May 28th, 2008 by Kris
Quiz Night- The Australia West Papua Association
Saturday, 21st June 2008, 7:00 for 7:15 start at
Kilburn Community Centre, 59 Gladstone Street, Kilburn
Tables of eight to ten are welcome, so are individuals or small groups
$15 for waged/employed and $10 for concession
BYO nibbles and drink (including liquor)
Book with Mark Andrews on 8322 3166 or email
mark@devfeas.com.au by Friday 13/06/08
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May 23rd, 2008 by Kris
The University of Adelaide has applied for permission to trial genetically-modified wheat and barley at Glenthorne Farm in Adelaide’s southern suburbs.
It’s unusual that a trial of this kind should be carried out so close to heavily populated areas. I have called on the State Government to assure residents that there is no health risk from inhaling pollen from these experimental wheat and barley lines.
Concerns have been raised that GM wheat and barley lines contain antibiotic resistant marker genes. The British Medical Association has warned of a possibility of increased pools of antibiotic-resistant bacteria from such genes.”
The request for the GM trials currently sits with the Department of Health in Canberra.
I support the continuation of a ban on growing full-scale GM crops in SA..
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May 20th, 2008 by Kris
The outcome of a survey I conducted in my electorate of Mitchell shows that many people want to see stricter controls on poker machine operating hours.
Fifty seven per cent of the one thousand respondents to the survey agreed poker machine venues should closed between midnight and noon. Currently, poker machine operators can open 18 hours a day.
Even a modest proposal to force venues to close between 3am and 9am was rejected recently by the Government.
Forty seven per cent of respondents wanted to see the complete removal of poker machines in SA over time.
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May 15th, 2008 by Kris
| June 5, 2008 |
| 11:00 am | to | 6:00 pm |
Parliament House Adelaide
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May 8th, 2008 by Kris
Today I introduced legislation to ban certain features of poker machines that are clearly designed to suck in problem gamblers.
The evidence is now clear. The pokie industry relies on certain tricks and deceptions in design features to suck in pokie addicts. And these tricks work.
Features such as ‘free spins’, ‘unbalanced reels’ and ‘multiple lines’ all contribute to problem gamblers losing more. Some people get sucked in by these so-called ‘bonus features’; they think they are getting something for nothing.
But all of these features are a con, because payout rates are essentially uniform for every machine in the State, according to law.
My legislation would ban these tricks designed to prey on problem gamblers.
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May 7th, 2008 by Kris
I was pleased to see that new legislation on Local Government’s superannuation scheme allows members working in Councils to have a choice on the kind of fund in which their money is invested. It gives them a say in avoiding unethical or non-sustainable investments. It’s high time that this applied to all public sector superannuation schemes.
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May 7th, 2008 by Kris
| May 16, 2008 10:00 am | to | May 25, 2008 4:00 pm |
| May 16, 2008 10:00 am | to | May 25, 2008 4:00 pm |
Come and visit historic Old Reynella. The recently-restored Horse Changing Station will be open 10am-4pm each day of History Week with displays and activities. Take a guided walk of historic Old Reynella. Sausage sizzle on Saturdays and Sundays during History Week 16-25 May.
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May 7th, 2008 by Kris
The cottage attached to Old Reynella’s historic Horse Changing Station will be officially named The Alexander Cottage. All welcome to attend. Bush Band and afternoon tea.
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