Sam Telfer MP

SA Member for Flinders. Views are my own

[Sam Telfer MP @SamTelferMP]

@RigRichardson @DavKee43 @ag_eyre Hi John, here is the last letter I wrote to Minister Scriven. I’d encourage all farmers, fishers, and EP locals to do the same. The gap is so obvious, and we need both the Fed and State gov to recognise the benefits/risks

[Sam Telfer MP @SamTelferMP]

🤣🤣🤣 Can you believe it!! It has been canola causing all my power outages! Is it the GM canola this year that has made the difference to other years??

[Sam Telfer MP @SamTelferMP]

@leoniemellor @SA_Ambulance Your parents are great examples of community spirit within regional communities, volunteering for positions which are paid within metro area. Both great community members and much admired. #portneill

[Sam Telfer MP @SamTelferMP]

@rudigermaxpower @KwMacdon An initial business case has been developed. The benefits to many sectors is very evident. We are just trying to get cut through. If you can help do so through your Ag connections, every bit can help.

[Sam Telfer MP @SamTelferMP]

@tonypiccolomp @BunyipNewspaper What are the occupancy rates like in the Barossa at the moment? I know many regions are fully booked out without any extra stimulus

[Sam Telfer MP @SamTelferMP]

Great insight into life as an ABC rural reporter. Well done @BrookeNeindorf, you support your EP community well

[ABC Communications @ABCMediaComms]

With @ABCRural marking its 75th year, Eyre Peninsula journalist @BrookeNeindorf gives a great insight into the life of a rural reporter. #ABCBACKSTORY https://t.co/JFd7Hhedid

[Sam Telfer MP @SamTelferMP]

With COVID-19 highlighting the ability to work more remotely, it is now time to challenge the status quo, and put in measures to help revitalise our regions. There are so many jobs available in a range of different industries, so why not work from our regions?

[The Port Lincoln News @PortLincolnNews]

Regions crying out for hundreds of workers https://t.co/fCrLhLYVGP

[Sam Telfer MP @SamTelferMP]

@SouthernLaunch Super exciting for the Eyre Peninsula, South Australian, and the whole country. Well done team. Professional and determined

[Sam Telfer MP @SamTelferMP]

@MatthewPantelis Mayor Phil Cameron*

[Sam Telfer MP @SamTelferMP]

@paulajothompson All the best Paula. You’ve always provided a conscientious and balanced approach to rural and regional reporting

[Sam Telfer MP @SamTelferMP]

@SAHealth Exciting news for rural communities who struggle to attract/retain GPs. Encouraging for those of us who have been pushing for this for years. Now to find a workable short term solution for those communities until these trained doctors come through the ranks.

[Sam Telfer MP @SamTelferMP]

@iMatMcDonald I don’t disagree. We’ve only had a few months to get a consultation piece together on a subject matter which there hasn’t been any previous council involvement, so each council has been aiming to consult reflective of local diverse Ag perspectives.

[Sam Telfer MP @SamTelferMP]

@iMatMcDonald Can’t answer that one. Each Council has been given the same advice, and obviously are acting on it differently. The biggest challenge is to help the community understand the narrow parameters which the legislation allows councils to work under so as not to build expectations

[Sam Telfer MP @SamTelferMP]

@iMatMcDonald The challenge for Councils is that any application to the Minister will only be assessed on whether there are market advantages to staying GM free, so that’s why the key stakeholders are obviously Ag businesses. The perspectives of others, although valid, aren’t applicable.

[Sam Telfer MP @SamTelferMP]

@LeonByner5AA There is one, the priority of an infrastructure project on the Eyre Peninsula which would be a significant driver for the region and the whole States economy https://t.co/sewlSL118z

[Sam Telfer MP @SamTelferMP]

@CraigDavis_Agro @broadacrebabe Are they pine trees Craig?

[Sam Telfer MP @SamTelferMP]

It was good to have Premier @marshall_steven on the Eyre Peninsula again last week. The EP has so much upside with agriculture, aquaculture, fishing and tourism as key drivers which can excel even more with strategic State government decision making. Less politics, more progress!

[Sam Telfer MP @SamTelferMP]

@KwMacdon @wilb171 @AsyleM82 Happy to take suggestions on methods Kingsley, spreading it through all networks at my disposal

[Sam Telfer MP @SamTelferMP]

@KwMacdon @wilb171 @AsyleM82 As you can tell by the content of the survey, the key target is the EP farming and ag businesses to ascertain about the key aspect of the State jurisdiction on GM which is around a market and economic basis, not environmental or scientific which is covered by Fed regs.