An Adelaide chapter of the global South Australia Club has been launched by its inaugural Patron, His Excellency the Honourable Hieu Van Le AO, Governor of South Australia. Minister for Investment and Trade Martin Hamilton-Smith said the South Australia Club was started in London by the Agent General, Bill Muirhead AM in 2010. “Mr Muirhead…
A sod-turning event was held today to mark the beginning of construction on the $300 million West Franklin apartment complex in the city’s west end. Minister for Investment and Trade Martin Hamilton-Smith said the Franklin Street project is the result of significant investment from China’s Zhengtang Group, which has indicated the project will create 1350…
The State Government has increased its efforts to assist South Australian small businesses with the establishment of a shopfront in the central business district of Adelaide. The new office of the Small Business Commissioner will bring together services and advice from the Department of State Development and Office of the Industry Advocate. Minister for Small…
Nine university students have been offered scholarships with local defence and related companies to work on industry nominated Honours projects. Higher Education and Skills Minister Susan Close said the State Government’s 2016 Defence Honours Scholarship Program provides invaluable industry experience. “The nine local students are eligible to receive up to $7,000 to undertake an Honours…
The State Government has approved a multi-million dollar upgrade of its Techport facility, to expand its wharf by 22 metres and permit two Air Warfare Destroyers to berth side-by-side. Minister for Defence Industries Martin Hamilton-Smith said the project exemplified the State’s commitment to improve infrastructure to win naval shipbuilding contracts. “We are fully committed to…
A new $1 million laboratory to commercialise marine biotechnology research and development will be created through a partnership between Flinders University and a leading Chinese company specialising in advanced food technology and processing. Science Minister Kyam Maher says Shandong Tianjiu Industrial Group and Flinders University’s Centre for Marine Bioproducts Development today signed two documents in…
The State Government has renewed its India Engagement Strategy, to strengthen opportunities for South Australian exporters to expand their businesses and create jobs. Minister for Investment and Trade, Martin Hamilton-Smith said the State’s relationship with India has evolved since the release of its India Engagement Strategy in 2012. “This refinement of the original strategy will…
A trade delegation from Dubai will attend today’s Arabian Race Day at Morphettville Racecourse, as part of an investment reconnaissance tour of South Australia. Minister for Investment and Trade Martin Hamilton-Smith said the initial discussions have been positive and will help to boost the State’s future trade relations with the Middle East. “The Middle East…
South Australia’s manufacturing and defence industry has attracted another international visitor with Parliamentary State Secretary Dr Ralf Brauksiepe from the German Federal Ministry of Defence in town today. Minister for Defence Industries Martin Hamilton-Smith said while Dr Brauksiepe was in the country to prepare for a meeting between the Australian and German Defence and Foreign…
The State Government has struck an agreement to establish a South Australia-Penang Joint Working Group to develop new investment and trade opportunities with South East Asia. The signing between The Chief Minister of Penang Lim Guan Eng and Minister for Investment and Trade Martin Hamilton-Smith occurred during a Malaysian delegation to Adelaide. It focused on…
