Mr COWDREY (Colton) (15:08): My question is to the Minister for Energy and Mining. Can the minister update the house on jobs in renewable energy and the role of the South Australia to New South Wales interconnector? The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN (Stuart—Minister for Energy and Mining) (15:08): Thank you to the member for Colton for […]

Mr TRELOAR (Flinders) (15:00): My question is to the Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Local Government. Can the minister inform the house about how the Marshall government is supporting the South Australian economy through the sealing of the Strzelecki Track? The Hon. S.K. KNOLL (Schubert—Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Local Government, Minister for Planning) (15:00): I thank […]

The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN (Stuart—Minister for Energy and Mining) (15:38): It is a pleasure to rise on the Correctional Services (Accountability and Other Measures) Amendment Bill 2020 on behalf of the people of Stuart. This is actually very important, and I would like to give the Minister for Correctional Services great credit for the […]

The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN (Stuart—Minister for Energy and Mining) (11:39): I thank the Public Works Committee, particularly the Chair (member for Kavel) and his colleagues, for this report. Kapunda High School is an absolutely outstanding South Australian school and it does a tremendous job. It caters for students based in the Kapunda township and […]

The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN (Stuart—Minister for Energy and Mining) (15:29): I rise on behalf of the people of Stuart to say a few words about the very difficult drought situation that is still affecting us and many other people throughout regional South Australia. It has been a tough year, as I am sure everybody […]

Mr BASHAM (Finniss) (15:30): My question is to the Minister for Energy and Mining. Can the minister update the house on the Marshall Liberal government’s Accelerated Discovery Initiative and how it is driving activity and investment in the state’s resources industry? The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN: Thank you, Speaker. The Accelerated Discovery Initiative is an outstanding […]

The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN (Stuart—Minister for Energy and Mining) (11:15): It is a pleasure to rise in support of the motion from the Chair of the Public Works Committee, and I certainly agree with the member for Frome entirely that children are the future and probably one of the most important things in the […]

Second Reading The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN (Stuart—Minister for Energy and Mining) (16:44): It is a pleasure to rise on behalf of the people of Stuart and our government as well, of course, in support of this bill. It is also a pleasure to follow the Deputy Leader of the Opposition on this topic, a […]

The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN (Stuart—Minister for Energy and Mining) (15:08): I rise today on behalf of the people of Stuart to talk about fuel pricing. I am particularly concerned about the fact that fuel prices in Port Augusta have for a long time now been consistently too much higher than those in other parts […]

The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN (Stuart—Minister for Energy and Mining) (11:51): Of course I support this motion and anybody who has heard me speak on this topic or similar topics over the last 10 years would know that. I thank the member for Elizabeth for bringing this. He and I have probably talked on this […]