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23.01.2022 Yay!! Mt Barker Council will apply to keep the Adelaide Hills GM-free, thanks to all who wrote in. All South Australians, please call on Primary Industries Minister David Basham to approve applicant councils as GM-free crop Zones. Don't be fobbed off when you call or email him!! T: 08 8552 2152 E: [email protected] Story here. https://adelaidehillsweekenderherald.partica.online//fl/0/

23.01.2022 McLaren Vale Grape Wine & Tourism Association, in Onkaparinga, was among the eleven councils that applied to remain GM-free Crop Zones. The Mayor Erin Thompson says GM crops will add red tape and costs to the wine industry, reducing jobs and growth. Please ask Premier Marshall to intervene and grant all the applications for GM-free Crop Zones. https://indaily.com.au//gm-free-snub-a-kick-in-the-guts-f/ Please contact the Premier: T: 08 8429 3232 E: Facebook: @StevenMarshallMP and Twitter

23.01.2022 Time for some serious talkback! David Basham will be on Leon Byner’s show tomorrow morning (Wednesday) so tune in to have your say! The talkback number is 8223 0000, and the number to text is 0448 08 1395.

23.01.2022 Here's a map of the GM-free Crop Zone that should be created to cover the eleven council regions that applied for GM-free status. Please call on Premier Marshall to intervene and declare the GM-free Crop Zone. Contact him: E: T: 08 8429 3232 Facebook: @StevenMarshallMP and on Twitter.

22.01.2022 Councils are angry that Minister Basham rejected their valid GM-free Crop applications. Victor Harbor Mayor Moira Jenkins said "With the Fleurieu being GM-free, as we requested, would have provided a competitive edge with a clean and green image." Yankalilla Mayor Glen Rowlands noted 87% of community responses and 71% of Primary Producers wanted to remain GM-free. Minister Basham's electorate is based in Victor Harbor and FLAG member Peter Manuel said "there will be repercussions come election time in 2022." https://www.victorharbortimes.com.au//councils-ignored-in/ Ask Premier Steven Marshall to intervene to designate the Councils as GM-free Zones. Please contact him at: E: T: 08 8429 3232 Facebook: @StevenMarshallMP and Twitter

22.01.2022 According to the Stock Journal this week, consumer demand for organic food is sky-rocketing - with Woolworths recording 20 per cent annual growth in demand for its organic lines. So why is the South Australian government hell bent on destroying the organic industry by lifting its GM crop moratorium? Have your say!: [email protected]

19.01.2022 Great letter from Karoonda organic farmer Rita Porker. "Farmers really need truth and facts! Wake up farmers... it will be you who loses, not the biotech companies. Local councils can and should decide to keep SA GM-free." https://www.murrayvalleystandard.com.au//gm-crops-who-re/

16.01.2022 Join the RALLY at Minister Basham's electorate office, 71 Victoria Street, Victor Harbor, Noon, Saturday November 7. Defend democracy and call on the Minister to honour all eleven Council applications for GM-free Crop Zones. Previous Primary Industries Minister Leon Bignell is among the speakers. Also please ask Premier Steven Marshall to designate all the Councils as GM-free. Contact him at: E: T: 08 8429 3232 Facebook: @StevenMarshallMP and Twitter

16.01.2022 Great news! Victor Harbor is joining other councils on the Fleurieu Peninsula in applying to declare the region a GM-free crop zone. Now we just need David Basham - Member for Finniss to support their decision. Take action!: https://friendsoftheearthmelbourne.good.do//Contact_David/

16.01.2022 The rally at Minister Basham’s office in Victor Harbor on Saturday, protested his baseless rejection of applications from 11 councils to remain GM-free Crop Zones. Together, they would form a GM-free arc from the Fleurieu Peninsula to the Barossa Valley, with big benefits for the grape, wine and tourism industries. https://indaily.com.au//what-we-know-today-monday-novemb/ Please ask SA Premier Steven Marshall to designate all the Councils as GM-free. Contact him at: E: T: 08 8429 3232 Facebook: @StevenMarshallMP and Twitter

