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Date Time SA a priority for Infrastructure Australia Infrastructure Australia has released its latest Priority List with the largest number of new proposals for South Australia in the List’s five-year history. The six initiatives are rated as either High Priority or Priority reflecting the Marshall Liberal Government’s hard work to plan a pipeline of projects and grow confidence within the construction industry in the state. South Australia has two High Priority Initiatives – Adelaide’s Outer Ring Route capacity and South Australian Road Network maintenance. There are also four initia...

By Raquel Mustillo MEMBER for Mount Gambier Troy Bell has defended abstaining from the final vote of the state’s historic and controversial abortion laws despite voting on a number of amendments during the marathon debate. 
 Parliamentarians were granted a conscience vote on the bill – introduced to the Lower House by Attorney-General Vickie Chapman – which removes abortion from criminal law and allows termination beyond 23 weeks in certain circumstances. 
The independent MP raised concerns with the lack of safeguards in the original Termination of Pregnancy Bill ahead of the deba...

Print text only Cancel Hundreds of thousands of snapper fingerlings will be released off South Australia's coastline over the coming months, as part of a desperate attempt to replenish critically low stocks of the native fish. Key points: A statewide ban on snapper fishing was introduced last year Authorities have spawned 300,000 fingerlings to be released back into the gulfs An SA Research and Development Institute (SARDI) restocking program was launched around the same time the ban was introduced, resulting in 300,000 fish being spawned. SARDI's research director of aquatic sciences, Dr Mik...

Architecture news & editorial desk Australasian timber products manufacturer Timberlink, has announced plans to build a new plant to manufacture cross laminated timber (CLT) and glue laminated timber (GLT). The new state-of-the-art softwood CLT and GLT manufacturing facility – the first of its kind in Australia – will be co-located with Timberlink’s recently upgraded softwood sawmill in Tarpeena, South Australia. The sawmill at the Tarpeena site currently employs over 200 people and contributes $150 million to the local economy. Construction work will begin this year with the new plant ...

Riverland producers face financial hit from Christmas fruit fly outbreak ThuThursday 24 DecDecember 2020 at 1:04am A fruit fly outbreak has been declared in Renmark West after larvae were found in apricots on December 22. ( Share Print text only Cancel There are fears an outbreak of Queensland fruit fly in South Australia could be devastating for the horticulture industry, with some growers unable to move stone fruit during their harvest period. Key points: Quarantine rules mean producers are unable to move fruit during their harvest period The public are being reminded not to bring fruit int...