Qantas’ announcement of upragded aircraft replacing the current ones used in Port Lincoln and Whyalla is excellent news, but will come with a cost to Whyalla. Federal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey informed the Parliament of his briefing from Qantas representatives in Canberra this week of their plans to retire the Q200 and Q300 QantasLink…
Federal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey said he is pleased Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has announced a future Federal Coalition Government will introduce zero-emissions nuclear energy in Australia with Port Augusta listed as one of seven locations for a reactor to be built. “The construction and operation of a plant at Port Augusta will…
Regional Australia has been dealt a major blow in Labor’s Budget with funding completely cut for the Mobile Blackspots Program and the Regional Connectivity Program. Federal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey said it is imperative the regions have reliable mobile service and better connectivity. “This is a huge blow for the regions and could not…
With concerns growing around the blast furnace at the Whyalla steelworks which has been out of action following an incident during a maintenance operation, Federal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey has brought the situation to the National Parliament’s attention. “I understand the consternation from the community, from trade suppliers and from workers and sub-contractors whose…
“An almost complete absence of interest in regional Australia and a budget based on questionable forecast figures,” is how Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey has described Labor’s 2024 Budget. “There is scant mention of the issues facing South Australian regions in the Budget. I welcome the continuation of the Remote and Regional Airports programs,”…
Escalating lawlessness and violence in Ceduna have prompted the SA Government to trial a three-month stricter liquor restriction in the town. Federal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey said Federal Social Services Minister Amanda Rishworth’s decision to cancel the cashless debit card had left the town in a spiral of lawlessness and violence. “Let’s hope it makes a difference,…
The fight to extend the permit to allow farmers access to a stronger mouse bait has been taken to Parliament with Federal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey speaking in the House on behalf of farmers. “The switch no-till farming in the last twenty years has greatly improved productivity and the environment, but it has also…
Chair of the Coalition Agriculture Policy Committee Rowan Ramsey said he was pleased the committee’s report and supporting submissions into live-sheep export had been successfully tabled in the Federal Parliament. “My initial request to table these documents in the Parliament yesterday following my Private Members Motion on the issue was denied by Labor, but following…
The Government’s proposal to ban live sheep export has spurred the Coalition Agricultural Policy Committee to the speak to the industry directly to give them a platform to send their reaction to the Government back to Canberra. Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey chairs the policy committee and said the Albanese Government’s determination to abolish the…
Continuing reports of escalating lawlessness and violence in Ceduna have prompted Federal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey to speak in Parliament and urge Minister for Social Services Amanda Rishworth to visit the community unannounced. “I am so disheartened to hear reports of increased anti-social behaviour in Ceduna,” he said. “Ceduna has been a beautiful regional community, a wonderful tourist destination and a safe community in which to live. …
