February 25, 2011
Member for Schubert, Mr Ivan Venning gave notice in Parliament last week that he will move to establish a select committee to examine the effectiveness of speed cameras in South Australia.
Mr Venning said that the debate regarding whether or not speed cameras are ‘Revenue Raisers or Life Savers' had prompted him to suggest a Parliamentary Commit... ...
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February 17, 2011
Member for Schubert, Mr Ivan Venning expressed his disappointment at learning that the Environment, Resources and Development (ERD) Court recently dismissed an appeal for the Nuriootpa Railway Station to be retained.
In handing down its ruling the court ruled that the building was of low heritage value and deemed it to be "unsafe and unusable".
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February 15, 2011
Member for Schubert, Mr Ivan Venning is encouraging Barossa wineries to take hold of opportunities to expand their business into the relatively untapped market of China.
Mr Venning said he was disappointed to learn recently that there were no Barossa wineries set to participate in an upcoming wine show, Top Wine China to be held in Beijing from 24... ...
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February 8, 2011
Over two and half years after the funds were allocated, the business case investigation into a new health facility for the Barossa has finally been released.
Member for Schubert, Mr Ivan Venning said he was shocked when he heard the Minister for Health, the Hon. John Hill table the report on Tuesday, the first day of Parliament for the year.
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February 8, 2011
Member for Schubert, Mr Ivan Venning is renewing his calls for a passenger train service to be re-instated to the Barossa Valley.
Mr Venning said that recent discussions about the possibility of the construction of a passenger rail service to Roseworthy, coupled with a surplus of rail cars becoming available early next year, had prompted him to ag... ...
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February 7, 2011
The local community has responded to the call for help from Member for Schubert, Mr Ivan Venning and Barossa resident Kirsty Rosenzweig, donating boxes of stationery to assist school children from the Lockyer Valley and Ispwich communities, devastated by the recent floods.
Six large boxes of stationery items have been collected and posted to Queen... ...
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February 1, 2011
Member for Schubert, Mr Ivan Venning would like to assure his constituents that he will do all he can to prevent the Rann Labor Government from charging South Australians for water from dams.
The Draft Water Allocation Plan for the Western Mount Lofty Ranges released in October last year contains a proposal to require all water license holders wit... ...
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February 1, 2011
Member for Schubert, Mr Ivan Venning has vowed to support any legislation put forward when Parliament resumes next week, to limit the power given to Natural Resource Management (NRM) officers, particularly in relation to the rights officers have to access a property with or without the permission of the owner.
Mr Venning said he was utterly disapp... ...
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January 21, 2011
Member for Schubert, Mr Ivan Venning recently received a response to his request for consideration to be given by the Federal Government to install another digital repeater in the Barossa Valley from an Adviser to Hon. Stephan Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy.
Whilst the correspondence did not address the requ... ...
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January 21, 2011
Barossa woman, Mrs Kirsty Rosenzweig and local Member for Schubert, Mr Ivan Venning have joined forces to launch an appeal to assist the school children of Ipswich and the Lockyer Valley, which were devastated in the recent Queensland floods.
Originally from the Lockyer Valley before coming to the Barossa, Mrs Rosenzweig's family, as well as many ... ...
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