Just days to keep South Australia GM free!

South Australia’s genetically modified (GM) crop moratorium is an important part of the state’s clean, green reputation and provides certainty for GM free shoppers and our key export markets. Despite this, the moratorium has been under relentless attack. Minister Whetstone has showed his utter contempt for the people of South Australia and our democratic processes by deliberately delaying the SA Parliament from scrutinising his executive decision to lift the GM crop moratorium, after they’ve already voted three times to keep it.

On 29^th April, Parliament will vote on an SA-Best Bill to lift the moratorium. Please spare a few minutes to contact the following key decision makers and urge them to keep SA GM-free till 2025 as Parliament agreed. Your personal correspondence really will make a difference!

• SA Government
  • Premier Steven Marshall MP: premier@sa.gov.au, Dunstan@parliament.sa.gov.au, 08 8429 3232
  • Tim Whetstone MP, Minister for Primary Industries: Minister.Whetstone@sa.gov.au, 08 8226 2931
• ALP
  • Eddie Hughes MP, Shadow Primary Industries Minister: eddie.hughes@parliament.sa.gov.au, 08 8645 7800
  • Peter Malinauskas MP, Opposition Leader: laborleader@parliament.sa.gov.au, 08 83462462
  • Leon Bignell MP: leon.bignell@parliament.sa.gov.au, 08 8556 5722

• SA-Best
  • Connie Bonaros MLC, bonaros.office@parliament.sa.gov.au, 08 8237 9145
  • Frank Pangallo MLC, pangallo.office@parliament.sa.gov.au, 08 8237 9145
• The Greens
  • Mark Parnell MLC, 08 8237 9111, parnell@parliament.sa.gov.au

Frank Pangallo wants to put in place protections for non-GM farmers if the moratorium is lifted, but the experience elsewhere has shown that GM contamination is inevitable wherever GM crops are grown. The best way to protect farms from GM contamination and economic loss is to retain the moratorium.

The GM-Free Australia Alliance and our member groups are committed to defending the rights of all states and territories to have GM moratoria, and upholding the moratorium in South Australia at this challenging time for the state.

Let’s keep South Australia GM free!