DISASTER ASSISTANCE FOR SOUTH AUSTRALIAN COUNCILS FOLLOWING MASSIVE FLOOD DAMAGE

Disaster assistance is now available for local councils in South Australia following the severe weather, heavy rainfall and flooding between 21 January and 2 February 2022 that caused significant disruption to communities and key transport infrastructure routes. Assistance is being provided for 14 local government areas in northern, central and western parts of the state…

Adjournment Roads in Grey

Mr RAMSEY (Grey—Government Whip) (19:55): I’ve got some good news to share with you. Today, the heavy work began on the duplication of the Augusta Highway beginning at Port Wakefield, with the first two sections to go through to Lochiel. That’s a distance of about 32 kilometres. That section will cost $260 million, of which the…

Constituency Statement SA Floods

Mr RAMSEY (Grey—Government Whip) (16:39): I’m very mindful of the member for Kingston’s comments there about the loss of the life of a wonderful volunteer. It just reminds us of what an amazing place Australia is, because in another part of South Australia we’ve been dealing with floods—in my electorate, I must say, and on my…