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MAYORAL PRESENCE: The LGA Board of Directors meeting drew mayors from throughout South Australia. Back Row: Tea Tree Gully Mayor Kevin Knight, Whyalla Mayor Clare McLaughlin, LGA President and Tumby Bay Mayor Sam Telfer, Goyder Mayor Peter Mattey OAM. Middle Row: Prospect Mayor David O’Loughlin, Gawler Mayor Karen Redman, Grant District Mayor Richard Sage, Alexandrina Mayor Keith Parkes. Front Row: Mid Murray Mayor Dave Burgess, Adelaide Hills Mayor Jan-Claire Wisdom, Kimba Mayor Dean Johnson, Port Pirie Mayor Leon Stephens.
Whyalla Mayor Clare McLaughlin has given thanks to the Whyalla community for the warm welcome shown to a large group of local government representatives this week.
More than 35 local government representatives descended on Whyalla this week for two days of business meetings at the Council chamber. This included mayors from throughout South Australia for the South Australian Region Organisation of Councils (SAROC) meeting and the South Australian Local Government Association’s Board of Directors meeting.
The two days of important meetings were brokered by Mayor McLaughlin in her role as a board member on the LGA and SAROC representative.
She said the meetings, tours of the city and hospitality shown to the local government representatives not only promoted Whyalla it also showed our city was ready, willing and able to embrace business tourism in the form of conferences and meetings.
EXPERIENCING WHYALLA: Local government representatives take a tour of the HMAS Whyalla.
“All the mayors and Council representatives were genuinely happy to be in Whyalla for these meetings and I think some were pleasantly surprised with what we’ve got to offer here,” Mayor McLaughlin said.
“Most have heard about the rapid progress we are making to transform the city and they were suitably impressed to see it firsthand.
“It’s fair to say not all of our guests had even been to Whyalla before so it was an eye-opener for them and for those that haven’t been here for a while, they were all complementary about the way the city is developing.”
POSITIVE EXPERIENCE IN WHYALLA: LGA President Sam Telfer with Whyalla Mayor Clare McLaughlin.
Mayor McLaughlin paid special tribute to the community for embracing the visitors.
“It shows Whyalla is capable of embracing even more of this type of business tourism which is a growth industry that we will continue to promote for our city.
“A big thanks for everyone that made our visitors feel welcome … we truly came across as the ‘friendly city’.”
Some of key issues discussed at the LGA meeting including continued efforts wind back the State Government’s unexpected solid waste levy and a call for the government to take a bigger leadership role when it comes to waste management and employ greater regulation and greater consistency across waste streams.
From a Whyalla perspective, the special local roads fund was discussed with a focus on ensuring the Eyre Peninsula councils are working together on transport issues.
WHAT THEY SAID ABOUT WHYALLA
