casino Abattoir Retrenchments
  328. 20/10/1999 Banking Services
  329. 19/10/1999 Northern Rivers Renal Services
  330. 21/09/1999 King Gee Kempsey Factory Closure
  331. 20/09/1999  Governor's Speech: Address-In-Reply
  332. 16/09/1999 Liquor Function Licences
  333. 16/09/1999 Homeless Accommodation
  334. 14/09/1999 Casino RSM Club Ltd
  335. 08/09/1999  Minister For Community Services, Minister For Ageing, Minister For Disability &
    Minister for Women
  336. 29/06/1999  Inaugural Speech
  337. 02/06/1999 Area Assistance Scheme
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