15.01.2022 Alexandrina Council's Sept. 21 meeting voted 6 to 5 to ask the Minister to restore the region's GM-free crop status. Council received 252 responses to its survey, with 71% (179) community and 28% (71) from primary producers and allied industries. 70% backed GM-free, 26% were for GM, and 4% unsure. If the City of Victor Harbor also applies, the four Fleurieu Peninsula councils may together market the whole region as GM-free. https://www.victorharbortimes.com.au//three-fleurieu-coun/ Yankalilla council is also on board. https://www.victorharbortimes.com.au//yankalilla-council-/

15.01.2022 The Minister for Primary Industries, David Basham, has the final say on whether councils can declare their regions GM-free, but he has said he supports the lifting of the GM crop moratorium! Please contact him. Ask him to respect the democratic process that delegated councils to consult with their communities, and to approve all applications from councils to declare their regions GM-free.

15.01.2022 More than 50 people picketed Primary Industries Minister and Finniss MP David Basham's office Saturday. They protested the Minister's rejection of eleven Council applications for GM-free Crop Zone status. Basham was invited to speak, but declined. Mawson MP Leon Bignell said the Premier Steven Marshall must step in to reverse the decision, as it opposes what local people want. https://www.victorharbortimes.com.au//protest-of-gm-crop-/ Ask Premier Steven Marshall to designate all the Councils as GM-free regions. Contact him at: E: T: 08 8429 3232 Facebook: @StevenMarshallMP and Twitter

13.01.2022 Radio Adelaide podcast on Keeping SA Councils GM-free, interviews Nuffield Scholar, farmer and vet, Cathie Harvey. http://radioadelaide.org.au//councils-petition-to-remain-/ Ask Premier Steven Marshall to intervene to designate the Councils as GM-free Zones. Please contact him at: E: T: 08 8429 3232 Facebook: @StevenMarshallMP and Twitter

13.01.2022 The City of Tea Tree Gully Council is seeking feedback by October 17th from residents, particularly primary producers and food processors, on the potential business impacts of GM crops, and the market and trade benefits of remaining GM-free. https://haveyoursay.cttg.sa.gov.au/gmcrops

12.01.2022 Calling all Victor Harbor residents - defend your region as a GM-free Crop Zone. Have your say here before September 17th. https://www.yoursay.victor.sa.gov.au/genetically-modified-g

12.01.2022 The Fleurieu Peninsula, Hills and Barossa want their GM-free status restored, for marketing reasons. Adelaide Hills, Alexandrina, Gawler, Playford, Onkaparinga, Mount Barker, Yankalilla and Barossa Valley councils have decided to apply to PI Minister Basham for GM-free status. Victor Harbor (Mayor Moira Jenkins, below), Tea Tree Gully and Karoonda are still deciding. Adelaide Hills deputy mayor says the region has a lot to gain and little to lose by applying for GM-free. See Adelaide Advertiser (paywalled). https://www.adelaidenow.com.au//aefcd5d7f3901c3cbb9c44a3e3

11.01.2022 The GM-free protest at Minister Basham's office in Victor Harbor on Saturday drew a strong local crowd, voters calling on him to declare all eleven applicant Councils GM-free Crop Zones.

11.01.2022 Four more semi-rural councils have voted to be free of GM crops. Adelaide Hills, Playford, Gawler and Alexandrina councils will request their districts are reinstated as GM-free zones. They join Mount Barker, Barossa, Onkaparinga and Yankalilla to complete a ring around the Adelaide metropolitan area. Tea Tree Gully and Victor Harbor are still deciding. https://indaily.com.au//gm-free-push-circles-city-as-more/

10.01.2022 Europe is demanding GM-free canola and offering premiums of up to $100 a tonne for it. Why on earth would South Australian farmers want to grow GM canola? Please ask your councillors to watch this ABC Landline story.

