Climate Environment & Water
Motion: Kings Reserve
May 31, 2023
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I move: That this council— 1. Acknowledges the importance of Kings Reserve to the local community, and that its existing mature trees help cool one of Adelaide’s hottest councils on the heat map, and one of the lowest percentages of tree...
Read MoreQuestion: Climate Change Action plan
May 31, 2023
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: In March this year, the IPCC released their climate report, A Survival Guide for Humanity. This report, of course, brings into sharp focus the losses and damages caused by climate change, which are hitting the most vulnerable people and ecosystems...
Read MoreQuestion: Adelaide Beach Management Review
May 18, 2023
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: In April 2022, the Malinauskas government announced that the planned construction of a sand recycling pipeline between West Beach and Semaphore South would be halted. Instead, a comprehensive review of all available coastal sand management options is being initiated by the...
Read MoreQuestion: Koala State Plates
May 17, 2023
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: The Malinauskas government announced during the 2022 state election that a Koala State plate option for South Australian vehicles would be introduced with an additional cost to car owners of $50 for the purchase of the plates, going towards helping our...
Read MoreQuestion: Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary
May 04, 2023
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: PIRSA undertook a review of recreational fishing management in the Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary in late 2022. The options paper for the review found there is a high likelihood of interactions between dolphins in the sanctuary and recreational fishing gear, and that...
Read MoreQuestion: River Murray Flood, Fish Kills
March 21, 2023
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:29): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before asking the Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development a question about mass fish kills in the Murray. Leave granted. The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: Biosecurity is the lead agency for...
Read MoreLiberals Must be Crystal Clear about Crystal Lake
March 15, 2023
The Greens have called on the Marshall Liberal Government to release all of the data and documents they have relating to the water quality and safety at Highbury Quarry, following their announcement that they want to turn the disused quarry into a recreation park...
Read MoreQuestion: Microalgae Biosequestration
March 09, 2023
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:06): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question to the Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development on the topic of microalgae biosequestration. Leave granted. The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: Since the beginning of the Industrial...
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