South Australian cricketers to train India’s next generation of champions

The Adelaide based Darren Lehmann Cricket Academy is targeting young Indian cricketers with a proposal to establish a centre of excellence in India. Minister for Investment and Trade Martin Hamilton-Smith who is leading the State Government’s largest trade delegation to Delhi, Jaipur and Mumbai, welcomed the proposal. “South Australia has many common links with India…

Karlene Maywald to lead South Australia’s push to sell water expertise

Former chair of Australia’s National Water Commission Karlene Maywald has been appointed as ‘Strategic Adviser – Water Opportunities,’ to assist South Australia’s water expertise global sales pitch. Attending a trade delegation in India this week, the Minister for Investment and Trade Martin Hamilton-Smith said the new role will involve Ms Maywald in project negotiations during…

A new PTSD Centre for Excellence at Glenside

An expert advisory panel including clinicians, veteran representatives, consumers and carers has recommended Glenside Health Service Campus as the site for the new $15 million veteran mental health precinct including the Centre for Excellence for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Health Minister Jack Snelling said the panel assessed a number of locations based on specific criteria,…

South Australian delegation to commemorate Battle of Lone Pine in Gallipoli

22-year-old South Australian Alex Hibbard will honour his late father and represent Legacy at the Battle of Lone Pine centenary commemoration in Turkey this week. The Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Martin Hamilton-Smith said a bi-partisan parliamentary and veteran delegation will also pay tribute to the more than 2,000 Australian casualties sustained at Lone Pine. “The…

Shifting South Australia’s time zone

The Government is favouring a shift to Eastern Standard Time following the consideration of two reports into the benefits or difficulties a potential change in time zone could cause. Releasing two reports from the first round of community consultation, Premier Jay Weatherill said the wide-ranging submissions and comments had brought new elements into the debate.…