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A BYPASS of Port Wakefield on the Augusta Highway would increase transport efficiencies and safety, while not compromising the economic security of the town, according to the South Australian Freight Council (SAFC). SAFC highlighted the bypass of Port Wakefield as a key transport investment option for state and federal governments in its report into the state’s freight transport infrastructure. The report is the result of a collaborative effort amongst major stakeholders in the South Australian transport and logistics community to identify and prioritise the projects they are confident will create a major positive economic impact for the state. SAFC chief executive officer, Neil Murphy, believed the Port Wakefield community would easily survive a bypass.
THIS small group put their faith in the riding ability of Riley McColl as he soared over jumps on his family property in Balaklava. Owen man Shane Ellis is leading a push for a dirt bike riding track somewhere in the region. Pictured (from left) are Erica Menzies, Shyleigh Cullen, Bailey Alsop, Shane Ellis and Mitchell Oatley. n Read the full report, back page
Les Pearson reports: “People will still need to buy their supplies, coffees, food for their trip and they will stop,” he said. “Some businesses may shift, with service stations relocating to the highway. A bypass didn’t kill the town the first time and it won’t kill it a second time.” He expected Yorke Peninsula bound traffic to continue on through Port Wakefield, while vehicles heading further north could use the bypass. Mr Murphy said exact design of the bypass would be left to engineers but it would probably go around the town and connect back to the main highway after the infamous ‘crash corner’intersection. n Continued Page 6
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WAKEFIELD Regional Council Western ward elected member, Darryl Pain, right, appeared in the South Australian District Court yesterday, facing two complaints lodged against him for allegedly failing to disclose a conflict of interest at council meetings, contrary to section 74 of the
Local Government Act. The two items discussed at the council meetings surrounded the sale of the former works depot at Port Wakefield, and the town’s community wastewater management scheme. n Continued Page 6
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