Tag: Clare Scriven

Scriven to oversee ministerial portfolios

Forests Minister Clare Scriven will temporarily be responsible for additional ministerial portfolios for parts of July and August while two of her female cabinet...

Endometriosis stories shared

Limestone Coast girls and young women are being encouraged to tell their stories about endometriosis to a Parliamentary Committee looking at the condition.
According to...

Forestry board appointed

Afive member transitional board has been appointed to oversee the new Forestry Centre of Excellence in Mount Gambier.
Forests Minister Clare Scriven said the centre...

Regional timber props up colleges

South East-sourced timber will form the backbone of two of the state’s new technical colleges - simultaneously reducing the carbon impact of the construction...

Disaster resilience support

Funding to support disaster resilience in primary industries was highlighted last Friday at the South Australia Forest Products Association (SAFPA) disaster resilience summit in...

No go wind zone draws praise

Two Limestone Coast politicians have welcomed news the waters off Port MacDonnell have been excluded from the Southern Ocean wind zone.
Minister for Primary Industries...

Forestry industry growth plan

The State Government officially launched its South Australian Wood Fibre and Timber Industry Master Plan in the Limestone Coast last week. The plan has been...

Timber future is now

NeXTimber’s Australia’s first Radiata Pine Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) and Glue-Laminated Timber (GLT) manufacturing facility has officially opened in Tarpeena. South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas...

Trial steers transport towards greener future

The State Government has announced a $200,000 investment for Fennell Forestry to commence phase two of an electric log truck trial through the South...

Fire tech upgrade nears completion

The $2m government-funded program to either upgrade or replace eight pre-existing fire spotting towers in this region is nearing completion.
They are being upgraded with...

Premier Pete hits town

SA Premier Peter Malinauskas is in the Limestone Coast for a whistlestop forestry tour. The Premier has kicked off the day by delivering a forestry...

Pest sea creatures deterred

Professionals fishers in the Lakes and Coorong have recently been given special State Government permission to use underwater percussion devices to deter long-nosed fur...

Lib’s claim ‘rebuffed’

Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development Clare Scriven has hit back at Liberal Party claims made at a public meeting in Millicent last...

‘Historic’ mobile service boost

The State Government has announced one of the biggest investments in regional mobile phone coverage in the state’s history - providing $5.5m to boost...