Port Augusta to Stage a Green Power Festival

A Green Power Festival will be staged in Port Augusta after Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey announced last week that Port Augusta Business Incorporated grant application has been successful. The $19,999 grant from the Federal Government’s Building Better Regions Fund will enable the city to hold a Green Power Festival that will draw a further…

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Pika Wiya to get Men’s Shed

Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey has announced Pika Wiya Health Service is to get a “Men’s Shed” as a result of a $144,500 grant from the Federal Government’s highly successful Building Better Regions Fund.   “The construction of this new facility will provide space and an environment for Pika Wiya to deliver a wide range…

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New Facilities Lochiel’s Lake Bumbunga

Federal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey has announced tourist facilities at Lochiel’s Lake Bumbunga will get a significant lift as a result of a $236,380 grant from the Federal Government’s highly successful Building Better Regions Fund (BBRF).   Mr Ramsey said, “I have been noticing an increasing number of tourists pulled up at South Australia’s…

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Cummins Show Pavilion to get Major Upgrade

Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey has announced the Cummins AH&F Society will be undertaking a major upgrade of the Show Pavilion as a result of a $38,555 grant from the Federal Government’s highly successful Building Better Regions Fund (BBRF).   “I had been approached while back by committee President Raymond Whillas about the possibility of…

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Fed’s $3 million for Cowell Foreshore Redevelopment

Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey has announced Cowell’s foreshore is to benefit from a $3m grant from the Federal Government’s highly successful Building Better Regions Fund.   “The council had been pursuing this project for some time and I am pleased it has been successful”, Mr Ramsey said. “The District Council of Franklin Harbor has…

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North of State to have New Suicide Prevention Program

Federal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey has announced Centacare Catholic Country has been successful in gaining a $97,045 grant to develop Suicide Prevention Program. The Building the Better Regions grant will service drought –affected communities across the Eyre and Western, Far North and Mid North regions of the state.   Mr Ramsey said, “We are…

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Bute/Alford Mobile Phone Tower Turned On!

Federal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey said he was delighted to receive advice that the Bute/Alford mobile phone tower has been turned on.   “ThE Bute/Alford tower was announced under Round 3 of the Mobile Black Spots program in 2016,” he said. “It was delivered as an election round and I was able to prioritise…

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UNI SA WHYALLA SECURES INCUBATOR GRANT

February 22 2019 Federal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey said he is delighted to announce funding of $500,000 for the UniSA Whyalla Campus. The uni will receive funding to create a new regional Innovation and Collaboration Centre in Whyalla (ICC Whyalla) through the Federal Government’s Incubator Support initiative. Mr Ramsey said UniSA had done a…

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Future Drought Fund Bill

  Mr RAMSEY (Grey—Government Whip) (17:19): I rise to speak on the Future Drought Fund Bill 2018 and related bill. When Scott Morrison became Prime Minister on 24 August 2018 he made it abundantly clear that one of his main priorities was to deal with the ongoing drought. He’s shown great attention to that task…

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