House of Assembly Fifty-First Parliament, Third Session (51-3) 51 3 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Answers to Questions Drought Coordinators DROUGHT COORDINATORS Mr PEDERICK House of Assembly Hammond DROUGHT COORDINATORS 537 Mr PEDERICK (Hammond) (15 September 2009). With reference to Budget paper 4, Volume 1, page 5. 11 of the 2008-09 Budget regarding the Agriculture, Food and Wine— (a)	how many Drought Coordinators are there, where are they stationed and what areas do they cover; and (b)	what is the cost of providing these coordinators in terms of wages and associated program on-costs? The Hon. P. CAICA House of Assembly Colton Minister for Agriculture Minister for Industrial Relations Minister for Forests Minister for Regional Development DROUGHT COORDINATORS The Hon. P. CAICA (Colton—Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, Minister for Industrial Relations, Minister for Forests, Minister for Regional Development): I am advised that: (a)	There are five Regional Coordinators appointed through the State Drought Response Measures Program. The Coordinators are: Brenton Parsons who supports the Eyre Peninsula region; Liz Connell who supports the Northern Areas (Northern and Yorke region and the Rangelands); Jim Cawthorne who supports the Riverland; Bill Davies, recently appointed to support the Murray Mallee and Upper South East regions; and The Hon Dean Brown is the Premier’s Special Adviser on Drought and coordinates support for the region below Lock 1 to the Lower Lakes. (b)	The salary costs associated with employing these coordinators is around $617,000 for salaries and on costs (including super, WorkCover, etc.) and the associated program operating costs of around $111,000 (including office accommodation, vehicle hire, travel and accommodation, etc.).