Electricity Tariffs: Speech by Dan van Holst Pellekaan MP, Member for Stuart in SA Parliament – 8 March 2011

by Dan van Holst Pellekaan MP on March 16, 2011 · 0 comments

Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN: Thank you to everybody who has participated in the adjournment debate and left five minutes for me to speak on this extremely important topic, that is, the increase in electricity tariffs to remote communities under the government’s Remote Areas Energy Supplies scheme. Firstly, to declare a personal interest, I am a [...]

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An email from a concerned professional to the media (re: MEGA increase in power tariffs)

by Richard Abbott on March 10, 2011 · 9 comments

I am surveying up at Coober Pedy  hence different email address and feel very strongly about this issue that should be outed in Adelaide. Electricity price for Coober  Pedy business set to rise by up to 123%  and to be 154%  dearer than equivalent Adelaide business from MAY1 While Coober Pedy is along way from [...]

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Population policy sees NBN bypass outback town

by Tim on August 5, 2011 · 0 comments

“The chairman of the Wudinna Council is calling for a rethink on what he says is a hypocritical policy on the National Broadband Network (NBN). Tim Scholz says his town has fibre cable running right past it but it will not be connected because it has fewer than 1,000 residents.” http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-08-05/population-policy-sees-nbn-bypass-outback-town/2826088 Total hypocrisy isn’t it. [...]

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City Council pinching regional money, say mayors

August 1, 2011

Some regional mayors are furious Adelaide City Council has voted to apply for money from Regional Development Australia (RDA) to help fund an upgrade of Victoria Square. The fund allows metropolitan areas to apply for grant money if RDA endorses a project. Mount Gambier mayor Steve Perryman said the application technically may meet the fund’s [...]

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Print Email Share Mice affecting lives and livelihoods

June 5, 2011

Plenty of examples of government inaction and lack of foresight, don’t have to look too hard. As you can see on this report, mice are truly having a massive impact north of Gepps Cross. Where? NRM levies rake in a heap, seems that it’s only enough to sustain the bureaucracy not enough for solutions. Watch [...]

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Email campaign to government

March 31, 2011

After consulting a varied group of people who have knowledge and experience of the parliamentary system, they have universally recommended that we get as many people as possible to send emails to the people below to voice our disgust at the proposed price rises. We must help as many people as possible to send these [...]

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UNJUST and UNFAIR

March 31, 2011

To all members of the Association. Dear All, By now you will be aware that the state government intends to dramatically increase (more than double in most commercial cases), the price of power to all consumers in Coober Pedy, both domestic and commercial. To most of us that means a double hit. The government has [...]

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Un-reliable power at Orroroo, Booleroo

March 21, 2011

Being off-grid might actually be a blessing (unless you have to pay the exorbitant tariffs that SA Gov proposes not to subsidise). In Orroroo (and Booleroo Centre and various in the mid-north) our power has been interrupted about 4 times in the last fortnight and it’s off right now!! This ridiculous situation is not only [...]

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True comparison of electricity tariffs

March 15, 2011

Note: These charts are a comparison is with published rates NOT actual rates ( which are lower in all other domiciles except Coober Pedy) To explain, the rates portrayed on graph is published rate. ONLY in Coober Pedy is published rate paid by consumer. All other localities pay a lesser negotiated rate. Click on charts [...]

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The real story

March 14, 2011

A large business, thats right, the ones with all the fridges and coolrooms, that uses about 50000 kwh per month will have their power increased from $15,000 to $35,000, a price rise of about $20,000 per month (twenty thousand dollars INCREASE per month, OVER $1000 PER DAY). THAT’S A 133% INCREASE A medium size business that uses [...]

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Power one way, Water the other!

March 14, 2011

The only state that charges off-grid rates for power and alienates their outback communities from the rest of the population, also charges Murray River levy and soon a Desalination Levy. This applies to towns that neither have access to Murray River water nor desalinated water from that expensive white elephant. In Orroroo our bore water [...]

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