April 18, 2011
The Nuriootpa Cricket Club has been successful in the latest round of Active Club grants, receiving $9000 to purchase a roller to use on their pitch.
The roller was purchased from Coates Hire, Nuriootpa.
Member for Schubert, Mr Ivan Venning presented Club Captain and Coach, Mr Brett Lydeamore with the $9000 cheque last week and inspected the rol... ...
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April 13, 2011
Member for Schubert, Mr Ivan Venning was informed last week that his application for funding for a new Barossa Hospital from the Health and Hospitals Fund (HHF) Regional priority round was unsuccessful.
Mr Venning said he was extremely disappointed, particularly as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health, Mr Leon Bignell MP recently... ...
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April 8, 2011
Following recent tours of both the Angaston and Tanunda hospitals, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health, Mr Leon Bignell MP said Federal funding would be needed for the $70 million new Barossa Hospital to come to fruition.
The Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health, Mr Leon Bignell MP said in Parliament
"The Member f... ...
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April 8, 2011
Member for Schubert, Mr Ivan Venning congratulated the Barossa Council on the upcoming opening of "The Rex", the new recreation centre in Tanunda in a speech to Parliament last week.
Mr Venning said he had toured the centre a couple of times and was very impressed with the facilities on offer, including an indoor lap pool, a hydrotherapy pool, a s... ...
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April 4, 2011
Member for Schubert, Mr Ivan Venning says he agrees with the concept that a statutory line be drawn around the Barossa Valley to protect it from urban sprawl and maintain the integrity of the region.
Deputy Premier, Hon. John Rau spoke about the Government's proposal to draw a statutory line around the Barossa to protect it from urban sprawl at la... ...
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April 1, 2011
Member for Schubert, Mr Ivan Venning is disgusted that the Rann Labor Government has withdrawn funding the Advisory Board of Agriculture (ABA) as a part of their severe Budget cuts.
The Advisory Board of Agriculture has served in South Australia for over 123 years - providing the Minister with advice and allowing knowledge, information and data ab... ...
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March 28, 2011
Member for Schubert, Mr Ivan Venning has come out in support of the Barossa Council's recent decision to ban trucks along the main streets of Tanunda and Nuriootpa, unless they are delivering goods directly to the area.
Mr Venning said he is also happy to support Council's push for funding to upgrade the notorious Kroemer's crossing intersection t... ...
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March 21, 2011
Member for Schubert, Mr Ivan Venning said he was unhappy that last Wednesday, March 16, a combined truck checking station operation by the Department of Transport and the police was set up in the designated rest area opposite Laucke's Mill at Daveyston.
A shaker to check steering, and scales to weigh trucks were set up until 12 noon, with police a... ...
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March 11, 2011
Member for Schubert, Mr Ivan Venning was pleased to learn recently that the Kersbrook Landcare Group was successfully in being awarded a $30,000 grant to enable them to manage remnant vegetation within the South Para.
The project aims to reduce weed threats and improve the condition of degraded areas of vegetation. The project area encompasses 410... ...
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March 11, 2011
Mid Murray Council had been working hard to get the damaged infrastructure in Mannum repaired following the torrential rains and subsequent flooding in December, only to have much of the good work washed away in last Tuesday's downpour.
Member for Schubert, Mr Ivan Venning said he is saddened that much of the work done by Council to repair the dam... ...
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