METROPOLITAN FIRE SERVICE LAND PURCHASE

328 The Hon. I.F. EVANS (Davenport) (20 November 2007). Has the Metropolitan Fire Service purchased or leased any land or building, or made an offer to purchase or lease any land or building in the following suburbs—Blackwood, Glenalta, Hawthorndene, Belair, Coromandel Valley, Eden Hills, Bellevue Heights, Flagstaff Hill, Craigburn, Craigburn Farm, Panorama, Pasadena or Bedford Park and, if so, what are the details of each acquisition including:

(a) the address;

(b) the date of acquisition;

(c) the purchase price;

(d) the terms and costs associated with any lease; and (e) the purpose of acquisition?

The Hon. M.J. WRIGHT (Lee—Minister for Industrial Relations, Minister for Finance, Minister for Government Enterprises, Minister for Recreation, Sport and Racing): I am advised by the Minister for Emergency Services that:

The South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service (MFS) has said that it has not purchased or leased any land or building or made an offer to purchase or lease any land or building, in the suburbs of:

Blackwood

Glenalta

Hawthorndene

Belair

Coromandel Valley

Eden Hills

Bellevue Heights

Flagstaff Hill

Craigburn

Craigburn Farm

Panorama

Pasadena

Bedford Park

The MFS and the SA Fire and Emergency Services Commission (SAFECOM) continue to monitor changes in risk profile across Metropolitan and Regional Centres in order to provide an appropriate emergency service response coverage