Tag: state parliament

Reforms to use of excessive self-defence laws

Following extensive consultation with law enforcement and the broader community, laws developed in response to the tragic killing of South East woman Synamin Bell...

Roadside safety stepped up

Following a 12-month advocacy campaign by the state’s peak motoring body, new laws to protect the community, RAA Patrols and other recovery workers at...

Students visit parliament

House of Assembly speaker Leon Bignell has heaped praise on Glencoe Central Primary School students, describing them as the best behaved of the many...

Debilitating period pain insights

Sufferers of endometriosis in the South East region are invited to share their experiences at a high-level inquiry.
The State Parliament’s Select Committee on Endometriosis...

Timber leader to guide cross-border selection

Third generation sawmiller Ian McDonnell is assisting with the selection of the next Cross Border Commissioner.
Described by Premier Peter Malinauskas as a Mount Gambier...

Milestone Bell rings for city MP

Awell-known Mount Gambier politician is celebrating a major milestone this month.
Member for Mount Gambier Troy Bell has rung the bell on a decade in...

‘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...

Catastrophic fire memories shared

Amotion was moved in State Parliament last week to recognise the 40th anniversary of the catastrophic Ash Wednesday fires which devastated the South East. The...

Charity big winner from football

The recent switch the headspace Match for Mental Health charity football match in Mount Gambier has been praised in State Parliament. Independent Member for Mount...

‘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...

Legislation ‘public interest’

Member for Mount Gambier Troy Bell yesterday threw his support behind a push to recall State Parliament before the March 19 State Election. The Independent...

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...