House of Assembly Fifty-Second Parliament, First Session (52-1) 52 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Motions Operation Flinders OPERATION FLINDERS Adjourned debate on motion of Hon. R.B. Such: That this house commends the work Operation Flinders is doing to help young people gain a positive future. (Continued from 15 September 2011.) Mr ODENWALDER House of Assembly Little Para Mr ODENWALDER (Little Para) (12:52): I will not speak very long. Other members have spoken very eloquently about this topic on these two motions, and I am happy to say that we support them. In my time as a police officer I knew many people who were involved directly and indirectly with this operation and I know the good work that it does. As I said, I will not speak for very long, I will just put a few facts on the record. Operation Flinders aims to develop a young person's personal capacity in particular areas such as self-esteem, motivation, teamwork and personal responsibility, thereby reducing the risk of these people who are either young offenders or have the potential to be young offenders or are at risk in some way. In the 2007-08 budget, additional funding of $200,000 per annum was provided to Operation Flinders in addition to that amount which was already provided each year, the $200,000. I am advised that the new funding agreement has been sent to Operation Flinders which will provide $447,000 per annum for the next three years; the amount not indexed. In 2009-10, I am advised that Operation Flinders received a total income of $1.3 million, around $450,000 of which was provided by the state government. The majority of other income received in 2009-10 relates to donations, pledges and other fundraising income, this includes contributions from the City of Tea Tree Gully, I am happy to say, of $80,000 and SA Ambulance. I commend both of these motions to the house and I wish Operation Flinders every success in the future. Motion carried. The Hon. R.B. SUCH House of Assembly The Hon. R.B. SUCH: Are we doing orders of the day nos 4 and 5 together? The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: No, we have just done item No. 4 and we have actually just voted. The Hon. R.B. SUCH House of Assembly The Hon. R.B. SUCH: I commend this motion to the house and ask the members to support it. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: We have supported it and we will move on to the next item.