Whyalla leaders are looking forward to working with the Labor Party of South Australia to realise benefits for the city. Pictured from left are Member for Giles Eddie Hughes, Whyalla Business and Tourism President Malcolm McLeod, Premier Peter Malinauskas, and Mayor Clare McLaughlin.
Partnerships to Benefit Whyalla
City of Whyalla Mayor Clare McLaughlin congratulates the Labor Party of South Australia and Member for Giles Eddie Hughes for their success in the South Australian election over the weekend.
Premier Peter Malinauskas and Mr Hughes made significant campaign commitments to Whyalla during the election, including building a green, hydrogen-fuelled power station to complement the Whyalla green hydrogen hub; as well as a central sporting hub.
“Eddie and Labor’s commitments to Whyalla align with Council’s vision, so we look forward to working with a Labor government to see these come to fruition,” Mayor McLaughlin said.
“Green hydrogen continues to be a priority for Council, so it’s exciting to see the scale of the proposed green hydrogen projects, keeping in mind our continued push to ensure there are no adverse development impacts on our treasured cuttlefish sanctuary.
“We’re also keen to see the former Edward John Eyre High School site redeveloped as a central sporting precinct, together with an emergency services hub, student accommodation, adventure play-spaces and essential worker housing.”
Mayor McLaughlin said other focus areas in which council would be seeking to partner with the new State Government included affordable, mixed housing; public realm and infrastructure improvements; and the implementation of the recently adopted Foreshore Master Plan.
“Over the coming years, we want to see a larger, permanent workforce living in Whyalla, enjoying a high standard of living, rather than our economy relying on fly-in/fly-out or drive-in/drive-out workers,” she said.
“We can’t rely on jobs alone to achieve this – we need improvements in the overall liveability of the city to be able to attract people to relocate to Whyalla.
“This will require strong and effective partnerships with the new State Government and the private sector to build the new and diverse housing needed to accommodate a growing population; as well as a range of major infrastructure projects to complement our world-class jetty and proposed five-star hotel.”
Read Labor's press release regarding the hydrogen announcement here
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An artist's impression of Labor's proposed $593m hydrogen power station (Image from Labor's Hydrogen Jobs Plan).