GoPetition - Archived petitions (Australia) http://www.gopetition.com/archived-petitions/australia Archived petitions on GoPetition en-us Mon, 6 Apr 2026 10:34 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition Ballet for SA https://www.gopetition.com/petitions/ballet-for-sa.html?utm_medium=rss The Adelaide City Ballet (ACB) is the only professional ballet company in South Australia. Founders Rejane Garcia and Sarah Humeniuk have over 50 years of combined experience dancing and developing dancers to excel on and off stage. We aim to be the premier professional ballet company in the state, striving to achieve technical excellence and artistic beauty, captivating and exhilarating ballet lovers and diverse audiences in South Australia. We aspire to be an influential force within the broader ballet community in Australia, setting a standard of artistic excellence that inspires and shapes the future of ballet. With a holistic approach, we strive to showcase the pinnacle of classical ballet to diverse audiences across South Australia, collaborating with multidisciplinary artists to create innovative and unforgettable dance experiences that push artistic boundaries.

]]> Wed, 13 Dec 2023 12:18 UTC 112804 Time for the State Government to step up and stump up https://www.gopetition.com/petitions/time-for-the-state-government-to-step-up-and-stump-up.html?utm_medium=rss The Queensland State Labor Government needs to put its money where its mouth is.

The Federal Government has committed $173 million to the Hinkler Regional Deal for vital infrastructure and job creating projects and is working closely with the Fraser Coast Regional Council and Bundaberg Regional Council.

Meanwhile, the Queensland State Labor Government continues to ignore the residents that live here and in the regions.

What new funding will the Deputy Premier and Treasurer commit to new projects under the Hinkler Regional Deal?

And when will she stop treating the residents of regional Queensland like second-class citizens?

The Hinkler Regional Deal projects funded by the Coalition Government are:
• $40 million for the redevelopment of the Hervey Bay CBD
• $32 million Quay Street bypass to remove heavy vehicles and commuter traffic from this area
• $24 million to flood-proof Torbanlea Pialba Road
• $15 million for the Royal Flying Doctor Service Aeromedical Training Centre
• $10 million for a multi-use conveyer at the Port of Bundaberg
• $10 million safety upgrade for the Buxton Road intersection on the Bruce Highway
• $9.2 million redevelopment of Hervey Bay Airport
• $8 million for an upgrade of Bargara Road/Princess Street
• $7.7 million to extend Urraween Road through to Boundary Road in Hervey Bay
• $7 million for a palliative care facility at Hervey Bay
• $5 million AgTech Precinct
• $4 million for overtaking lanes on the Isis Highway between Bundaberg and Childers
• $750,000 pre-feasibility study for Port of Bundaberg outer harbour

Keith Pitt MP
Federal Member for Hinkler

]]> Thu, 8 Aug 2019 02:31 UTC 101396 Reconsider the recall notice to the High Commissioner Admiral Thisara Samarasinghe https://www.gopetition.com/petitions/reconsider-the-recall-notice-to-the-high-commissioner-admiral-thisara-samarasinghe.html?utm_medium=rss Recall notice - a win to LTTE lobby!

This is a petition to urge the Government of Sri Lanka to reconsider the recall notice sent to the Admiral Thisara Samarasinghe, RSP, VSV, USP, ndc, psc His Excellency the High Commissioner (HC) for Sri Lanka in Australia. We submit that the premature recalling is a win for the LTTE lobby.

