The Member for Stuart, Dan van Holst Pellekaan MP is pleased to advise nominations for the 2018 South Australian Volunteer Awards are now open. Mr van Holst Pellekaan would like to encourage people to nominate community members, groups and businesses who they believe play an integral role in their local community as volunteers.   Award […]

Member for Stuart, Dan van Holst Pellekaan MP, is encouraging sporting organisations to make the most of an opportunity to apply for funding, with four grants programs opening this week. The Active Club Program, Community Recreation and Sports Facilities Program, Female Facilities Program and the Sporting Surfaces Program, which all come under the Office of […]

Funding to help prevent and reduce alcohol and drug harm is now available and Member for Stuart, Dan van Holst Pellekaan, is encouraging communities to apply. “While it is very unfortunate alcohol and drugs are causing harm in our communities, there are ways we can help,” Mr van Holst Pellekaan said. “Applications are now open […]

An initiative to deliver vital bowel cancer procedures earlier and prevent cancer progressing will save lives in the electorate of Stuart. As part of the State Liberals’ $5 million Bowel Cancer Prevention Initiative, the policy commits to: Eradicate, within 12 months of the election, the overdue waiting list for a colonoscopy after a positive faecal […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

With the bushfire season fast approaching, Member for Stuart, Dan van Holst Pellekaan MP, is encouraging all community members and groups to assess their bushfire survival plan and ensure it takes into consideration the potential for a loss of power or mobile phone service. “As many people in the electorate would know, bushfires can be […]