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Morialta Matters
News from John Gardner MP
Dear Residents Issue 27 Summer 2019
As I’ve been talking to people in the community over the last few months I have sensed a growing
feeling of confidence in South Australia’s future. Business owners are talking about pu�ng on more
staff; more young people are talking about building their futures here, rather than moving interstate
to follow career aspira�ons. We are working hard to create an environment conducive to employment
growth and prosperity.
One particular piece of good news is the announcement that Adelaide will be home to the
headquarters for the new Na�onal Space Agency, at the Lot 14 site on North Terrace. Winning this bid
over all other states and territories took a concerted effort from our government: it is both a sign of
the growing confidence people have in our state and a cause for further op�mism in itself.
Billions of dollars are now coming into the space sector every year, and many new businesses are
seeking to get involved in this burgeoning part of the economy – including within the North Terrace
entrepreneurial precinct. It is an exci�ng �me for South Australia! For more informa�on check out
www.industry.gov.au/strategies-for-the-future/australian-space-agency.
This edi�on of Morialta Ma�ers contains informa�on about a number of local events and ac�vi�es,
but there is a par�cular focus on highligh�ng some of the major steps taken in the Marshall Liberal
Government’s first State Budget late last year. Our key commitments in the elec�on campaign were
around more jobs,
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ac�on include the aboli�on of payroll tax for small businesses, dras�c reduc�ons in the Emergency
Services Levy, and improved health and educa�on services.
As always, please don’t hesitate to contact my office if you’d like more informa�on about any of these
issues, or if I may ever be of assistance as your local MP.
Electorate Office - 163 St Bernards Road
Rostrevor 5073
- (08) 8365 4224
- morialta@parliament.sa.gov.au
Ministerial Office - Level 9, 31 Flinders Street
Adelaide 5000
- (08) 8365 4224
- minister.gardner@sa.gov.au
/JohnGardnerMP
2018 - 19 STATE BUDGET
BETTER HEALTH SERVICES
The cuts to the Modbury Hospital made by the previous Labor
Government devastated our local community.
I am pleased to advise that the 2018-19 Budget delivers $114
million for the Modbury Hospital, including the restora�on
of mul�-day surgery, and $23 million to re-establish the High
Dependency Unit.
Hospitals across South Australia will benefit from a substan�al
investment in improved services. Cri�cally, beds have reopened
at the Repat, in line with our promises.
Our commitments to deliver be�er health services were a core
promise of the Marshall Liberal team, and con�nue to be a key
focus for the new Government.
FUNDING FOR MOBILE BLACK SPOTS
The Marshall Liberal Government has welcomed the
commencement of round four of the Commonwealth Government’s
$25 million Mobile Black Spot Program. We are delivering on our
elec�on commitment to invest $10 million into fixing mobile phone
black spots and are using those funds to leverage an extra
$10 million or more out of the Commonwealth and
telecommunica�ons providers.
Too many residents in regional South Australia, including Morialta,
suffer from substandard communica�on services. This needs to be
addressed. The government has commenced iden�fying
priority sites in regional South Australia to improve mobile
recep�on.
ADDRESSING THE SCOURGE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
We are delivering on our key elec�on commitments to address the
scourge of domes�c violence, including through inves�ng more than
$11.9 million over the next 4 years on a suite of posi�ve measures
to support women and children at risk in South Australia.
- $4 million over 2 years to 2019–20 for 40 addi�onal domes�c and
family violence crisis beds.
- $5 million of interest-free loans for non-government domes�c
violence organisa�ons to fund housing related capital projects
including expansions, renova�ons and upgrades.
- an extra $1.66 million over 4 years to extend the Women’s Safety
Services SA domes�c violence crisis line to 24-hours a day.
2018 - 19 STATE BUDGET
SECURING RELIABLE AND AFFORDABLE ELECTRICITY
Securing reliable and affordable electricity is one of the greatest
challenges facing South Australia. The 2018-19 Budget invests
$184 million to lower prices and improve reliability.
We are inves�ng $100 million to establish our promised
Home Ba�ery Storage Scheme, which will subsidise the cost
of installing a home energy storage system for up to 40,000
households, and $50 million for Grid Scale Storage, which will
aid the development of new storage technologies.
40,000 South Australians can now access grants of up to $6,000
to help pay for the installa�on of a home ba�ery system. This will
benefit homeowners and the grid as a whole.
There is no overnight fix to our state’s energy challenges, but
the measures included in this budget take significant steps to responsibly get our balance right. For more
informa�on, visit www.energymining.sa.gov.au/energy_implementa�on/home_ba�ery_scheme.
CHEAPER EMERGENCY SERVICES LEVY
We are delivering on our commitment to slash Emergency Services Levy
bills for South Australians. $360 million will be put back into the pockets
of householders over the next four years.
The saving on a property worth $470,000, Adelaide’s mean sale price,
is about $145 per year. This would lower the average bill from $272 to
$127: a saving of 53 per cent.
The previous Labor Government massively increased ESL bills in 2014
by removing the long-standing remissions. Households across South
Australia have been paying too much ever since but, with this relief, the
Government is delivering on our elec�on promises.
DELIVERING FREE VOLUNTEER
SCREENING CHECKS
Volunteer screening fees are now free for all South
Australians. Previously South Australians were paying $59.40
for a volunteer screening check - the highest applica�on fee
in the na�on.
