Out & About

Caroline maintains her good working relationships with peak bodies and key stakeholders in the various primary industries, recently completing a three-day visit to Eyre Peninsula to meet with aquaculture and fishing industry representatives.

Also on Eyre Peninsula, Caroline recently attended a rural Financial Councelling Service regional forum at Lock.

She has recently taken a 3-day tour around the Murry-Darling Basin with the SA Parliament's Natural Resources Committe. She attended the River Murray Water Resources public meeting in Waikerie and the three-day “Environment and Industry” Commonwealth Parliamentary Association conference in Melbourne.

Caroline also attended the recent Elders Agribusiness Conference in Adelaide and the National Agribusiness Conference in Sydney.

She currently chairs the Families SA Select Committee; is a member of the Elizabeth Vale School Select Committee; The Select Committee on SA Water; the Natural Resource Management Standing Committee and the Budget and Finance Committee.

Bills which Caroline has recently been, or is currently involved with, include The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Animal Welfare) Bill, The Murray-Darling Basin (Amending Agreement) Amendment Bill; the Occupational Health, Safety & Welfare (Penalties) Amendment Bill, the Marine Parks Bill and the Penola Pulp Mill Authorisation Bill.

On 20th September 2007, Caroline leaves for India to represent the South Australian Parliament at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association conference in New Delhi.

Caroline campaigns in Wakefield and handles constituent matters that relate to state government as they arise in that federal electorate. She also assists the Liberal Party in the Northern Adelaide suburbs held by Labor.

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Rural and Regional Executive visits Wakefield

David Fawcett MP; Ms Jo Edwards Chair Rural & Regional Council; Sean Edwards, President of the Liberal Party SA Division, and Mr Chris Heinjus, Rural Directions Pty Ltd.

Sevenhill - Balaklava - Freeling - Two Wells - Virginia

On Monday and Tuesday this week I had the pleaseure of hosting the Rural and Regional Executive of the Liberal Party, chaired by Mrs Jo Edwards (a farmer from the south east of SA) as they visited Wakefield. The visit enabled a number of rural communities to speak about the developments and issues in their areas to one of the policy making bodies of our political system.

A broad cross section of interested individuals, businesses and organisations took the opportunity to meet and share about their communities. Issues raised included the ongoing drought, wheat marketing, workforce shortages, country hospital boards and aged care.

Premises visted included Balco at Balaklava, Rural Directions at Freeling, D'Vine Ripe at Two Wells and the Virginia Horticulture Centre.