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Articles for Pellekaan

Confusion over Vickie Chapman's pay and entitlements while in cabinet but not a minister
3 years, 1 month ago

Confusion over Vickie Chapman's pay and entitlements while in cabinet but not a minister

ABC  

Confusion surrounds the employment status of South Australia's ousted deputy premier, Vickie Chapman, who will remain in cabinet without responsibilities or her ministerial pay "bump" while under the cloud of an ombudsman's investigation. Key points: Vickie Chapman resigned as deputy premier and stood aside as a minister The Premier says she will get the same pay and entitlements as a …

Pay House Minister Premier Deputy Marshall Chapman
With City Safe gone, Port Augusta forms supergroup to tackle antisocial behaviour
3 years, 4 months ago

With City Safe gone, Port Augusta forms supergroup to tackle antisocial behaviour

ABC  

A group of senior police, bureaucrats, community leaders and politicians will lead a new attempt at addressing antisocial behaviour in Port Augusta. Key points: A cross-agency group has been formed to tackle antisocial behaviour in Port Augusta There was an increase in social problems last summer A council-run night patrol and outreach program was axed this year The Port Augusta …

City Port Safe Behaviour Group Van Our City
Mintabie sits derelict with its pub razed by fire as debate over clean-up continues
3 years, 6 months ago

Mintabie sits derelict with its pub razed by fire as debate over clean-up continues

ABC  

Authorities are yet to decide how to clean up the derelict township of Mintabie, where the former pub has been destroyed by fire. "The APY Lands closed very, very early on and was one of the last places to reopen to non-residents, quite appopriately," Mining and Energy Minister Dan van Holst Pellekaan said. Mr van Holst Pellekaan said the government …

Town Apy Mintabie Sits Van Holst Pellekaan
EPA veteran to oversee lead remediation in Port Pirie, as minister promises more transparency
3 years, 7 months ago

EPA veteran to oversee lead remediation in Port Pirie, as minister promises more transparency

ABC  

The South Australian Government is promising more transparency and community engagement in an overhaul of lead remediation efforts in Port Pirie. Key points: Peter Dolan will head Port Pirie's lead remediation program Mr Dolan is currently the second-in-charge at the SA EPA His appointment comes with a shake-up of the program As part of the shake-up, the government has appointed …

Port Dolan Epa Pirie Tlap Nyrstar Port Pirie
Hydrogen didn't work for the Hindenburg, but can the gas be safely supplied to Australian homes?
4 years, 6 months ago

Hydrogen didn't work for the Hindenburg, but can the gas be safely supplied to Australian homes?

ABC  

Ever since the Hindenburg airship disaster of 1937, hydrogen gas has suffered from an image problem. Key points: A hydrogen electrolyser in Adelaide's south is one of more than a dozen projects across Australia Despite technical challenges, experts say hydrogen can be safely handled Advocates hope hydrogen can become part of the nation's natural gas mix The inferno killed 36 …

Energy Renewable Energy Work Gas Project Renewable Natural
Power granted to switch off household solar in SA to prevent statewide blackout
4 years, 6 months ago

Power granted to switch off household solar in SA to prevent statewide blackout

ABC  

Electricity grid operators will seize the power to remotely switch off new solar panels in South Australia amid warnings the state's solar boom is putting the grid at risk of another statewide blackout. Key points: Solar's popularity has put SA at risk of another statewide blackout, the Government says Grid operators will be granted the power to switch off new …

Energy Household Electricity Blackout Power Risk Solar
Mintabie community's legal action slammed by traditional owners hoping to take opal-rich land back
5 years, 7 months ago

Mintabie community's legal action slammed by traditional owners hoping to take opal-rich land back

ABC  

Traditional owners have slammed legal action launched by residents of a condemned outback town, with one leader saying the argument amounts to the second taking of Aboriginal land. Key points: Miners group launches legal action weeks before June 30 closure Traditional owners frustrated by latest action The future of the opal field is unknown The South Australian Government is pushing …

Legal Action Land Legal Action Campbell Town Traditional Owners
Entire town faces eviction, but Mintabie locals prepare their legal battle to stay
5 years, 10 months ago

Entire town faces eviction, but Mintabie locals prepare their legal battle to stay

ABC  

Residents of a town in South Australia's far north are preparing to fight the State Government in court over moves to wipe the town from the map. Legal challenge only option Mintabie Miners and Progress Association lawyer Todd Grant said he was preparing to lodge his case with the Federal Court "as soon as possible" to prevent evictions from taking …

Legal State Residents Town Lands Apy Mr Grant
Flinders Ranges Aboriginal elders voice support for exploratory drilling on Lake Torrens
5 years, 11 months ago

Flinders Ranges Aboriginal elders voice support for exploratory drilling on Lake Torrens

ABC  

Some Aboriginal elders have given their support for an exploratory mining operation currently underway on the surface of one of Australia's largest salt lakes. "He was dragged from the Flinders Ranges by another little brown lizard and buried in Lake Torrens," she said. "This is no fairy tale that someone's just making up because they're going to start drilling on …

Mining Resources Site Surface Lake Aboriginal Dreamtime