Forestry SA has announced new contracts for the long-term supply of timber from state forests in the Mount Lofty Ranges, while a plan to use bushfire-affected timber from Kangaroo Island to fill building industry shortages continues to gather dust.
The director of long-time Adelaide roofing company SA Quality Home Improvements, known for its earworm TV ad jingle, has sold the operations of the business and placed the remaining corporate entity under external administration, owing creditors more than $1 million.
The Marshall Liberal Government appears open to establishing a state-based Building and Construction Commission, with the building industry advocating for a local response if federal Labor leader Bill Shorten fulfils his pledge to scrap the national watchdog.