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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Myheart Spencer Golf coming up.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
A potential game changer could be on the way for
Port Piri.
Speaker 3 (00:07):
Hi.
Speaker 2 (00:07):
I'm Jackie Lim with iHeart Spencer Golf, your weekly local
news rap for the Spencer, Golf and surrounds. But first,
a few weeks ago, Premier Peter Malanowski scheduled a cabinet
meeting to be held in the Steel City with discussions
to be held surrounding the future of the steelworks. It
came after a few rough months for the aging infrastructure,
with a second shutdown of the blast furnace a few
(00:29):
weeks ago, while GfG Alliance has also been questioned regarding
debts and finances. Our reporter Jordan Curtis spoke to the
Premier ahead of the meeting on Monday morning.
Speaker 4 (00:39):
These still works are still having the struggles with the
blast furness. But I mean the bigger concern that we've
had is the medium term financial questions that have risen
over GG and that's something that naturally the state government
is concerned about and it is having implications on the
community with particularly with the global sort of reduction in
(01:02):
the steel price. But in terms of the long term,
the state government's got a pretty strong and bullish. Fewl
about the future of wire and the Uper Spenser golf
more broadly, particularly on the back of the work that
we're doing around hydrogen and copper and the long term
green iron. But today we're on the ground meeting with
a whole range of different people just to see if
(01:24):
there isn't more the state government can do, and also
just to keep it breast of the community's expectations and
sentiments and certainly hopes for the future.
Speaker 5 (01:36):
So I guess yeah that with the trip to Wayala,
what is the goal you mentioned chatting with me. Was
it just going to be predominantly around the still works
and key stakeholders predominantly Yes.
Speaker 4 (01:46):
I mean the government still has got a very substantial
policy with our straight State Prosperity Project, which is really
about reindustrializing the Upper Spenser Golf in a way that
that's not just the region up for the future, but
the whole state. And we're not deterred from from that policy.
We regardless of what you know, the short term concerns
(02:07):
are around GfG and the steel price. I mean, the
simple factors is the Upper Spence of golf has got
a lot of what the world wants to need, whether
it be the magnetite resource, the anomal resource, whether it
be the copper resource for further north, but also critically
renewable energy which we can use to produce green hydrogen.
(02:29):
So these things coming together represent a massive opportunity for
the future of the state. And that's you know what
this government is investing heavily, very heavily. And you know,
I've been a while on Calens occasions of the last
couple of years going through the details of those plans,
and today has another opportunity to do that, but also
(02:50):
with a more immediate term focus on the impact of
some workers and also contractors experiencing who are engaged with GfG.
Speaker 5 (02:58):
And we Wyala and that hydrogen future. There's a lot
of eggs in this basket from both state government and
federal government. So I guess the whale community can feel
a little bit secure knowing that you will want to
see the prosperity and the future of the still works
into the future.
Speaker 6 (03:15):
Yeah.
Speaker 4 (03:15):
Absolutely, the still Works is an important piece of the
puzzle and regardless of who owns the steel works, and
there is a future there. I mean, I don't think
there's any doubt about that. And that's what GfG and
son Gi Gupta are very alive too. They're alive to
the opportunity that the combined asset of the magnetite mind
(03:38):
and the still works represents, and also the future with hydrogen,
which is why we're building a next doored starting construction
next year. So you know, that's what GfG know they're
sitting on. What we need is GfG to invest the
very substantial capital that is required to bring that opportunity
to life. And I guess it's what you know, there's
(04:01):
a degree of impatience for amongst the Wiler community and
indeed the state government and I think the people of
Wire and the state governor are at one in wanting
GfG to make that investment, to actually put the dollars
in on the ground, not just to pay contractors all time,
but also to set that still works up for a
long term future. And that's certainly something there'll be subject
(04:23):
to discussions today.
Speaker 5 (04:24):
And I guess the transition from the heemotites to magnetites
hasn't been seamless. There's been quite a few jobs lost
in that process. That comes back to I guess needing
that financial backing it to really dig into to the
next stage. And is that something the state governments would
be chipping in for or is it purely let GfG
sort of that themselves.
