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The South Eastern Times : June 29th 2017
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8 NEWS O L P Gas intervention MEMBER for Barker Tony Pasin has called for more aggressive intervention into the gas market to bring down the price of electricity. He has also backed claims biomass $15,000 TO BE WON • 2 $500 BANK ACCOUNTS DRAWN WEEKLY - generating electricity from forestry waste - could be a vital component of the nation’s power mix. “My main priority is that government reform in this space needs to drive down price first and foremost,” he said. “The only way to do that is to increase energy supply and that must come from baseload sources, as baseload power anchors our electricity system. “Gas is a big part of this equation and for a long time gas companies have been exporting a lot of what they extract from Australian reserves - this needs to be reformed.” ROBERT ALDERSEY mount gambier SHOPPED AT: SHE’S APPLES Andys Bakery Angus & Coote Anvil Electronics Bakers Delight Banner Mitre 10 Bare Necessities Lingerie Barry Maney Beaurepaires Betts Blue City Motorcycles Blue Illusion Bras N Things Bucik Tyrepower Bupa Bamboo Massage Café Ellen Carlin and Gazzard Cartridge World Chapman’s Newsagency Chemmart Chinese Medical Centre Country Attitude Cocky’s Autopro County Grey Menswear Ed Harry Enjoy Nails & Beauty Faith Jewellers Flight Centre Fosters Foodland Gardenarium RHIANNON WINGARD BAKERS DELIGHT MOUNT GAMBIER SHOPPED AT: Goods & Chattels Grand Hotel Green Triangle Electronics Ha Ha Yummy Harvey Norman Helloworld Henri Post Jewellers & Watchmakers Hip Pocket HiTec Leading Appliances House Jay Jays Jeans West Just Jeans Len’s Trading Company Lorna Jane Macs Hotel Millers Mount Glass & Glazing Mt Gambier Safety Supplies Mt Gambier & District Community Bank Branch Bendigo Bank Muffin Break OPSM Optus Papa’s Rich Noodle Periwinkles Petstock PJ Pumps Price Attack Ray White Keatley Redgum Country Rockmans SAL Real Estate South East Alternative Foods SE Battery Service She’s Apples Smokemart & Giftbox Somerset Hotel Motel Sorrentos Café Spendless Shoes Sportscene Sportspower Strandbags Subway Sugar ’n Spice Sussan Trackside Pet Meats Twenty 17 Café The South Eastern Bottle Shop The Park Hotel Bottle Shop The Gambier Hotel Bottle Shop The Athlete’s Foot UltraPaint Supplies Wendy’s Zamel’s See in store for details. Conditions published in Tuesday’s edition of The Border Watch and The South Eastern Times. SA Permit No.T17/475 Helping our community grow. Banking products and personal service that help make communities bigger. Drop into your nearest branch at 16 James Street, Mt Gambier or phone 8726 3200 to find out more. Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited, ABN 11 068 049 178 AFSL/Australian Credit Licence 237879. S48951-9 (248449_v3) (2/04/2015) bendigobank.com.au 8 - The South Eastern Times, Thursday, June 29, 2017 CASTERTON CONQUEST: Abby Von Duve poses with the best dressed lady Brianna Scanlon. Brianna best dressed lady at Casterton Cup race meet MILLICENT fashionista Brianna Scanlon has again dressed to impress. She has recently ventured over the border and claimed the best dressed lady accolade at the annual Casterton Cup race meeting. Fashion is a key interest for Bri as she is a beautician by day and the proprietor of Enchanted Beauty by Brianna in Millicent. The judges at Casterton were obviously impressed by her outfit provided by Melissa Barnes and Di Mclaughlin. Her millinery came from Melissa’s Adorn Collection, while the skirt and top was sourced from Di’s Designs. Unlike South Australia, the Fashion on the Fields winners do not automatically qualify for a tilt at the state title held during the Spring Racing Carnival. However, Bri said she was still grateful to receive a swag of prizes, including an upmarket package, wine, hairdryer and curler and a variety of hair and beauty products. “As I won the Fashions on the Field at the Millicent Cup, I will be attending the state final in Adelaide in the coming months,” she said. www.thesoutheasterntimes.com.au He said there was a diminished supply of gas on the domestic market because companies are making more money exporting it offshore. “If it is extracted from Australia then the first priority should be for Australians on the domestic market,” Mr Pasin said. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has announced a suit of measures to address the issue, which included finalising regulations in the gas sector to give Australian customers priority access to gas supply from July 1 before it is exported. “I’m not convinced that this will go far enough to ensure power prices are reduced enough and I’m not sure it will have a significant effect on price,” Mr Pasin said. “I want to see a more aggressive policy implemented.” He suggested implementation of policy mechanisms such as a gas reserve. “This would quarantine supply that would result in significantly lower prices,” Mr Pasin said. Renewables still have a role to play in the mix, according to Mr Pasin, but the emphasis cannot continue to be on wind and solar alone. “The South Australian Labor Government has proven their policy of 50pc renewable energy target which was focused so heavily on solar and wind without appropriate storage is a recipe for disaster,” he said. “I’m a big fan of renewable wood waste for bioenergy ... there is a ready and available supply of organic waste from forestry and agriculture that could be used to generate baseload renewable power. “For a long time, other countries around the world have been reducing their emissions using biofuels from wood waste.” He said Australia exports large quan- tities of wood waste overseas for other countries for use in co-firing operations that contribute to lowering emissions overseas. “There is so much opportunity for Australia domestically in this space,” he said. “This would bring massive opportunities to the forestry sector locally.” 713879 714761 • • L A H S C O
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