Council demands evidence for GM-free knockback

The state’s biggest council is pushing back against the Marshall Government’s rejecting its application to keep the McLaren Vale wine region free of genetically modified crops, calling for the GM Advisory Committee to justify the decision in a bid to have Primary Industries Minister David Basham review the finding.

$22m vision for 'Lot 14 of the south'

A major new industry hub billed as a Lot Fourteen “regional satellite” is the centrepiece of a new plan that would also save the ailing Hopgood Theatre from closure, with local authorities seeking backing from the Marshall Government for the $22 million project.

PIRSA CEO Scott Ashby. Photo: Ag Excellence Alliance / Facebook

Ousted PIRSA chief to helm Onkaparinga Council

The Onkaparinga Council has appointed former long-serving primary industries boss Scott Ashby as its new CEO.

LGA president considers position as mayors lament "trashed" local govt brand

Beleaguered Onkaparinga mayor Lorraine Rosenberg could step down as president of the Local Government Association as early as tomorrow as criticism of her role continues to escalate, with fellow council leaders despairing that “anger and mistrust” towards the sector has reached an all-time high.

"Golfgate" CEO a victim of "small town mentality"

The CEO of South Australia’s largest council has been under sustained media attack after it was revealed the council paid his golf fees at a prestigious Adelaide course. Political scientist Haydon Manning argues that while the council has made mistakes, the ferocity of the attack has been unfair.

Under-fire council CEO to pay back golf club fees

Onkaparinga Council CEO Mark Dowd has defended himself against “unjustified media attention” and “half truths”, but will repay a contentious $6800 payment given to him by the council to cover his membership of the prestigious Kooyonga Golf Club.