Speaker 4 (04:45):
Well, I mean, the mind makes money. I mean this
is the critical point, and it's up for the owner
and the operator of the mine, which is GfG, of course,
to make the investment to take the cash that they're
making out of the Mind and then use a portion
of that to reinvest into its future, particularly as we
see the transfer from hematite to magnetize as that mind
(05:07):
gets deeper. I mean, the Middleback Ranges is one of
the world's best resources for economic resources for magnetite, and
we just need the company to invest in. What's required now,
what's happening at the moment is that the train is
arriving at the station for GfG and the operator of
the Mind to actually make the investment to get that
(05:27):
magnetite out. And this is why it's so important that
whoever owns the still works in the mind is reinvesting
in and to make sure that the future is strong.
The quality of the resource is there. We just need
to make sure that there's a serious program to fully
extract its value.
Speaker 5 (05:45):
And you've mentioned hydrogen this morning as well. Obviously, the
hydrogen jobs planned is a big part of wireless future
as well, and already the expressions of interest process has
gone through for those initial stages. Where are we out
so far?
Speaker 4 (05:56):
So General Electric as we speak are building the generator
that'll be one of the world's first exclusively a generator
that can be powered exclusively from hydrogen. We've allays said
that natural gas wee part of the equation in the
initial operation, but then transferring to hydrogen as the hydrogen
plant is built. And in terms of that, we've now
got that early contractor arrangement with Bocklin Day or BOC,
(06:20):
which is a company that some people Whiler we already
familiar with. They already buckling, they already service Whaler with
a number of gases, So that work is in train
with the consortium. We're in final contract negotiations and then
as we speak, with the view of construction starting next year.
So we are all in on this and we're committed
(06:41):
to it because we believe it's the right thing to
do by the region and the state.
Speaker 2 (06:45):
Rit Large regional housing was also a strong focus while
the cabinet was in town and expressions of interest process
will open shortly to develop two parcels of land on
Clode and Reserve in Wyaler. Minister for Housing and Urban
Development Nick Champion says up to seventy houses could be
built in the area, providing secure housing for teachers, tradees
and healthcare professionals. The first site is a one point
(07:07):
seven hectare parcel that is expected to yield up to
thirty allotments. The second site, a two point five hectare
corner lot, could accommodate around forty properties, with the possibility
for recreational or community facilities.
Speaker 1 (07:20):
Whart Spencer Golfed.
Speaker 5 (07:25):
Whart Spencer Golfed.
Speaker 2 (07:28):
SA is said to become a key supplier of higher
value green iron to Asian markets thanks to the newly
formed Consortium Green Iron SSA. The group, which includes magnetite mines,
Flinders Ports, Horizon and GHD, aims to leverage the state's
magnetite resources and renewable energy. Their phased plan kicks off
with a magnetite mining operation in the Braemar region, followed
(07:51):
by the production of export grade pellets and eventually the
construction of a direct reduced iron plant in Port Pirie.
We spoke to Port Pirie Mayor Lyons's Stevens about what
the project could mean for the town.
Speaker 1 (08:03):
This opportunity with the MoU and the green skill revolution
that we're going to be putting in through Green, I say,
is actually a game change for Port Piriy. Our first
encounter was talking to Magno type mind, just trying to
fathom what level of the MAGA type that they had
and how it could be produced and sent via the
(08:25):
nearest port, which is Port Piriri. The next meeting I had,
we had Frindor's Port's Rise in GHD. All that in
the room and you know straight away that you're under
something really good.
Speaker 2 (08:35):
The basic idea is mine to rail, to production, to
port to overseas markets, all of which is already in
place in Port.
Speaker 1 (08:43):
Piri Corporate Regional Council. Over the years we've done flyovers
of what the port might represent two people and the
sunder capacity at the particular time that we did the
flyover presentations. So right now we've got a workforce here,
we've got space here, we've got rail, we've got the port,
and we've got the willingness.
Speaker 2 (09:03):
As for how long it's going to take to get
up and running, Well, we're.
