Land access remains topic of great concern

The interaction between agricultural activities and other activities, including mining, has been a problematic issue across SA for many years. Having assisted many landowners across a number of decades, we have seen a lot of the issues first hand.

A major reason for it being such a difficult issue is there have often been incompatible land uses put next to each other - in the case of farming enterprises and residential developments - or land being acquired and removing prime agricultural land, in the case of mining and large scale residential developments.

Given agricultural land is estimated to be as little as four per cent to 5pc of the state's surface area but generates billions of dollars in revenue, it is important to put appropriate protections in place.