The approaching election and the impending retirement of Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey following seventeen years of service, triggered a process for the Liberal Party to select a candidate to contest the next election which was held in Port Augusta last Sunday. Grey covers in excess of 92% of the state and more than…
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Federal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey wants to assure the people of Whyalla he is firmly focussed on recent announcements regarding the re-energising of the blast furnace, job losses and speculation rampant throughout the community about the future of Liberty OneSteel. Recently there has also been the news of a temporary idling of the…
DetailsQantas’ 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…
DetailsFederal 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…
DetailsRegional 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…
DetailsWith 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…
Details“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,”…
DetailsEscalating 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,…
DetailsThe 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…
DetailsChair 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…
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