After years of approaches to the State Government requesting a much-needed reduction in the speed limit on the Sturt Highway at Blanchetown, Member for Stuart, Dan van Holst Pellekaan MP is pleased the government has finally agreed to the local community’s proposal. Having previously made the suggestion to two former Ministers for Road Safety who […]
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Full Murray Darling Basin Plan must be delivered
Steven Marshall MP State Liberal Leader The State Liberals are committed to delivering the full Murray Darling Basin Plan and returning 3,200 gigalitres of water to the river system. “We will not let the upstream states wriggle out of delivering their part of the agreement,” said State Liberal Leader Steven Marshall. “South Australians understand the […]
Parliamentary Committee to look into black out
The State Liberals have moved to establish a Select Committee in the Upper House to look into causes of the state-wide black that occurred on 28 September. “The state-wide blackout that plunged South Australian into unprecedented chaos deserves a thorough investigation by State Parliament,” said Shadow Minister for Energy Dan van Holst Pellekaan. “This Select […]
BOM report doesn’t explain state-wide blackout
The State Liberals have dismissed Minister for Energy Tom Koutsantonis’ assertion that the report released yesterday by the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) shows a supercell thunderstorm was responsible for the September 28 black-out. Contrary to Minister Koutsantonis’ desperate spin the BOM report merely confirms what was already well known – that the storm brought down […]
Death with Dignity Bill | SPEECH
Second Reading Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN ( Stuart ) ( 20:43 :30 ): I will be very brief, and I ask that anybody who is following these things closely turn to the comments that I made on a different bill on the same topic brought to us by the member for Ashford last sitting week. […]
Country Health Services | SPEECH
Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN ( Stuart ) ( 15:30 :15 ): I rise today to speak about a growing and glaring problem with regard to country health in the electorate of Stuart. Mr Speaker, as you may well know, north-east of Port Augusta, up into the Flinders Ranges, and further on to the Cooper Basin […]
Shop local this Christmas
Member for Stuart, Dan van Holst Pellekaan MP, 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 […]
Koutsantonis exposed by the facts
The closure of Hazelwood power station has again exposed Energy Minister Tom Koutsantonis’ complete lack of understanding regarding South Australia’s electricity system. On 26 September 2016, Minister Koutsantonis said: “…If they close Hazelwood, It’s going to be good for SA” (Adelaide Advertiser, 26 September 2016): “In fact the closure of Hazelwood will see another surge […]
Criminal Law (Sentencing) (Home Detention) Amendment Bill | SPEECH
Second Reading Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN ( Stuart ) ( 10:32 :39 ): I move: That this bill be now read a second time. This bill is identical to amendments the opposition put forward nearly a year ago. In October 2015, the government brought forward its Statutes Amendment (Home Detention) Bill 2015. At the time, […]
Electricity Prices | SPEECH
Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN ( Stuart ) ( 15:06 :05 ): Today is a very unfortunate day for all South Australians, but also for the government, because today we have seen another example of the complete failure of the government’s electricity and energy policy for our state. Before anybody says, ‘It’s a privatised market. There […]