The South Australian Nationals
 Welcome
to the SA Nationals website, the official organ of our Party.
I continue to be humbled by the faith the SA National Party
showed last year in choosing me as its President. My contribution
is being built on that of previous Presidents – most
recently Jacky Abbott, Wilbur Klein, John Venus - and the many
others who served over the years. I also commend our past parliamentary
leaders – Peter Blacker and Karlene Maywald, who brought
fire, verve and commitment to a series of SA Parliaments.
Our Party is entering a new and exciting phase in 2012, and
it will be an era of achievement and renewal.
My involvement with the rural and regional politics through
the Country Party and its successor the National Party over
the past three decades gave me the chance to serve in many
capacities. I learned that only through the work of loyal and
enthusiastic Party members can political parties function.
The work of the membership and supporter base provides the
opportunities and the practical support at election time, for
young and able Federal and State candidates to stand up and
represent us at the parliamentary level.
The SA Nationals consider the issues and politics of the day
according to our values, and enshrine them into a policy framework
developed by our membership. The members and supporters of
the SA Nationals are a dedicated, friendly and determined group
of people. I am proud to share my journey through the South
Australian political scene with all them.
We hope you will use this site to reflect on our ideals and
values, and what they can bring to the political and economic
health of this State.
We hope you will answer the call and join us in the fight to
provide better representation for our neglected rural and regional
areas. For those of you interested in regional and rural politics,
the site contains much useful information. For those for whom
the SA National Party holds a real and active attraction, we
look forward to welcoming you, to an increasingly active participation
with us right now and in the future.
In today’s political climate, people feel considerable
and increasing concern about the ability of the major Parties
to govern effectively; to achieve a majority in their own right,
and to effectively represent the broader constituency, given
their deals with select groups, and their populist policies.
I therefore invite you to join our dedicated Party, The SA Nationals,
to further the cause of the 30 per cent of South Australians
who live outside the metropolitan area.
I am confident that you will enjoy that association. Come to
our State Conference on 28 July in Langhorne Creek – and
see for yourself what we can achieve together.
Grantley Siviour
President
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