The 2018-19 State Budget provides an ongoing funding
alloca�on to abolish all volunteer screening fees, with the
Government commi�ng $677,000 in 2018-19 and $1.4
million per year from 2019-20 in recogni�on of the huge
importance of volunteers and the work they do accross
South Australia.
2018 - 19 STATE BUDGET
RECORD INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION
We recognise that investment in our children and young people is a key driver for South Australia’s
future prosperity. More than $1 billion is being invested in capital works projects and recurrent
educa�on funding is set to increase by $515 million from 2017-18 to 2021-22. Our ambi�on is to
support every child in every school in South Australia to fulfill their poten�al.
IMPROVING OUTCOMES IN OUR SCHOOLS
LITERACY GUARANTEE
CONSTRUCTION OF 3 NEW SCHOOLS
MOVING YEAR 7 INTO HIGH SCHOOL
LANGUAGES IN SCHOOLS
STRONGER VOCATIONAL PATHWAYS
ENTREPRENEURIAL PROGRAMMES
TACKLING BULLYING, TRUANCY AND
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
A FRESH START FOR TAFE SA
TAFE SA is South Australia’s public training provider with a proud record of serving students and industry in our
state over many decades. However it is well documented that it has had a challenging period in recent years.
The fact is that we need a strong TAFE SA – as we need a strong non-government training sector – both to ensure
that students get great training leading to rewarding careers, and to ensure that our businesses and industries have
access to the skilled workforce that they need to prosper. As Minister for Educa�on one of my key jobs over the
last year, on behalf of the government, has been to deliver a fresh start for TAFE SA.
There has been a lot of hard work undertaken across the organisa�on and it is paying dividends: in December TAFE
SA received a clean bill of health from ASQA – the na�onal regulator – with all audited courses mee�ng na�onal
quality standards. Community confidence in TAFE SA is also returning with an increase in applica�ons this year.
In further great news, TAFE SA has become the first accredited
training partner of the new Naval Shipbuilding College. TAFE SA’s
state-of-the-art welding facility at its Regency Campus now boasts a
‘navalised’ welding rig that will be used in the Cer�ficate 3 in
Engineering Fabrica�on Trade, as well as some high-tech welding
simula�on machines that will be cri�cal in training students to work
in our shipbuilding industry.
Along with the government’s new $200 million ‘Skilling South
Australia’ fund for appren�ces and trainees, these great steps
forward at TAFE SA will all play a cri�cal role in ensuring that South
Australia’s training sector is primed to deliver the maximum possible
jobs benefit from the Federal Government’s shipbuilding program,
as well as other areas of skills need.
COMMUNITY
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PARADISE INTERCHANGE PARK ‘N’ RIDE
what I’m up to. Here’s a sample! In more great news from the State
Budget $18.5 million has been
commited to deliver on the Paradise
and Golden Grove Park ‘n’ Ride
facili�es as a priority.
Currently, many commuters are le�
frustrated due to the lack of parking
at Paradise interchange, forcing them
to park on the busy main road or spill
over into the side streets in the area
and the paddock across the road. This
key elec�on commitment will see
the number of car parks at Paradise
Interchange rise to 775.
NORTH EAST RD + SOUTH PARA RD UPGRADE
Morialta residents – par�cularly in Cudlee Creek, Gumeracha and Birdwood,
would be very familiar with the troubled intersec�on of North East Road and
South Para Road (and the stretch up to Tippe� Road). Although this is just
outside the Morialta electorate, many residents drive through this area daily.
The Department for Transport has a budget alloca�on this year to improve
this traffic treatment, to reduce driver confusion and improve safety.
Our neighbouring local MP, Richard Harvey, and I are eager to ensure that
local residents’ views and feedback are well understood by the Department.
If you use this patch of road and would like to have your say, please send me
an email at morialta@parliament.sa.gov.au or write to me at the office and I
will ensure that your views are considered as part of this process.
A terrific day in Montacute in August: a�er 30 years of trying and many false
starts, the whole community celebrated the new CFS Sta�on being opened by
Minister for Emergency Services, Hon Corey Wingard MP. Thanks to everyone at
the CFS who has helped. Par�cular congratula�ons to Rob Possingham, Ian
Sparnon and all the Brigade.
OUT AND ABOUT IN OUR COMMUNITY
WITH STAN LIVISSIANOS AND
HIS AWARD WINNING 1957 CELEBRATING WITH THE CAMPBELLTOWN
CHRYSLER IMPERIAL AT THE CITY SOCCER CLUB AFTER THEIR FFSA 2018
BAY TO BIRDWOOD GRAND FINAL TRIUMPH
WITH THE MEMBER FOR NEWLAND, DR
RICHARD HARVEY MP, PRESENTING MONEY
CAMPBELLTOWN UNIVERSITY OF RAISED FOR THE EASTERN ADELAIDE DOMESTIC
THE THIRD AGE VISIT TO PARLIAMENT VIOLENCE SERVICE AT OUR ANNUAL COMMUNI TY
HOUSE FUNDRAISER
WITH PRESIDENT ALAN HUGGINS AND
GEORGINA DOWNER AT THE GUMERACHA WELL DONE TO THE HILLS
RSL REMEMBRANCE DAY DINNER. ARCHERY CLUB FOR RECEIVING AN
ACTIVE CLUB PROGRAM GRANT
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