Tag: mlc

Politics in the pub to attract comment

Abid to reform legislation relating to abortion is certain to attract comment when Liberal frontbench MLC Ben Hood co-hosts an open political forum in...

Abortion law change in spotlight

Mount Gambier-based Liberal frontbench MLC Ben Hood is looking to change the law relating to abortions.
He is scheduled to introduce a Private Members Bill...

Mount Gambier politician rises through Lib ranks

Mount Gambier Ben Hood MLC has been elevated to the Shadow Cabinet of the South Australian Liberal Party, announced yesterday by newly elected Opposition...

Sponsorship slam dunk

Opposition Leader David Speirs met with members of the Mount Gambier Pioneers last week to announce his sponsorship of the club and to celebrate...

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...

Libs tour region

The unofficial Liberal Party campaign to win back the seat of MacKillop started this week when ex-Federal MP Nicolle Flint fronted a public meeting...

Minister elevation

Mount Gambier MLC Ben Hood has been elevated to the position of Assistant Minister for Regional South Australia on the Liberal front bench. In announcing...

Garden founder awarded

Ali Paulett has been awarded the 2023 SA AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award for her creation of Bush DeVine Indigenous Australian Native sensory bush food...

Treatment petition delivered

The petition for a radiation treatment centre to be established in the Limestone Coast was tabled in the South Australian House of Assembly on...

Virgo fills council vacancy

The Mount Gambier City Council vacancy created by the resignation of new Liberal MLC Ben Hood has been filled. Jason Virgo (pictured), who was previously...

Liberal MLC appointed to export initiative

New Liberal MLC and Mount Gambier resident Ben Hood has recently been appointed to the parliamentary select committee inquiring into the exporting of wood...

‘Stealth’ act criminalised

The vile act of stealthing - to deliberately remove a condom before or during sex without the other person’s consent - has been explicitly...

‘Song time’
shut down

Primary Industries Minister Clare Scriven has been rebuked for answering a question in State Parliament by singing her reply. After being in receipt of a...

Shadow Minister visits region

Shadow Minister for Regional South Australia Nicola Centofanti MLC (pictured) visited the Limestone Coast last week. Ms Centofanti spent much of the week in the...

Local initiative praised in parliament

Local mental wellbeing organisation Lifeboat SE was praised recently in State Parliament for its excellent work in supporting the local community. Local Labor MLC Clare...