Recitals
1. We agree and support efforts of the Government to establish the principles of good governance and the efforts to cleanse Foreign Service.
2. This request is made considering the HC’s achievements in Australia and yeoman services to protect the good name and territorial integrity of Sri Lanka.
3. This request is made considering the need to continue such services.
4. This request is made considering the rare characteristics and abilities that the HC has displayed and due to our experiences of others in the Foreign Service who has miserably failed us.
5. When the High Commissioner assumed office in 2011 he had to face a formidable opposition from the LTTE lobby who not only denigrated the services of the armed forces, the good name of Sri Lanka but also was a threat to territorial integrity and sovereignty of the country.
6. In 2011 the Australia Australian Parliament, the Australian Media had a very biased opinion about Sri Lanka and of its armed forces.
7. A small group of people with extremist’s views and with links to LTTE was so powerful and was in a position to influence the Australian Parliament, the media and had garnished support of the Australian public against Sri Lanka.
8. The voice of the moderate majority with a Sri Lankan heritage that was against the LTTE and stood for territorial integrity of Sri Lanka was dismissed, not given a hearing and not given any prominence.
9. We recall that certain past representatives could not face media or give a proper media briefing to protect Sri Lankan interest and had a very lethargic attitude.
10. He was able to turn the tide within a short period and has substantially dispelled the myths and restored respectability to Sri Lanka’s image in Australia.
11. We submit that his defence background and experience is ideally suited to support the joint Sri Lankan - Australian operations against bogus boat people who have brought much discredit to Sri Lanka.
12. We submit that due to his back ground, several lobbyists against Sri Lanka who were so powerful and were able to organise closed door conferences in the Australian Parliament and with its members, were able to be identified as LTTE stooges with credible documentary proof of their connections to LTTE and brought to the attention of the Australian authorities. (where other diplomats failed)
13. He engaged moderate people with a Sri Lankan heritage in Australia belonging to all ethnic and religious groups and got them involved in reconciliations activities.
14. We submit that in contrasts to other bureaucrats and diplomats he was readily available and was approachable any time of the day to the Sri Lankan community in Australia, he took an active interest and participated in Sri Lankan events throughout Australia and at times we are aware using his own finances.
15. We submit that such qualities and patriotism is rare.
16. Under his stewardship Sri Lanka won over the goodwill of Australia which enthusiastically supported Sri Lanka on critical issues
17. Due to his efforts, Australia became the only Western Country to support Sri Lanka and was against the LTTE activities.

]]> Fri, 30 Jan 2015 11:08 UTC 71686 Save the Sari Club site in Bali for a Peace Park. https://www.gopetition.com/petitions/save-the-sari-club-site-in-bali-for-a-peace-park.html?utm_medium=rss The Sari Club in Kuta, Bali was destroyed by a terrorist bomb blast in 2002 killing people of many nationalities. The Bali Peace Park Association Inc has attempted to purchase the site for an international peace park believing no greater message could be sent to would be terrorists than to have a peace park built on the site that was destroyed by terrorism. The Indonesian authorities have since 2002 declared the land an historic site and have said no commercial development would be allowed. It is a sacred site for many cultures and religions as well as being a site with international significance. Now all that has changed and a building permit has been issued for the site. Our only hope of preventing the building proceeding is to have Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison personally approach Indonesian President Joko Widodo with a plea to withdraw the building permit.

]]> Thu, 25 Apr 2019 12:43 UTC 99568 Support for a Pedestrian Capable Molonglo Rail Trail https://www.gopetition.com/petitions/support-for-a-pedestrian-capable-molonglo-rail-trail.html?utm_medium=rss The proposed Molonglo Rail Trail will provide a great opportunity for regional development utilising a largely forgotten asset - the Captains Flat to Bungendore rail corridor.
The Molonglo Rail Trail will not just support the communities of Captains Flat, Hoskinstown and Bungendore, but will significantly complement recreational trails in the broader region, such as the Bicentennial National Trail, Canberra's many urban trails and the proposed Monaro Rail Trail.

]]> Fri, 30 Nov 2018 12:33 UTC 96828 Support for a Bike Capable Molonglo Rail Trail https://www.gopetition.com/petitions/support-for-a-bike-capable-molonglo-rail-trail.html?utm_medium=rss The proposed Molonglo Rail Trail will provide a great opportunity for regional development utilising a largely forgotten asset - the Captains Flat to Bungendore rail corridor.
The Molonglo Rail Trail will not just support the communities of Captains Flat, Hoskinstown and Bungendore, but will significantly complement recreational trails in the broader region, such as the Bicentennial National Trail, Canberra's many urban trails and the proposed Monaro Rail Trail.

