Tag: Tony Pasin
Bank shuts doors
PROTESTS have failed to save the Millicent branch of the Commonwealth Bank as its doors will close for the last time at 4pm on...
LETTER: MP’s office moves with uncertain times
Tony Pasin, Member for Barker
THESE are extremely difficult and uncertain times for everyone.
Life is changing for every Australian.
The government is focused on slowing the...
Hay run at a halt
MOUNT Gambier Hay Run organiser Adam Smith says the fundraiser has hit a brick wall after pleas for a State Government-funded fuel subsidy has...
New year set to bring major upgrade for rural community hall
THE planned $160,000 overhaul of the Mil Lel Memorial Hall is expected to start early in the new year.
Buoyed by a $77,000 federal grant...
‘Misleading’ fracking comments slammed
LIMESTONE Coast Protection Alliance chair Angus Ralton has slammed Federal Resources Minister Matt Canavan's "misleading" comments on the region's fracking ban, arguing the 10-year...
Bypass work goes to tender
THE federal and state governments have launched a tender process for further construction of the $14.6m Penola Bypass with a view to be complete...
Animal rights activists on notice
THE Australian Government has backed Aussie farmers with a new bill introduced to parliament late last week.
The Criminal Code Amendment (Agricultural Protection) Bill 2019...
Barker records biggest voter swing in Australia to return Pasin for third term
BARKER MP Tony Pasin has gained the biggest swing in Australia, winning 119 of the electorate's 120 polling places and securing a 14.3pc increase...
South East concerns heard
MEMBER for MacKillop Nick McBride spent time in the heart of Penola on Monday for a coffee and catch-up with residents.
With a large electorate...
Prison guards ‘crack the whip’ at charity event
CHARITY event or not, there is no such thing as a 'nice' jail.
If 35 members from the South East community thought raising money for...
Call for mobile action
TWO major commerce hubs in the Grant District Council area remain under a grey cloud with lack of mobile phone coverage continuing to impact...
South East farmers support to help fill critical job positions
SOUTH East farmers will have better access to skilled workers to fill critical job shortages after key changes to Federal Government policy.
The government yesterday...