The Member for Waite is calling on the Transition Committee to expand the 2.5km exercise travel radius.

Please find Sam Duluk MP's letter to the Transition Committee here and press release below.

On 21 July 2020, I tabled an amendment to the Emergency Management Act 2004 to allow travel into or out of the State where the travel is for the purpose of escaping domestic violence or providing support to a family member who is experiencing domestic violence, or is otherwise reasonably necessary for the purpose of dealing with circumstances arising out of domestic violence.

For more information, please read the Hansard from Parliament here. 

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07 July 2021 - 10.44am

See the interview on my Facebook here

Duluk: It was a really good meeting and a big thanks to John and his organisation the South Australian Transport Action Group for putting together the forum and it was a two part forum, a very big focus on local transport needs for the Mount Barker community and then more broadly discussions around freight movement across South Australia and for my community in Waite rail freight has a huge impact on our community and also the lower end of the freeway and what is the future of Cross Road as a freight corridor and something that I’m very concerned about as is my community is the plan to make Cross Road a new freight corridor for the north south tunnels and that is on the agenda of Infrastructure Australia so what I’d like to see is ensuring there is a plan to have a road freight bypass that takes trucks off the freeway that don’t need to be on the freeway, freight is so important to South Australians and there’s always going to be an element of freight haulage on the freeway that travel short distances but for that traffic that doesn’t need to come down the freeway if you can go round the back of the Adelaide Hills through Truro and down to the port that way that is a huge and much needed investment into long term planning for a freight solution and that will see less trucks on the freeway and make that commute for Mount Barker residents so much easier.

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Sam Duluk MP, Member for Waite has given notice in Parliament to introduce a Bill to the South Australian Parliament to protect automotive repairs, insurers and consumers when involved in vehicle accidents.

Please find some headline figures of this 2021/22 State Budget

Mr DULUK (Waite) (17:55): I also rise today to support the passage of this budget through the house. I actually think overall it is a pretty good budget and there are some fantastic announcements in this package. Before I go on, though, I would like to thank the Treasurer, the Hon. Rob Lucas in the other place, for his service to the parliament and indeed to the people of South Australia over many years. I put on the record that he has been a member of parliament longer than I have been alive. For many years, he has been a good servant, and I think this budget is a fine document for his last public document.

After reviewing the budget papers, it is good to see, as other members have mentioned, improvements to our health system, a plan to fix our roads and moves to address freight issues. Very important to my community is the restoration of our natural environment, funding for schools and community groups and reducing the cost of living for families and business.

Indeed, we are a small business state. In all our budgets and everything we do, we should look after those who are here, day in day out, providing jobs for so many South Australians, and that is the small business community of South Australia. Everything that we can do in all our endeavours in this place and as a government to support small business, to allow them to be open, to be free, to flourish, is so important.

Mr DULUK (Waite) (14:43): A supplementary to the Minister in regard to Sports Vouchers: with the extension of this Sports Vouchers Scheme to Year 8 and 9 students, did the Minister contemplate extending that to Scouts and Girl Guides participants? If not, why not?

If you are interested in helping any of the below groups, please dress in appropriate old clothes and bring garden gloves. 

Friends of Sturt Gorge

• Biodiversity - 17 July 2021 - Saturday 9am (meet opposite 36 Gorge Road, Bellevue Heights) to continue olive work from May working bee
• Trail Maintenance - 26 July 2021 - Monday 9am (for more information, please contact Bob Grant on 08 7329 8296 or [email protected] for details)

Friends of the Waite Conservation Reserve

• Sparaxis Bulb Working Bee - 18 July 2021 - Sunday 9am (meet at 198A Old Mount Barker Road)
• Please visit their website or Facebook page for future events

Blackwood Action Group

• Blackwood Station Working Bee - 1 August 2021 - Sunday from 9am - 11am
• For more information, please contact Geoff Bartlett on 0408 117 003 or [email protected]

The Belair Train Line is an important rail route that connects several communities such as Blackwood, Mitcham and Unley with the CBD. 

Local member, Sam Duluk MP is lobbying the State Government to allocate more funds to improve several train stations along this route.