House of Assembly Fifty-First Parliament, Third Session (51-3) 51 3 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Answers to Questions Le Fevre Peninsula Master Plan LE FEVRE PENINSULA MASTER PLAN Mr HAMILTON-SMITH House of Assembly Waite Leader of the Opposition LE FEVRE PENINSULA MASTER PLAN 72 Mr HAMILTON-SMITH (Waite—Leader of the Opposition) (30 September 2008). How much more land will need to be acquired for the Le Fevre Peninsula master plan and what will be the cost to the taxpayer? The Hon. M.D. RANN House of Assembly Ramsay Premier Minister for Economic Development Minister for Social Inclusion Minister for the Arts Minister for Sustainability and Climate Change LE FEVRE PENINSULA MASTER PLAN The Hon. M.D. RANN (Ramsay—Premier, Minister for Economic Development, Minister for Social Inclusion, Minister for the Arts, Minister for Sustainability and Climate Change): I have been advised of the following information: In 2006, the Government approved the consolidation of government owned land holdings on the Le Fevre Peninsula, Gillman and Torrens Island to a central agency in Defence SA (formally Port Adelaide Maritime Corporation). Consolidation of land holdings in the area to a single government authority was considered essential to enable the State to develop a holistic masterplan for industrial land use on the northern Le Fevre Peninsula, an important industrial region that has potential to generate significant further economic development. Further, the consolidation effectively established Defence SA as the State's 'one-stop-shop' for all maritime and defence-related businesses with potential interest in establishing within Techport Australia (and surrounding areas), initially focussed on supporting the $8 billion Air Warfare Destroyer build and the multi-billion dollar Collins class submarine maintenance programs. Defence SA has an 'Option Agreement' for one additional parcel of land, which may be of future strategic value to the northern Le Fevre Peninsula masterplan. Defence SA has not yet determined whether this option will be exercised.