Speaker 1 (09:06):
Talking twenty thirty. And that might sound like, you know,
for everyone ever amen sort of thing to most people,
But when you're talking of a project this maple tree,
we're in twenty twenty four now knocking on the door
of twenty five five years, it barely gives them enough
time to get up and run and building. You know,
we're super keen like the people that are heading up.
In a lot of the conversations that we're having, these
(09:28):
guys are just absolutely smack on operators. You know what
we feel that, you know, we've got a great opportunity
with that and rest assured that Corporate Regional Council will
be giving it one hundred and fifty percent.
Speaker 2 (09:41):
Concerns are escalating among recreational anglers about the impact of
commercial netting on yellowtail kingfish. Reckfish Essay is calling for
either a complete ban on netting or a daily limit
of three fish for commercial fishes, warning that without intervention
the fishery could become unsustainable. Sam Talbot has more thanks.
Speaker 3 (09:59):
Jack Claire Scriven, Minister for Primary Industries, says amateur fishers
catch the bulk of the species, but there might be
room for commercial fishes to take a bigger catch.
Speaker 7 (10:09):
From my perspective on open to options, if there are
changes that could be made that still enables the commercial
sector to catch some fish as a secondary income source
for some of them next to their main do main species,
but also enables better conditions I guess for recreational fishes,
certainly on most into that, and we are sort of
(10:29):
exploring some of those potential options as well of the miners.
Speaker 3 (10:32):
Given the popularity of kingfish with amateur fishermen, the flow
on economic impact they provide is quite significant, some reports
saying in the millions during the October to November breeding season,
Reckfish Essay is calling for either a complete band or
netting or a daily limit of three fish for commercial fishes,
warning that without intervention it could become unsustainable.
Speaker 7 (10:53):
There is no indications that this concerns for sustainability, bearing
in mind that is always going to be competing priorities. Obviously,
recreational fishes are keen to protect and expand what they have.
Commercial fishes are keen to protect what they have. So
whilst you know, there's no actual changes visaged at the moment,
we haven't put anything in place that is going to
(11:14):
actually change the management arrangements I'm certainly open having conversations about,
you know, whether there are different things that we could
do that helps to support the aspirations of recreational fishes
when it comes to kingfish, as well as ensuring that
you know, the alternative income streams for commercial fishes, particularly
when they've had some difficult times with the huge changes
(11:35):
to the sector that's happened over the last five years,
that they can also still be supported.
Speaker 3 (11:40):
Meanwhile, Asha Desre, the executive director of Recfish Essay, says
there hasn't been a stock assessment done on kingfish in Essays,
so no one truly knows what levels the fish are
at ashes, says Reckfish, and trying to find a fair
middle ground between recreational and commercial fishing.
Speaker 8 (11:57):
The main thing that refreshens they've suggested focused on is
maintaining that commercial sector into that fair capt category and
within that zero point one two percent allocation, and that's
through a daily catch limit so they can still carry
on their normal activities. But kingfish for the commercial sector
is a tertiary species and it's been turned into a
primary target. So that's where we're going wrong here. So
(12:19):
we're just saying, hey, we need to focus on big
picture stuff and essentially realign that sector within its sort
of harvest plans, which is keeping kingfish as as an
incidental bycatch. We're not targeting them as they're eight hundred
and fifty kilos a day catch and that's what we're saying,
so three a day per fisher, and we think that's
(12:41):
a very fair limit. What we're essentially trying to do
is protect the image of South Australia as somewhere that
you can visit, somewhere that you can book a holiday
and do a fishing tourism trip. And that aligns with
the Melmouse's commitment, which was the rec fishing tourism strategy,
and this is immediately relevant to that reckfish and tourism
strategy because kingfish are the recreational tourism fish. They're the
(13:06):
poster boys of that whole sector. So I guess that's
why everybody's a little bit perplexed, going, well, you know,
the clear value here is in tourism and the clear
value is protecting those migrating fish.
Speaker 2 (13:19):
And finally, today it'll be a big weekend in kimber
the local council reaching one hundred years since the proclamation
of the District Mayor Dean Johnson will help usher in
the century on Sunday with a family Funday planned. Our
reporter Bret Prince spoke to him earlier this week.
