If elected in March a Marshall Liberal Government will guarantee the additional funding required to remediate Bird Lake in Port Augusta as quickly as possible. The Port Augusta City Council has sought $3.2 million of funding assistance so that Council can implement its remediation solution. To date the State Government has only offered half of […]
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Port Augusta and Wilmington power outages | INFORMATION
Wilmington power outages SA Power Networks response to my asking why Wilmington and surrounding areas have suffered so many major blackouts lately. I will continue to press for answers and for solutions. *** Wilmington & surrounds is supplied via a long radial network from the Electranet Baroota Substation (near Pt Germain). This 33,000 Volt line […]
Diesel Generator Evidence | MOTION
Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN (Stuart) (12:52): What absolute and complete rubbish. Let me be very clear: the Minister for Energy clearly does not have the stomach to hear what I am about to say. I do not doubt for a second that he believes what he said, I am sure he practices it before the […]
RFDS – Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) (Emergency Services Providers) Amendment Bill | SPEECH
Second Reading Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN (Stuart) (11:07): I thank the Government Whip and very much thank the government for supporting this private member’s bill. This is an important but very simple and very straightforward change. I will not go over all the reasons why both the opposition and the government have decided to support […]
Constitution (One Vote One Value) Amendment Bill | VIDEO
Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN (Stuart) (22:36): What an extraordinary disappointment this government has become in so many ways. It does not matter whether it is child protection. It does not matter whether it is energy. It does not matter whether it is the economy. It does not matter whether it is unemployment. It does not […]
Energy Policy | VIDEO
Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN (Stuart) (15:22): I rise to speak about the very unfortunate and avoidable energy crisis that we have here in our state. Everybody in this chamber, and in fact all over the state and all over the nation, knows that unfortunately South Australia has the most expensive and the most unreliable electricity […]
Nuclear Waste Storage Facility (Prohibition) (Public Money) Amendment (2017) Bill | SPEECH
Second Reading Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN (Stuart) (12:21): I rise to speak on the Nuclear Waste Storage Facility (Prohibition)(Public Money) Amendment Bill 2017. I am the lead speaker for the opposition, but I will not be keeping the house too long. I think this will go fairly smoothly, but I would like to put a […]
Shop local this Christmas
Member for Stuart, Dan van Holst Pellekaan, is encouraging people to shop local this Christmas to provide a much needed boost to the local economy. Mr van Holst Pellekaan said spending money locally was more important than ever before. “South Australian businesses are facing many challenges at the moment, so every dollar we spend locally […]
Electoral (Government Advertising) Amendment Bill | SPEECH
Second Reading (Continued from 19 October 2017) Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN (Stuart) (11:20): I rise to support the Electoral (Government Advertising) Amendment Bill brought to this house by our deputy leader, the member for Bragg. This is an incredibly important principle, and I support everything the member for Morialta has just said on this […]
Labor refuses additional protection for RFDS
The Member for Stuart, Dan van Holst Pellekaan has labelled the Weatherill Labor Government refusal to provide additional protection for Royal Flying Doctor Service staff as nothing short of disgraceful. Today in State Parliament the Labor Government again refused to support the State Liberal’s Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Bill which provides for a range of […]