House of Assembly: Tuesday, November 13, 2007

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CULTANA ARMY TRAINING CAMP

83 Dr McFETRIDGE (Morphett) (31 July 2007). What will be the cost of expanding the Cultana Army Training Camp and how much funding has been allocated to this project in 2007-08?

The Hon. K.O. FOLEY (Port Adelaide—Deputy Premier, Treasurer, Minister for Industry and Trade, Minister for Federal/State Relations): The proposed expansion of the Cultana Training Area will be undertaken by the Commonwealth Department of Defence. All costs associated with acquiring the existing pastoral leases, constructing any necessary infrastructure and generally setting up the expanded area for Defence use will be the responsibility of the Commonwealth.

The State Government has agreed to undertake the necessary work for technical identification and protection of present rights over the land. It is anticipated that any related costs will be borne from within existing agency budgets.