Speaker 9 (13:35):
Council and Kimber community really excited at the opportunity to
celebrate what is a significant milestone. Look, I think it's
really important to reflect on our beginnings and the many
challenges that our community have faith throughout one hundred years
as a district council.
Speaker 6 (13:54):
For me, a vision for our future is always brighter
when we consider the lessons of the past. So I
think it's important to stuff and celebrate. We've got a
family fun day at the museum and we couldn't think
of a better.
Speaker 9 (14:07):
Spot to have it.
Speaker 10 (14:08):
Support have Historical Society and the museum down there and
give the community and visitors the chance to come and
see what Kimber's all of that We've got a free
barbecue lunch and free entry to the museum. So also
celebrating and supporting lots of our local groups including the
(14:30):
Lions and the apex rfdes for doing some fundraising there.
Speaker 6 (14:35):
As well, and local businesses such as the Little Coffee Pots.
Speaker 11 (14:39):
Oh Fantastic can understand You've got all kinds of fun
out there as well with the pedal cart track and
all sorts, so you've got every base covered mate.
Speaker 6 (14:46):
Yeah, we really do jumping castles for the kids, and
bar facilities as well for the adults to keep them
a little bit occupied.
Speaker 11 (14:53):
It is all happening this Sunday in Kimber. If you,
even if you live here in Port Lincoln, you know,
make a bit of a road trip, get over to Kimber,
enjoy the celebrations and yeah, I'm sure you'll catch up
with it with Dean and many other characters in the
Kimber community.
Speaker 6 (15:08):
I promise it'll be well worth the trip. It'll be
a fantastic day. It always is down there at the museum,
so plenty to look at, plenty to go, bring the
family up and get around it.
Speaker 2 (15:19):
And that's your weekly news wrap across the Spencer Golf
and surrounds. Don't forget you can hear iHeart Spencer Golf
on the iHeart app or wherever you get your podcasts.
I'm Jackie Loom. Join us again next week for more local,
trusted and free news.
Speaker 5 (15:33):
iHeart Spencer Golf.
Myheart Spencer Golf coming up.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
A potential game changer could be on the way for
Port Piri.
Speaker 3 (00:07):
Hi.
Speaker 2 (00:07):
I'm Jackie Lim with iHeart Spencer Golf, your weekly local
news rap for the Spencer, Golf and surrounds. But first,
a few weeks ago, Premier Peter Malanowski scheduled a cabinet
meeting to be held in the Steel City with discussions
to be held surrounding the future of the steelworks. It
came after a few rough months for the aging infrastructure,
with a second shutdown of the blast furnace a few
(00:29):
weeks ago, while GfG Alliance has also been questioned regarding
debts and finances. Our reporter Jordan Curtis spoke to the
Premier ahead of the meeting on Monday morning.
Speaker 4 (00:39):
These still works are still having the struggles with the
blast furness. But I mean the bigger concern that we've
had is the medium term financial questions that have risen
over GG and that's something that naturally the state government
is concerned about and it is having implications on the
community with particularly with the global sort of reduction in
(01:02):
the steel price. But in terms of the long term,
the state government's got a pretty strong and bullish. Fewl
about the future of wire and the Uper Spenser golf
more broadly, particularly on the back of the work that
we're doing around hydrogen and copper and the long term
green iron. But today we're on the ground meeting with
a whole range of different people just to see if
(01:24):
there isn't more the state government can do, and also
just to keep it breast of the community's expectations and
sentiments and certainly hopes for the future.
Speaker 5 (01:36):
So I guess yeah that with the trip to Wayala,
what is the goal you mentioned chatting with me. Was
it just going to be predominantly around the still works
and key stakeholders predominantly Yes.
Speaker 4 (01:46):
I mean the government still has got a very substantial
policy with our straight State Prosperity Project, which is really
about reindustrializing the Upper Spenser Golf in a way that
that's not just the region up for the future, but
the whole state. And we're not deterred from from that policy.
