CCF SA President, CEO, Board Members and Civil Industry Leaders luncheon with Premier Steven Marshall

The CCF SA President, CEO, Board and other Civil Construction Industry leaders recently had the opportunity of a luncheon meeting with the Premier of South Australia The Honourable Steven Marshall MP.

The Premier discussed the achievements of his government since the election, and he outlined the government’s plans into the future. There was a strong emphasis on investment in road and other infrastructure to grow jobs, stimulate the economy and give the community the public infrastructure necessary to support a modern society and economy. The Premier listened carefully to CCF SA concerns and ideas which included the importance of a continuous pipeline of civil construction projects, large and small, spread across the state, the importance of disaggregating government projects to make it possible for smaller contractors to gain access to the work that would allow companies to gain experience in order to grow, and also give the certainty to employ more people and invest in more plant and equipment. The importance of getting government out of work that private civil contractors can do was also discussed including highlighting the fact that it is the private economy that grows sustainable, affordable jobs and provides the economic stimulus that a modern state requires in order to grow and prosper, rather than an economy dominated by the shadow and tentacles of government. Over the longer term, with a shrinking tax base, socialist type governments always run out of other people’s money and fail. Government’s need to foster and support the wealth creators, get out of the way and let the private sector fill the gaps. Welfare is not possible without the wealth creators!

“Government’s need to foster and support the wealth creators, get out of the way and let the private sector fill the gaps”