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Speech - Royal Flying Doctor Service

Mr CROOK (O'Connor) (13:53):  Today, 15 May 2013, marks the 85th anniversary of the founding of the Australian Inland Mission Aerial Medical Service, now known as the iconic Royal Flying Doctor Service. The brainchild was the visionary and legendary Reverend John Flynn, who saw the op... ... (15-May)

Speech - Regional Australia Committee Report

Mr CROOK (O'Connor) (16:29): I am pleased to speak in the chamber today, and particularly to follow the member for Capricornia and Michael McCormack from the electorate of Riverina, on this committee report into fly-in fly-out work practices. I acted as a supplementary member on this committee for t... ... (13-Mar)

Speech - Closing the Gap

Mr CROOK (O'Connor) (11:28): I rise today to address the issue of closing the gap in Indigenous employment levels in my electorate of O'Connor and to express my disappointment that since May 2012 this government has recklessly undermined the progress of established Indigenous employment agencies. In... ... (13-Mar)

Adjournment Debate - Nationals WA

Mr CROOK (O'Connor) (22:09): I rise tonight extremely proud of, and excited to report to the House, the outstanding success of the Nationals WA in last weekend's state election in Western Australia. The weekend saw the Nationals' presence in the lower house of the state parliament rise from five to ... ... (12-Mar)

Speech - Natural Disasters

Mr CROOK (O'Connor) (18:34): Natural disasters like those in the Prime Minister's speech and those mentioned today by members in this place have also been affecting Western Australians, particularly in my electorate of O'Connor, where we lost a volunteer firefighter in the Two Peoples Bay bushfire w... ... (12-Mar)

Speech - National Disability Insurance Scheme Bill 2012

Mr CROOK (O'Connor) (12:44): I also welcome the opportunity to speak on the National Disability Insurance Scheme Bill 2012. I agree with many statements made by members of this House, on both sides of politics, and I would particularly like to endorse the comments of the member for Wannon. I have en... ... (12-Mar)

Speech - Wheat Export Marketing Amendment Bill

Mr CROOK (O'Connor) (17:37): I rise today to discuss the Wheat Export Marketing Amendment Bill 2012. Many speakers before me have outlined the tumultuous journey that the wheat industry has taken from the single desk to this latest push for deregulation.Many speakers have also outlined the benefits ... ... (01-Nov)

Speech - Denmark Post Box

Mr CROOK (O'Connor) (13:48): I rise today to express my absolute frustration that the community of Denmark has not been able to access an additional postbox. This seems like a very simple issue; however, despite my lobbying for over two years and the lobbying of the shire for over five years, we hav... ... (30-Oct)

Speech - Aged-Care Funding

Mr CROOK (O'Connor) (16:50): Over the months, I have been meeting with aged-care service providers in O'Connor and Western Australia generally. This has included various meetings and correspondence with Julie Christensen, CEO of Narrogin Cottage Homes and Karinya residential care; Stephen Kobelke, C... ... (20-Sep)

Speech - Type-1 Diabetes

Throughout the year, I have met with some inspirational young Australians from my electorate of O’Connor who suffer from type-1 diabetes. These constituents include Lauryn Hope-Blyth of Katanning and Rebecca Slater of Esperance.    I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge th... ... (12-Sep)

Speech - Type-1 Diabetes

Speech - Grandcarers

Mr CROOK (O'Connor) (21:50) I rise today to speak about some very special people in Australia, who deserve the respect, commitment and support of our Government and community.  People, who I believe, are being continually let down by the buck-passing of successive State and Federal Government... ... (20-Jun)

Speech - Federal Budget Reply

Mr CROOK (O'Connor) (20:26): The 2012-13 federal budget has been a great disappointment to the people of Western Australia for a number of reasons. Canberra continues to take more and more from the state, in the form of GST, the carbon tax, and the mining tax, while failing to give a fair return. I ... ... (30-May)

Speech - Entering the Federal National Party

Mr CROOK (O'Connor) (19:09): I was elected to federal parliament as the Nationals member for O'Connor, with a clear mandate to deliver a better deal for my electorate and a better deal for all of regional Western Australia. Throughout the 2010 federal election campaign, I was critical of both majo... ... (10-May)

Speech - PortLink Inland Freight Corridor Plan

Mr CROOK (O'Connor) (19:57): I am very pleased to speak to the House today about the nation-building project PortLink Inland Freight Corridor Plan in my electorate. This project is a significant infrastructure development for regional Western Australia and is set to have significant national benefit... ... (22-Mar)

Question - Regional Australia Institute

Mr CROOK» (O'Connor) (14:29): My question is to the Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government. I refer to the Regional Australia Institute and I ask the following question without any disrespect to the institute's current board members. Given Australia's dependence o... ... (21-Mar)

Albany: ANZAC Centenary

Debate resumed on motion by Mr Crook: That this House: (1) recognises the role played by Albany in the ANZAC story, as the gathering place of the ANZAC First Fleet and the final departure point for many Australian and New Zealand soldiers leaving Australia in November and December 1914; (2) ac... ... (19-Mar)

Question Without Notice - General Practice

Mr CROOK» (O'Connor) (14:27): My question is to the Minister for Health. I refer to the 97 GP vacancies currently in regional Western Australia—rising from 62 vacancies in August last year. Further, I refer to the fact that 83 of these current vacancies are classified as being in the area of high ne... ... (16-Mar)

Speech - Wagin Woolorama

Mr Crook: (O'Connor) (09:45)Last weekend, on 9 and 10 March, I had the great pleasure of attending the 40th anniversary of the Wagin Woolorama. The Woolorama is a fantastic weekend celebrating the best that regional Western Australia has to offer. Despite the heat soaring into the high 30s, the Wool... ... (14-Mar)

Questions Without Notice - Goods and Services Tax

Mr CROOK (O'Connor) (14:22): My question is to the Treasurer. I refer to the Commonwealth Grants Commission's recent report and I ask: does the Treasurer think that it is fair that WA will receive just 55 per cent of its per capita GST share, while no other state or territory receives less than 90 ... ... (01-Mar)

Speech - Regional Development Australia

Mr CROOK (O'Connor) (09:45): I thank the member for Cowan for acknowledging Ian Napolitano, an old school friend of mine. I would like to take the opportunity to mention two key regional projects in my electorate of O'Connor that are currently requesting federal government support through the Regi... ... (15-Feb)

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