Govt axes Kangaroo Island timber port bid despite positive report

State Planning Minister Vickie Chapman has rejected plans by Kangaroo Island Plantation Timber to build a $40m port at the island’s Smith Bay, despite her department recommending that the project, which has longstanding Major Development status, could be approved.

Regional SA port shipshape for grain exports

A project to give South Australian farmers a new way of shipping their grain to global markets is close to commissioning, following the delivery of a transhipment vessel.