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,…
A targeted international marketing campaign by a South Australian flying school has created a blue sky opportunity in Asia’s rapidly expanding aviation training market. Using its $20,000 Export Partnership Program (EPP) grant from the South Australian Government, Hartwig Air Group has secured a significant deal with Vietnam Airlines and the Vietnamese Civil Aviation Authority to…
The South Australian Government’s Economic Priority Number 4, the ‘Knowledge State’, includes the objective of increasing the number of international students studying in South Australia from 28,300 in 2013 (baseline) to 35,500 in 2017. This equates to a market share of approximately 5% (See Appendix A). If South Australia was to achieve a market share…
Our State’s engagement with the world will have a significant impact on our future growth, the wellbeing of South Australians and job prospects for future generations. Demand from Asia, particularly from China for goods and services, represents a great opportunity for South Australia to capitalise on its resources and talents. When these demands and external…
Thousands of South Australians will get their first look at the new Anzac Centenary Memorial Garden Walk when it opens to the public today. The 280 metre Memorial Walk runs along Kintore Avenue, linking the South Australian National War Memorial to the Torrens Parade Ground, where many service personnel left for war. A 70 metre…
Arrium steel from Whyalla will be used in a new $1.5m distribution warehouse being built by the South Australian newsagents co-operative ANCOL at Allenby Gardens. ANCOL and its school supplies business KW Schools are building a new retail sales outlet following ANCOL’s recent purchase of web-based stationery supplier, Lighthouse Books. Established in 1972, ANCOL co-operative…
Supported by the State Government’s busiest ever international engagement program, South Australian businesses have led a rapid growth in goods exports. Minister for Investment and Trade Martin Hamilton-Smith said trade figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics today show our local products are in high demand. “South Australia’s exports are continuing to rise in…
