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SA's Health Minister goes through a number of regional South Australian hospitals' future, including the progress towards a new 24-hour accident-and-emergency hospital in the Barossa Valley, and addresses the first increase in decades to the Patient Assistance Transport Scheme 'PATS' for country people travelling to cities for appointments

The independent MP for the seat covering the Yorke Peninsula and beyond says the major parties haven't committed enough for the Ardrossan hospital - and acknowledges his first four years in office could have delivered more mobile phone coverage improvements.

Rural Aid is looking for South Australian volunteers to help beautify Orroroo in South Australia's mid-North

FlowNews24 expects Balaklava and Murray Bridge will be two strong contenders for new plant protein manufacturing facilities after a $100m+ federal government investment to encourage Horsham, Victoria based Australian Plant Proteins, Thomas Foods International and the Australian Milling Group to grow food manufacturing in South Australia

Outgoing SA Liberal treasurer Rob Lucas says Labor has committed $3 billion in health spending and asks what taxes might be needed to pay for it, confirming the government's commitment is just in excess of $100 million this election campaign.

SA's peak livestock body is cock-a-hoop at snaring an experienced agripolitics CEO in the form of former Canberra-based CEO for the Cattle Council, Travis Tobin who hails from western NSW.

Amid the broader conversation about Australian farm production values surging tragically off the back of the Russia Ukraine conflict, later in the chat Andrew discusses with Flow listeners the 2030 target of $100 billion in farmgate value targeted by the National Farmers Federation, whether it was ambitious enough - and whether the focus needs to swing to food manufacturing targets as well

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet 'needs a friend, and that friend will be me' Helen Dalton tells Flow listeners, with another by-election imminent and the Liberal-National government plunging into minority, Helen Dalton moves to sit alone as an independent, parting ways with Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party colleagues with floodplain harvesting policy the flashpoint.

The RAA's fuel expert speaks with Flow listeners about how regional motorists are also benefiting from the rollout of price transparency apps and regulation on regional outlets. The RAA is calling on the trial transparency in regional SA to be made permanent in the leadup to the 19 March state election.

Some slightly better news for farmers on agrichemical costs and supplies versus strong downsides on sourcing and costs of farm fertiliser and diesel fuel in large part due to the Ukraine conflict