We regardless of what you know, the short term concerns
(02:07):
are around GfG and the steel price. I mean, the
simple factors is the Upper Spence of golf has got
a lot of what the world wants to need, whether
it be the magnetite resource, the anomal resource, whether it
be the copper resource for further north, but also critically
renewable energy which we can use to produce green hydrogen.
(02:29):
So these things coming together represent a massive opportunity for
the future of the state. And that's you know what
this government is investing heavily, very heavily. And you know,
I've been a while on Calens occasions of the last
couple of years going through the details of those plans,
and today has another opportunity to do that, but also
(02:50):
with a more immediate term focus on the impact of
some workers and also contractors experiencing who are engaged with GfG.
Speaker 5 (02:58):
And we Wyala and that hydrogen future. There's a lot
of eggs in this basket from both state government and
federal government. So I guess the whale community can feel
a little bit secure knowing that you will want to
see the prosperity and the future of the still works
into the future.
Speaker 6 (03:15):
Yeah.
Speaker 4 (03:15):
Absolutely, the still Works is an important piece of the
puzzle and regardless of who owns the steel works, and
there is a future there. I mean, I don't think
there's any doubt about that. And that's what GfG and
son Gi Gupta are very alive too. They're alive to
the opportunity that the combined asset of the magnetite mind
(03:38):
and the still works represents, and also the future with hydrogen,
which is why we're building a next doored starting construction
next year. So you know, that's what GfG know they're
sitting on. What we need is GfG to invest the
very substantial capital that is required to bring that opportunity
to life. And I guess it's what you know, there's
(04:01):
a degree of impatience for amongst the Wiler community and
indeed the state government and I think the people of
Wire and the state governor are at one in wanting
GfG to make that investment, to actually put the dollars
in on the ground, not just to pay contractors all time,
but also to set that still works up for a
long term future. And that's certainly something there'll be subject
(04:23):
to discussions today.
Speaker 5 (04:24):
And I guess the transition from the heemotites to magnetites
hasn't been seamless. There's been quite a few jobs lost
in that process. That comes back to I guess needing
that financial backing it to really dig into to the
next stage. And is that something the state governments would
be chipping in for or is it purely let GfG
sort of that themselves.
Speaker 4 (04:45):
Well, I mean, the mind makes money. I mean this
is the critical point, and it's up for the owner
and the operator of the mine, which is GfG, of course,
to make the investment to take the cash that they're
making out of the Mind and then use a portion
of that to reinvest into its future, particularly as we
see the transfer from hematite to magnetize as that mind
(05:07):
gets deeper. I mean, the Middleback Ranges is one of
the world's best resources for economic resources for magnetite, and
we just need the company to invest in. What's required now,
what's happening at the moment is that the train is
arriving at the station for GfG and the operator of
the Mind to actually make the investment to get that
(05:27):
magnetite out. And this is why it's so important that
whoever owns the still works in the mind is reinvesting
in and to make sure that the future is strong.
The quality of the resource is there. We just need
to make sure that there's a serious program to fully
extract its value.
Speaker 5 (05:45):
And you've mentioned hydrogen this morning as well. Obviously, the
hydrogen jobs planned is a big part of wireless future
as well, and already the expressions of interest process has
gone through for those initial stages. Where are we out
so far?
Speaker 4 (05:56):
So General Electric as we speak are building the generator
that'll be one of the world's first exclusively a generator
that can be powered exclusively from hydrogen. We've allays said
that natural gas wee part of the equation in the
initial operation, but then transferring to hydrogen as the hydrogen
plant is built. And in terms of that, we've now
got that early contractor arrangement with Bocklin Day or BOC,
(06:20):
which is a company that some people Whiler we already
familiar with. They already buckling, they already service Whaler with
a number of gases, So that work is in train
with the consortium. We're in final contract negotiations and then
as we speak, with the view of construction starting next year.
So we are all in on this and we're committed
(06:41):
to it because we believe it's the right thing to
do by the region and the state.
