Opportunities in business and education will be a focus of a South Australian delegation leaving today for the Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam. The delegation of more than 60 business, education, cultural and government leaders, will work to advance relationships, increase engagement with South East Asia and raise South Australia’s profile in the region’s markets. Led…
Mr Brent Espeland AM has been appointed Chair of the Veterans’ Advisory Council (VAC), replacing the Hon Sir Eric Neal AC CVO who has served in the role with distinction since inception of the VAC in 2008. The Council’s key aim is to promote the well-being of South Australian Veterans and provide advice to the…
Consultation on the review of the Retail and Commercial Leases Act 1995 is now underway and the State Government encourages all stakeholders play an active part. The review was handed down by retired District Court Judge Mr Alan Moss last month and consultation will take place over the next three months. BackgroundMinister for Small Business,…
Business across the state are benefitting from South Australian Government policies giving them first go at almost $4 billion worth of goods and services contracts let annually by the government. Latest data from the State Procurement Board shows that in 2014-15, 90 per cent of the value of goods and services contracts were let to…
New graphic modelling released today shows the huge jobs bonanza ahead for South Australia’s naval shipbuilding sector, set to peak at just under 6000 direct jobs in a decade. The Defence SA figures show the expected fall in jobs, to fewer than 2500 over the next 12 – 18 months, is followed by a spike…
More than $790,000 has been granted to South Australian SME exporters to help them access new global markets, expand business and grow jobs. The latest round of Export Partnership Program (EPP) funding has seen 33 small business recipients share in $791,000. One of the latest recipients, Hartwig Air Group used is its $20,000 EPP funding…
Job opportunities in Adelaide’s northern suburbs received a $10 million boost today through special grants to start or expand local businesses. Guidelines released today outline how the $10 million Small Business Development Fund will support small businesses to grow and create multiple, ongoing jobs in northern Adelaide. An initiative under the State Government’s Northern Economic…
The Repatriation General Hospital site will continue to serve South Australian Veterans and the community for years to come, with the RSL today announced as the successful submission for the Repat site. The RSL consortium, which includes RSL SA, RSL Care SA and RSL Life Care, will invest $125 million redeveloping the site into a…
850 new jobs will be created in regional South Australia and northern Adelaide as a result of a$275 million investment by leading chicken producer, Ingham’s. Ingham’s is expanding its facilities to double its capacity throughout the production chain including breeding, hatching, processing, feed production and product distribution at 15 sites in South Australia. These include…
United leadership from Federal and State Governments is essential in order to continue to be taken seriously by international shipbuilding companies and investors. This week’s refusal by Federal Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science Christopher Pyne to include the South Australian Government in a local defence round table sent the wrong message to the sector,…
