<object data="/menuAllStates.html"> 
    Your browser doesn’t support the object tag. 
</object>

		
    <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.js"></script>    
    <script type='text/javascript'>
		    var state = "ALL";

		    //js use localStorage instead of sessionStorage
		    if (localStorage != null && localStorage.getItem("region") != null && localStorage.getItem("region") != "")
		        state = localStorage.getItem("region");

		    var e = document.getElementById("selectState");
		    e.value = state;

		    switch (state) {
		        case "ALL":
		            $("#left-panel").load("/menuAllStates.html");
		            break;
		        case "VIC":
		            $("#left-panel").load("/menuVic.html");
		            break;
		        case "NSW":
		            $("#left-panel").load("/menuNsw.html");
		            break;
		        case "QLD":
		            $("#left-panel").load("/menuQld.html");
		            break;
		        case "WA":
		            $("#left-panel").load("/menuWa.html");
		            break;
		        case "SA":
		            $("#left-panel").load("/menuSa.html");
		            break;
		        case "ACT":
		            $("#left-panel").load("/menuAct.html");
		            break;
		        case "TAS":
		            $("#left-panel").load("/menuTas.html");
		            break;
		        case "NT":
		            $("#left-panel").load("/menuNt.html");
		            break;
		        default:
		            $("#left-panel").load("/menuAllStates.html");
		    }
        </script>


        <%--Move your script to the position after the DOM element you're binding the listener to.--%>
        <script type='text/javascript'>
            function SelectStateMenu() {
                var e = document.getElementById("selectState");
                //var state = e.options[e.selectedIndex].value;
                var state = e.value;

                if (typeof (Storage) !== "undefined") {
                    // Code for localStorage/sessionStorage.
                    localStorage.setItem("region", state);
                } else {
                    // Sorry! No Web Storage support..
                }
 
               //if necessary, reload menu tree if branches are invisible. 
               location.reload();
            }
        </script>