The organisation that designed South Australia’s marketing logo will wind up at the end of next month after the State Government decided to cut its funding

Brand South Australia says it will shut its doors on June 30 after Premier Steven Marshall informed it he would be ending its annual funding of $1.6 million.

Both Tourism Minister David Ridgway and Mr Marshall answered questions about the future of Brand SA’s funding in State Parliament on Thursday.

Asked directly if Brand SA had been stripped of its funding, Mr Ridgway said: “We are not going to play the rule in, rule out game. We have a budget on June 18, and that’s when all will be revealed.”

But Brand SA issued a statement 51 minutes later revealing the funding cut and that it would close its doors.

It said its 16 staff would receive their full entitlements and it was working through the impact of the decision on its programs, including the I Choose SA program, SA entrepreneurs weeks and the SA regional showcase.

media_camera The Brand SA logo. Picture: Supplied

In his letter to Brand SA chairman Peter Joy, dated May 13, Mr Marshall said the decision to reallocate the funding was made after considering the Joyce review into SA’s trade and investment operations.

“The Government has decided to refresh how South Australia is promoted to drive economic growth,” Mr Marshall said in the letter.

“I thank Brand South Australia for the role they have played over recent years and trust that individuals and businesses associated with Brand South Australia will continue to be strong advocates for this state.”

Labor treasury spokesman Stephen Mullighan said it had done “an incredible job” promoting the state.