While the state government’s Country Cabinet is set to return to the Limestone Coast next month, Naracoorte a major regional centre has been left out of hosting the key public forum where residents can directly raise concerns with ministers.

Instead, Mount Gambier will host the only open community forum, prompting questions about access for residents across the wider region.

The re-elected Malinauskas Labor government said it would continue taking decision-making out of Adelaide and into regional South Australia, with Country Cabinet meetings remaining a central part of how the government “listens, engages, and delivers”.