]]> Fri, 30 Nov 2018 12:36 UTC 96829 I support a Cashless Debit Card in the Hinkler electorate https://www.gopetition.com/petitions/i-support-a-cashless-debit-card-in-the-hinkler-electorate.html?utm_medium=rss I support a Cashless Debit Card in Hinkler.

For a positive future for individuals, their children and the whole community.

Federal Member for Hinkler Keith Pitt is calling on the community to show its support for the introduction of the Cashless Debit Card in our region.

An opportunity to improve the lives of Hinkler welfare recipients, their children and the entire community is on the table following the Federal Budget announcement of two additional communities for the Cashless Debit Card (CDC).

Without the support of the community it won’t get off the ground and Mr Pitt believes this region needs a drastic change to break the cycle of welfare dependence and get people into work.

To find out more head to Keith’s website:
http://keithpitt.com.au/news/cashless-debit-card-could-be-catalyst-change
http://keithpitt.com.au/news/misconceptions-around-cashless-debit-card-quashed

]]> Thu, 18 May 2017 06:11 UTC 85469 Ban Toxic Baby Wipes https://www.gopetition.com/petitions/ban-toxic-baby-wipes.html?utm_medium=rss The toxic ingredient (iodopropynyl butylcarbamate - IPBC) is found in many brands of baby wipes in Australia. It is known to cause skin irritation, is readily absorbed through the skin, and in animal testing was found to be acutely toxic when inhaled.

New Zealand cosmetic standards list IPBC as not to be used in preparations for children under 3 (except below certain levels in bath products, shower gels and shampoo) and the European Union has banned IPBC use in oral hygiene and lip care products.

Several leading supermarkets in New Zealand have removed baby wipes containing IPBC and yet it is still sold in Australia in products which come into direct contact with an infant's skin from birth.

Bub Hub Mums want the best for their children. This product should not be on the shelves.

]]> Thu, 15 Sep 2011 09:21 UTC 48133 Australian War Graves in the Middle East Including Gallipoli https://www.gopetition.com/petitions/australian-war-graves-in-the-middle-east-including-gallipoli.html?utm_medium=rss Australia has many War Dead buried in Commonwealth War Graves in the Middle East, including Gallipoli. In recent times these Graves and Memorials have been not only desecrated but also destroyed by those Countries Nationals.
It was reported on 17 June 2017 that an iconic Memorial that was dedicatedto the Allied Servicemen who lost their lives at Gallipoli, by Kamal Attaturk, the Founding Father of Modern Turkey, was damaged. The inscription on the Memorial read in part, "Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives...you are now lying in the soil of a friendly Country".
Video footage has also emerged of Muslim Men, perhaps in Libya, destroying Commonwealth War Graves and Memorials recently. These sights are very disturbing, gut wrenching and heartbreaking. For those who have loved ones interned in these areas must find these abominable acts very distressing.
There are many thousands if not Hundreds of thousands of Australian Families who have been affected by War. Our War dead deserve respect and MUST be Honoured by the Australian Government.

]]> Mon, 30 Oct 2017 11:34 UTC 89317 Port Campbell Streetscape: ‘Option 5’ Keep the Foreshore Accessible to Everyone https://www.gopetition.com/petitions/port-campbell-streetscape-option-5-keep-the-foreshore-accessible-to-everyone.html?utm_medium=rss There is much community debate regarding the 4 options of the Port Campbell Streetscape upgrade that the Corangamite Shire has provided where roads are either closed or modified to one-way traffic and car parking has been kept to a minimum on the foreshore. These options prevent the foreshore to be accessible to everyone of all ages and abilities regardless of living locally or traveling from afar. This is why an option 5 needs to be considered.

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