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Population: to what end?
Your Say: Jennifer Grundy, Naracoorte An increase in population in our cities and towns begs the question, to what end? It seems to be governments, developers and city councils in particular that advocate such policies which do not necessarily align with the wishes of the general population, whose domain it is to determine such life changing decisions. The aim to fill the employment gap is not the answer because larger numbers of people require ever more services and a larger population will not guarantee a better or more prosperous nation. I suspect our leaders have succumbed to globalisation in all its aspects which is to the detriment of the way of life we have known and cherished and still desire for this country.
No real incentives
By Nasik Swami Shadow Minister for Regional Health Services Penny Pratt says the state government has failed to offer real incentives in the budget to attract and retain doctors and nurses to the region. Ms Pratt said she was “very disappointed with last week’s State Labor Budget, which ploughed an extra $2.3billion just into health but did nothing to offer real incentives”. “While the Victorian Labor Government has put $201million on the table to entice health workers to move there, the best Minister Chris Picton can offer is a reimbursement of up to $15,000 once an overseas trained doctor has already moved to our state,” Ms Pratt said. “When we crunch the numbers, they are still out of pocket by up to $23,000. The numbers just don’t stack up.” She said the only new money in the budget for the Limestone Coast was $1million to undertake a planning study for […]
Financial disaster
By Nasik Swami The Tatiara District Council is in a “financial disaster” with a lack of transparency and lots of coverups it has been claimed. This is how concerned ratepayer Peter Barras of Bordertown described the council, alleging the public had lost trust, respect, and confidence in its elected representatives to run council affairs. Mr Barras, who attended the council meeting in Bordertown on June 13, wrote a letter to the council seeking answers on the council’s failed purchase of a truck, resulting in a loss of $356,000 of ratepayer funds. “At a time when families are experiencing unprecedented cost of living pressures and many businesses are still struggling after recent years, it was breathtaking to see this council lose $356,000 and then have the temerity to propose a 5 percent increase in council rates,” he said. Mr Barras asked if the ratepayers of the Tatiara District were punished for […]
Huge blow
By Nasik Swami The 2023–24 national budget forecasts a huge South Australian brain drain, with 12,200 people predicted to leave the state over the next four years. South Australian shadow minister for finance and tax reform, Heidi Girolamo, says this is “alarming” as the state is already struggling to attract skilled workers. “This is a huge blow for the industry as the state prepares for AUKUS (trilateral security pact between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States),” Ms Girolamo said. She said the Liberal Party has been calling for a skills and workforce strategy for months now, but the government seems to be sitting on its hands. Ms Girolamo said this would put enormous pressure on South Australian businesses, particularly those in smaller towns that are already going through tough times. “My advice for small businesses would be to assess all your outgoings and understand where your money is […]
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