Three South Australian-based companies have won contracts to supply and install up to 400 solar photovoltaic systems on public housing properties, supporting local jobs. The State Government has awarded a tender to install up to 200 solar PV systems on public housing in the Adelaide City Council area. A further 200 solar PV systems will…
Sister States South Australia and Rajasthan last night signed an agreement in India that will see the establishment of a new water centre of excellence in Jaipur. The Centre of Excellence in Water and Resource Management MOU is the next step towards India having a nationally and internationally recognised centre for leadership and innovation in…
South Australian know how will help ensure clean water for one of the world’s largest populations following the signing of an agreement in India tonight. The Confederation of Indian Industry, Triveni Water Institute (Triveni) and South Australia’s Water Industry Alliance (WIA) will sign the agreement in Delhi this evening that will see the groups work…
South Australia’s newest student Ambassador Ms Fu Lu from Shandong, China, was welcomed to Adelaide today by Minister for Investment and Trade Martin Hamilton-Smith. Ms Lu, a student at Shandong University in Jinan, is visiting Adelaide for four weeks to study English and tour South Australia as part of the Amazing Ambassador Recruitment Campaign, originally…
South Australia’s overseas goods exports totalled $11.6 billion, up 2.7 per cent, or $306 million, in the year to June 2016, according to figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The latest figures show South Australia again performed substantially better than the national average which latest results show are down 4.4 per cent…
The State Government’s decision to bring together three key offices and agencies dedicated to supporting South Australian SMEs is set to build on recent signs of improvement in the sector. Latest positive signs include an additional 78 South Australian businesses now exporting internationally in the past 12 months; latest economic, confidence and investment surveys showing…
Since it was set up just under 12 months ago, South Australia’s Investment Attraction Agency has secured 10 major investments, generating more than 3800 jobs and in excess of $950 million in new investment for the State. Investment and Trade Minister Martin Hamilton-Smith said all this has been achieved without having to spend any additional…
International education is one of South Australia’s key exports injecting nearly $1.2 billion into our economy in 2015 and creating thousands of local jobs. Students from around the world go back to their parent nations as friends of Australia. Families and friends visit students and help stimulate the local economy. Linkages form between South Australians…
The Anzac Centenary Memorial Garden Walk, South Australia’s commemoration of the thousands of Australian service men and women, has received the Civic Landscape Award at the 50th Annual Australian Institute of Landscape Architects SA Awards. First opened to the public earlier this year, thousands of South Australians have visited the Kintore Avenue Memorial Garden Walk,…
Local sports technology innovation company, Zing International has debut it flashing cricket stumps and bails in the United States in last night’s Caribbean Premier League (CPL) Twenty20 tournament in Florida. Zing’s flashing cricket stumps and bails are capturing the attention of players and cricket fans around the world. Earlier this year they were used by…