The closure of the Northern Power Station a year ago has come at a very heavy price for South Australian electricity consumers. “In the year since Jay Weatherill sacrificed the Northern Power Station for want of just $25 million the price of electricity in South Australia has sky rocketed and reliability plummeted,” said Shadow Minister […]
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Supply Bill 2017 | SPEECH
Second Reading Adjourned debate on second reading. (Continued from 13 April 2017.) Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN ( Stuart ) ( 11:04 :46 ): In regard to the installation of the cameras, I wholeheartedly support that. We in this parliament should be absolutely transparent, and as soon as possible, so I welcome the fact that that […]
Liberals to trap wild dogs
Hon David Ridgway MLC State Liberal Leader in the Legislative Council Shadow Minister for Primary Industries, Regional Development and Tourism The State Liberals have committed to funding two wild dog trappers to protect South Australia’s livestock industry and native animals if elected in March 2018. Wild dog numbers have exploded in recent times and […]
Going grassroots: a conversation about NRM
Member for Stuart, Dan van Holst Pellekaan MP, is encouraging people in Stuart to get behind the Liberal Party’s statewide consultation on the future of natural resource management in South Australia. “Our online survey, launched today, aims to gauge community satisfaction with the state’s eight Natural Resource Management Boards with topics including regional boundaries, board […]
Submissions open to improve transport for primary production
People can have their say on how to improve key road transport issues constraining productivity and route access for primary production. Member for Stuart, Dan van Holst Pellekaan MP, is encouraging people participate in a survey as part of the second stage of the Improving Road Transport for Primary Production Project 2. Project 2 builds […]
ACCC makes right call on electricity joint purchasing group
The State Liberals today welcomed the ACCC’s draft determination on SACOME’s joint electricity purchasing application on behalf of many South Australian businesses. “This is good news for those employers who have been smashed by the highest electricity costs in the nation and have put up with the least reliable supply,” said Shadow Minister for Energy […]
Loss of Power Grants | SPEECH
Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN ( Stuart ) ( 15:14 :05 ): As all members here know, on 28 September 2016 last year our state endured an unprecedented statewide blackout. Business SA has made it very clear that the cost to businesses was in excess of half a billion dollars from that event, but I want to […]
Recreational Fishing | MOTION
Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN ( Stuart ) ( 11:46 :55 ): On behalf of the member for Chaffey, I move: That this house – (a) notes the economic and social benefits of recreational f ishing to South Australia; (b) condemns the state government for not undertaking a regional economic impact a ssessment s tatement prior […]
Industrial Hemp Bill | SPEECH
Second Reading Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN ( Stuart ) ( 11:25 :50 ): I also rise to support this bill. I think most people here would know that I am a reasonably cautious person who tries to look at things thoroughly before making a move, but I have to say that I have never had […]
Master Butchers on the chopping block
MBL Food Services, a division of Master Butchers Co-operative, is the latest South Australian business to be gutted by surging electricity prices. “The latest edition of MBL News reports the MBL has been hit with a $750,000 increase in its electricity bills this year,” said Shadow Minister for Energy Dan van Holst Pellekaan. “The latest […]