Speaker 2 (06:45):
Rit Large regional housing was also a strong focus while
the cabinet was in town and expressions of interest process
will open shortly to develop two parcels of land on
Clode and Reserve in Wyaler. Minister for Housing and Urban
Development Nick Champion says up to seventy houses could be
built in the area, providing secure housing for teachers, tradees
and healthcare professionals. The first site is a one point
(07:07):
seven hectare parcel that is expected to yield up to
thirty allotments. The second site, a two point five hectare
corner lot, could accommodate around forty properties, with the possibility
for recreational or community facilities.
Speaker 1 (07:20):
Whart Spencer Golfed.
Speaker 5 (07:25):
Whart Spencer Golfed.
Speaker 2 (07:28):
SA is said to become a key supplier of higher
value green iron to Asian markets thanks to the newly
formed Consortium Green Iron SSA. The group, which includes magnetite mines,
Flinders Ports, Horizon and GHD, aims to leverage the state's
magnetite resources and renewable energy. Their phased plan kicks off
with a magnetite mining operation in the Braemar region, followed
(07:51):
by the production of export grade pellets and eventually the
construction of a direct reduced iron plant in Port Pirie.
We spoke to Port Pirie Mayor Lyons's Stevens about what
the project could mean for the town.
Speaker 1 (08:03):
This opportunity with the MoU and the green skill revolution
that we're going to be putting in through Green, I say,
is actually a game change for Port Piriy. Our first
encounter was talking to Magno type mind, just trying to
fathom what level of the MAGA type that they had
and how it could be produced and sent via the
(08:25):
nearest port, which is Port Piriri. The next meeting I had,
we had Frindor's Port's Rise in GHD. All that in
the room and you know straight away that you're under
something really good.
Speaker 2 (08:35):
The basic idea is mine to rail, to production, to
port to overseas markets, all of which is already in
place in Port.
Speaker 1 (08:43):
Piri Corporate Regional Council. Over the years we've done flyovers
of what the port might represent two people and the
sunder capacity at the particular time that we did the
flyover presentations. So right now we've got a workforce here,
we've got space here, we've got rail, we've got the port,
and we've got the willingness.
Speaker 2 (09:03):
As for how long it's going to take to get
up and running, Well, we're.
Speaker 1 (09:06):
Talking twenty thirty. And that might sound like, you know,
for everyone ever amen sort of thing to most people,
But when you're talking of a project this maple tree,
we're in twenty twenty four now knocking on the door
of twenty five five years, it barely gives them enough
time to get up and run and building. You know,
we're super keen like the people that are heading up.
In a lot of the conversations that we're having, these
(09:28):
guys are just absolutely smack on operators. You know what
we feel that, you know, we've got a great opportunity
with that and rest assured that Corporate Regional Council will
be giving it one hundred and fifty percent.
Speaker 2 (09:41):
Concerns are escalating among recreational anglers about the impact of
commercial netting on yellowtail kingfish. Reckfish Essay is calling for
either a complete ban on netting or a daily limit
of three fish for commercial fishes, warning that without intervention
the fishery could become unsustainable. Sam Talbot has more thanks.
Speaker 3 (09:59):
Jack Claire Scriven, Minister for Primary Industries, says amateur fishers
catch the bulk of the species, but there might be
room for commercial fishes to take a bigger catch.
Speaker 7 (10:09):
From my perspective on open to options, if there are
changes that could be made that still enables the commercial
sector to catch some fish as a secondary income source
for some of them next to their main do main species,
but also enables better conditions I guess for recreational fishes,
certainly on most into that, and we are sort of
(10:29):
exploring some of those potential options as well of the miners.
Speaker 3 (10:32):
Given the popularity of kingfish with amateur fishermen, the flow
on economic impact they provide is quite significant, some reports
saying in the millions during the October to November breeding season,
Reckfish Essay is calling for either a complete band or
netting or a daily limit of three fish for commercial fishes,
warning that without intervention it could become unsustainable.
Speaker 7 (10:53):
There is no indications that this concerns for sustainability, bearing
in mind that is always going to be competing priorities. Obviously,
recreational fishes are keen to protect and expand what they have.
