05/06/2026
🌲 Happy World Environment Day!🌲
Today, I'm trying to find out what happened to my 49,000 Wood Guy bags and whether they were disposed of in an environmentally responsible way. 🤓
After asking politely, a few State MPs have even lifted their bans on some of my comments. 🤠
Those bags cost our small family business $1.20 each. That's $58,800 invested through hard work, risk, and determination.
They were meant to be filled with kindling 🔥 and generate more than $400,000 in value for both our business and South Australia.
Instead, they may have been shredded, pulverised, incinerated into happy little Wood Guy plastic pellets, or simply pushed to the back of a warehouse and forgotten.
Either way, South Australians have paid the price. We certainly have.
When Prison Industries approached us in 2018, there was no government grant, no Industry Advocate involvement, and no public tender process. We were invited into what was presented as a business venture built from the remnants of a failed program, which failed once-more upon our arrival through no fault of our own.
We designed and paid for the bags.
We built the supply chain.
We found the customers.
We developed and own the intellectual property.
Prison Industries did none of those things.
In fact, they didn't even supply the wrap or tape until stock kept disappearing and being used elsewhere, forcing the State to take over supply management.
We were invited in because they needed a solution after their previous business relationship failed.
So my question is simple:
What happened to our 49,000 bags?
The Department for Correctional Services should be able to answer a straightforward environmental question. If they can't, then perhaps broader questions about contract management, governance, oversight, the handling of commercially sensitive information, and the overall administration of the program deserve renewed attention. 🧐
I'm not asking how much it has cost taxpayers to deal with the fallout from Prison Industries.
I'm not asking how these issues remained unresolved for so long.
Right now, I simply want to know whether our brand and our Australian intellectual property were at least disposed of responsibly—and at what cost.
The South Australian Government has no right to continue using our intellectual property without permission. In my view, it is offensive and predatory.
If you value your business, think very carefully before investing in Prison Industries.
Jacksons Supplies deserves to be restored to the position we were in before this occurred. We deserve answers, and we have every right to seek those answers publicly.
I will continue pursuing fair and reasonable settlements until a genuinely fair outcome is reached.
For me, this isn't about the money. 🥰
And to David Brown, CEO and all of DCS:
If there is any truth to the reports that our business and family name are still being discussed internally and publicly in Murray Bridge in 2026, then I hope that is addressed immediately. If officers are still speaking about the Wood Guy brand or my family, that will be stopped. If I have to stop it; it will be some important people's last day working in Government.
Another way of saying "not in the public interest" is simply:
"We don't want the public to know what happened."
What happened to my bags?
🌲 Happy World Environment Day! 🌲
Sincerely,
Bill Jackson
Office Admin
Jacksons Supplies
