South Australian MP questions SA budget with targeted spends in Mount Barker raising eyebrows

21/06/2023 10 min
South Australian MP questions SA budget with targeted spends in Mount Barker raising eyebrows

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Member for Hammond, Adrian Pederick, has called recent budget decisions in South Australia into question.Appearing on the Flow FM Country Viewpoint, Mr Pederick emphasised his opposition to the decision to skew a large volume of spends meant for regional road repairs in one city, Mount Barker, which is only 32.3km from Adelaide’s CBD.The funds from the recent state budget which have been secured for Mount Barker will improve infrastructure, such as a problematic roundabout, though Mr Pederick said he was unaware of any traffic incidents occurring due to the roundabout.