Author: Isabella Kelly
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Briefcase: Business Snippets from around South Australia
Flinders alumni recognised New partnership for iTech CH4 Global signs international deal Entertainment Centre owner posts profit Orpheus announce successful raise Minimum wage increase Recognition for Adelaide Hills wine Housing provider smashes goals Investigator Resources sells project area LBT announces rebrand Adelaide’s newest consultancy firm SA defence research gets funding AgTech advisory council launch National…
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Whyalla fast-tracks projects to reduce steelworks impact
GFG Alliance’s Whyalla steelworks, which at one stage directly employed more than 1000 people, has been offline since it stopped producing steel in September in its second breakdown this year. Whyalla Mayor Phill Stone said yesterday that the regional council had now identified several pre-planned projects it will fast-track in an attempt to “assist local…
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SA dairy business to cease operations
Beston Global Food Company, which employs 159 staff and has dairy factories at Murray Bridge and Jervois, announced to the ASX on September 23 that it had appointed KPMG as its administrator. KPMG said it intended to continue trading while assessing trading and options for sale and/or recapitalisation. The administrators yesterday announced Beston and its…
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$330 million Eyre Peninsula desalination plant construction approved
Building work can begin on a desalination plant at Billy Lights Point after it received planning approval from the government, with early works set to begin before the end of the year, according to planning minister Nick Champion. The $330 million project aims to provide the Eyre Peninsula with a reliable water source, supplementing its…
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New director announced for Art Gallery of South Australia
Jason Smith, the current director of Geelong Gallery, has been appointed the new director of the Art Gallery of South Australia. Smith has over 25 years of experience, having previously served as curatorial manager of Australian art at Queensland Art Gallery/Gallery of Modern Art. He was also the director and CEO of Heide Museum of…
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Ali Clarke announces radio departure
Ali Clarke this morning said she had turned down an offer to remain on Mix102.3, saying this year had reminded her how important it was to “follow your heart” and “act with integrity”. “If I was to stay, I wouldn’t be doing that 100 per cent fully,” Clarke said. “It’s integrity to self, integrity to…
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Nearly half of driving deaths over 60
There have been 80 lives lost on South Australian roads in 2024, with 734 people seriously injured as of November 20. According to SA Police data, 37 of those killed were 60 or over, making up 46 per cent of the road toll. The five-year annual average for the number of deaths over 60 is…
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Adelaide moviemakers get national recognition
Established in 1995 in Adelaide, Rising Sun Pictures (RSP) has worked with the likes of Disney, Netflix, and Marvel, credited on blockbusters like Spider-Man: Far from Home, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Cocaine Bear, and more recently Deadpool & Wolverine. The visual effects company received Australia’s top export award from the Australian Trade…
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Regional rental vacancies rise slightly
A new report from PropTrack saw regional South Australia record the highest monthly increase in rental vacancy rates nationally in October, to 1.86 per cent. The regional areas national average rate was 1.17 per cent. SA was the only state to see any increase in vacancy rates both quarterly and annually, with a 0.28 percentage…
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Impact of new business regulations revealed
While the South Australian Business Chamber and William Buck quarterly Survey of Business Expectations saw business confidence rise by 3.4 points in the September quarter, general business conditions had their fourth consecutive decline to 81.9 points in an annual decline of 13.8 points, bringing it to the lowest score since June 2020. The survey found…