Rebuild S.A with Manufacturing
Comment by Ian Penno, Chairman W.C.S.A.
Once again we have the State Government being city centric. All their thinking is within the close proximity to that city square. Everything he speaks about is start up industries that have kicked into gear during the COVID-10 Pandemic. That is greatly needed, at the moment. There is no long term potential industries mentioned other than those already commenced.
The most important industries in this state are Primary Production aligned. The River Murray is critical to a large portion of this primary production from dairy, to fruit and vegetables, basic food items, along with wine and juice processors. These industries are essential to maintain the contribution it makes to the States economy and keep food on the plates of the states potentially growing population.
There are currently several entrepreneurial primary producers trying to create new industries in rural areas. They are continually battling bureaucratic brick walls, receiving little assistance or advice. Would be a different story if they were in that urban conclave.
It makes it even more difficult to understand when you have two federal and two state political representatives in your electorate and there appears to be absolutely no representation at all. The River Murray is in need of urgent management attention and we are in the grips of COVID-19 and we are seeing or hearing nothing of support or reassurance.
Give the rural areas half a chance and the same support as the urban areas and we will show you what manufacturing and industry is capable of.
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