ONE Nation Member of the Legislative Council Sarah Game visited Port Lincoln last week, meeting with various community and industry representatives during her stay.

Ms Game spent four days in regional towns, driving from Adelaide to Port Pirie, Port Augusta, Whyalla and finally to Port Lincoln, and spent two nights in the city.

On the way to Lincoln, she met with local government representatives, plus representatives from the business community, including in Port Augusta and Whyalla.

Ms Game met with Port Lincoln RSL Sub-Branch president Gary Clough and committee member Lee Clayton last Friday to tour the Garden of Remembrance cemetery.

“I was rapt to be on hand to inspect the cemetery's progress since I last visited, and it was great to see those first results from the $75,000 funding I worked hard to secure,” she said.

“They [Gary and Lee] explained to me about the new irrigation system, the new footpaths - which are nice and wide and flat, making it easier for older people and for those needing wheelchair access - and the new push lawnmower.

“They also told me that they're waiting for a Lone fig tree from Tobruk, so both that and the Lone Pine will be ‘direct descendants,' which is pretty special.”

Mr Clough and Mr Clayton explained to Ms Game the sub-branch was hoping to install a new QR code system, which would allow people to use their phones to access information about the person from their gravesite.

“I know the cemetery's centenary is approaching, in 2030, and the committee has some big plans to help mark that milestone,” she said.

Ms Game was expected to provide an update on the cemetery's progress in parliament this week, acknowledging its significance to the Port Lincoln community.

Later on Friday Ms Game attended the Port Lincoln Cup Carnival and also met with representatives from local fishing groups/bodies.

“They explained that it's still early days in terms of recovery for the local crayfishing industry,” Ms Game said.

She also met with people from the medical profession, including local doctors.

“We talked about the shortage of GPs in the region. My personal view is that we probably need to be training more doctors,” she said.

Ms Game discussed mental health services in Port Lincoln and the call for a mental health walk-in clinic in the town.

“On the way across, I stopped off in Port Pirie and toured the town's mental health walk-in clinic, which has already become an incredibly important service. Port Lincoln wants its own mental health walk-in clinic, and I support that call very strongly,” she said.

“Lifeline was the nominated charity for an International Men's Day event I hosted in November and I've been talking to Lifeline to advocate for a similar facility in Port Lincoln.

“It wouldn't necessarily be a 24-hour service, just a walk-in centre, open daily, where you've got a clinician operating in tandem with a person with lived experience. These facilities don't have a clinical feel, they've got a nice, homely feel.”