10.01.2022 South Australian wine regions including McLaren Vale, Barossa and Adelaide Hills say millions of dollars of exports are at risk if their areas allow GM crops to be grown. Barossa Council was among the first to vote to request its region remain GM-free after 85% of the 112 submissions it received supported keeping the ban. https://indaily.com.au//growing-green-belt-sparks-gm-free/ Please tell PI Minister David Basham to back GM-free. Don't be fobbed off as he has the final say!! T: 08 8552 2152 E: [email protected]

10.01.2022 Southern Mallee District Councillors will decide whether or not to apply to State Government to remain a GM-free Crop Zone, when they meet on Wednesday, 16 Sept. 2020, 6:30pm, Council Chambers, Pinnaroo. To address Council, you must submit a deputation request by 5pm, 08 8577 8002. Final comments to [email protected] Live stream the meeting on Council's YouTube Channel. Agenda Item 12.1 https://lgasa-web.squiz.cloud/?a=755608

09.01.2022 We'll drink to that! Onkaparinga Council which governs the iconic McLaren Vale food and wine region voted last night to apply to Minister David Basham - Member for Finniss to declare the region a GM free crop zone. The wine industry says lifting the GM crop moratorium would cost the region millions. https://indaily.com.au//key-sa-wine-region-leads-push-to-/ Please tell the Minister to back GM-free. T: 08 8552 2152 E: [email protected]

05.01.2022 "The Minister ... said no to the hardworking, successful winemakers and grape growers of our world-class wine region, who know their business and markets better than anyone, said Onkaparinga Mayor Erin Thompson. Council says Basham’s decision is a kick in the guts and wants the minutes of the GM Crops Advisory Committee meeting that recommended rejecting the eleven GM-free Council applications. https://indaily.com.au//council-demands-evidence-for-gm-f/ Please ask SA Premier Steven Marshall to designate all the Councils as GM-free. Contact him at: E: T: 08 8429 3232 Facebook: @StevenMarshallMP and Twitter

05.01.2022 Onkaparinga council decides Tuesday night whether to apply to stay a non-GM crop zone. The draft application to the Primary Industries Minister says GM crops could adversely affect regional wine exports worth over $20.8 million pa. McLaren Vale is Australia’s fifth-largest wine region but the largest for organic and biodynamic vineyards, with 37% of vines certified https://indaily.com.au//key-sa-wine-region-leads-push-to-/

04.01.2022 The Fleurieu Peninsula, Hills and Barossa could be designated as a zone free of genetically-modified crops as more councils mount their case to ban the new varieties in the region. Get those letters in! Minister Basham needs to respect the democratic process undertaken by councils and the wishes of the South Australian community: [email protected] https://www.adelaidenow.com.au//aefcd5d7f3901c3cbb9c44a3e3

04.01.2022 Mid Murray Council got 14 submissions and 73 survey replies in its GM-free Crop Zone consultation. The Mayor says 60% of respondents favoured lifting the moratorium so council will advise the state government accordingly. https://www.murrayvalleystandard.com.au//mid-murray-counc/

03.01.2022 Onkaparinga Council will ask for state government agreement to have its entire district remain a GM-free Crop Zone, joining Mt Barker, Yankalilla and Barossa councils, which earlier voted to keep their regions GM-free. It is now up to new Primary Industries Minister David Basham to give final approval. https://indaily.com.au//council-backing-for-gm-free-wine-/ Please tell PI Minister David Basham to back GM-free. T: 08 8552 2152 E: [email protected]

01.01.2022 Alexandrina Council Mayor Keith Parkes criticised the government's process for allowing GM-free Crop status. "The state government dumped this on local government with no money and no time... it was absolutely irresponsible... and they say they will make the decision for us anyway, regardless of any economic case we make," he said. Councillors voted 6-5 in favour of remaining GM-free, with 70% community support. Yankallila council's survey figures were similar. https://www.victorharbortimes.com.au//three-fleurieu-coun/ Tell David Basham, Minister for Primary Industries and Finniss MP, to approve all council applications: E: [email protected] T: 8226 2931

01.01.2022 Watch the protest action at Minister Basham's office in Victor Harbor on Saturday, to protest his rejection of eleven Council applications to remain GM-free Crop Zones. Also please ask Premier Steven Marshall to designate all the Councils as GM-free. Contact him at: E: T: 08 8429 3232 Facebook: @StevenMarshallMP and Twitter