Week ending 27 August 2010
On Tuesday Phil participated in C Y O’Connor College of TAFE regional training and workforce development forum at the Muresk Institute near Northam. He also attended the GWN Dowerin Field Days.

Week ending 20 August 2010
Phil was on approved leave from Parliament this week.

Week ending 13 August 2010
Phil attended a short briefing of the Estimates & Financial Operations Committee on Monday afternoon and a briefing on the Perth hills zoning on Tuesday. On Wednesday he and his National Party colleagues were briefed by Hon Dexter Davies on fisheries quota management, an ongoing concern particular in the Geraldton area. On the same day he attended separate briefings on the Police Amendment Bill 2010 and on the Children and Community Services Amendment Bill 2010. Phil also met with representatives of the Department of Agriculture & Food and the Minister’s office on support for farmers in bad years. He was back at the Estimates & Financial Operations Committee on Friday.

Week ending 7 August 2010
Phil was again Deputy Chair at the Estimates & Financial Operations Committee for a full day of hearings on Monday and on Tuesday he met with a constituent on regional headworks funding.

Week ending 30 July 2010
On Thursday Phil met informally with representatives of Curtin University to discuss higher education, particularly with regard to access for regional students. That night he attended the John de Laeter Dinner at Curtin where presented a cheque for $1,000 towards a scholarship for university science students. The John de Laeter Centre is a joint research venture between Curtin University, UWA, CSIRO and the Geological Survey of Western Australia. The Centre’s research focuses mostly on minerals and petroleum.

Week ending 23 July 2010
On Tuesday Phil was deputy chair at the Estimates and Financial Operations Committee. This week the committee heard from the Departments for Child Protection, Communities and Agriculture & Food.

Week ending 16 July 2010
Phil attended the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association’s International Parliamentary Conference on Climate Change in London. 

Week ending 9 July 2010
In the first week of the winter recess, Phil attended the official opening of the Wongan Hills Medical Centre with National Party colleagues Hons Mia Davies and Brendon Grylls. The new centre provides space for general practice as well as specialist health services and cost $1.6 million, almost half of which was provided through the Royalties for Regions program. On Wednesday Phil was deputy chair of the Estimates and Financial Operations committee.

Week ending 2 July 2010
It was a busy week in parliament before the winter recess. Phil met with representatives from the Australian Medical Association (AMA) (WA branch) to hear the organisation’s views on the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Bill (WA) 2010. He also attended a Department of Health briefing on the Bill where he outlined some of the concerns raised by the AMA. This Bill is part of an agreement made by the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) to create a single national registration and accreditation system for health professionals. On Thursday Phil met with representatives from the Department of Agriculture & Food (DAFWA) who briefed him on the department’s climate change activities and policies. The briefing formed part of Phil’s preparation for attendance at the Commonwealth Parliamentarians’ Association’s climate change forum in London in mid-July. On Friday Phil was deputy chair at the Estimates and Financial Operations Committee’s hearing that heard evidence from Department of Health officials.

Phil was present in the Legislative Council on each of the three sitting days this week.