Commercial fishes are keen to protect what they have. So
whilst you know, there's no actual changes visaged at the moment,
we haven't put anything in place that is going to
(11:14):
actually change the management arrangements I'm certainly open having conversations about,
you know, whether there are different things that we could
do that helps to support the aspirations of recreational fishes
when it comes to kingfish, as well as ensuring that
you know, the alternative income streams for commercial fishes, particularly
when they've had some difficult times with the huge changes
(11:35):
to the sector that's happened over the last five years,
that they can also still be supported.
Speaker 3 (11:40):
Meanwhile, Asha Desre, the executive director of Recfish Essay, says
there hasn't been a stock assessment done on kingfish in Essays,
so no one truly knows what levels the fish are
at ashes, says Reckfish, and trying to find a fair
middle ground between recreational and commercial fishing.
Speaker 8 (11:57):
The main thing that refreshens they've suggested focused on is
maintaining that commercial sector into that fair capt category and
within that zero point one two percent allocation, and that's
through a daily catch limit so they can still carry
on their normal activities. But kingfish for the commercial sector
is a tertiary species and it's been turned into a
primary target. So that's where we're going wrong here. So
(12:19):
we're just saying, hey, we need to focus on big
picture stuff and essentially realign that sector within its sort
of harvest plans, which is keeping kingfish as as an
incidental bycatch. We're not targeting them as they're eight hundred
and fifty kilos a day catch and that's what we're saying,
so three a day per fisher, and we think that's
(12:41):
a very fair limit. What we're essentially trying to do
is protect the image of South Australia as somewhere that
you can visit, somewhere that you can book a holiday
and do a fishing tourism trip. And that aligns with
the Melmouse's commitment, which was the rec fishing tourism strategy,
and this is immediately relevant to that reckfish and tourism
strategy because kingfish are the recreational tourism fish. They're the
(13:06):
poster boys of that whole sector. So I guess that's
why everybody's a little bit perplexed, going, well, you know,
the clear value here is in tourism and the clear
value is protecting those migrating fish.
Speaker 2 (13:19):
And finally, today it'll be a big weekend in kimber
the local council reaching one hundred years since the proclamation
of the District Mayor Dean Johnson will help usher in
the century on Sunday with a family Funday planned. Our
reporter Bret Prince spoke to him earlier this week.
Speaker 9 (13:35):
Council and Kimber community really excited at the opportunity to
celebrate what is a significant milestone. Look, I think it's
really important to reflect on our beginnings and the many
challenges that our community have faith throughout one hundred years
as a district council.
Speaker 6 (13:54):
For me, a vision for our future is always brighter
when we consider the lessons of the past. So I
think it's important to stuff and celebrate. We've got a
family fun day at the museum and we couldn't think
of a better.
Speaker 9 (14:07):
Spot to have it.
Speaker 10 (14:08):
Support have Historical Society and the museum down there and
give the community and visitors the chance to come and
see what Kimber's all of that We've got a free
barbecue lunch and free entry to the museum. So also
celebrating and supporting lots of our local groups including the
(14:30):
Lions and the apex rfdes for doing some fundraising there.
Speaker 6 (14:35):
As well, and local businesses such as the Little Coffee Pots.
Speaker 11 (14:39):
Oh Fantastic can understand You've got all kinds of fun
out there as well with the pedal cart track and
all sorts, so you've got every base covered mate.
Speaker 6 (14:46):
Yeah, we really do jumping castles for the kids, and
bar facilities as well for the adults to keep them
a little bit occupied.
Speaker 11 (14:53):
It is all happening this Sunday in Kimber. If you,
even if you live here in Port Lincoln, you know,
make a bit of a road trip, get over to Kimber,
enjoy the celebrations and yeah, I'm sure you'll catch up
with it with Dean and many other characters in the
Kimber community.
Speaker 6 (15:08):
I promise it'll be well worth the trip. It'll be
a fantastic day. It always is down there at the museum,
so plenty to look at, plenty to go, bring the
family up and get around it.
Speaker 2 (15:19):
And that's your weekly news wrap across the Spencer Golf
and surrounds. Don't forget you can hear iHeart Spencer Golf
on the iHeart app or wherever you get your podcasts.
I'm Jackie Loom. Join us again next week for more local,
trusted and free news.
Speaker 5 (15:33):
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