COUNTRY FIRE SERVICE VOLUNTEERS

Mrs REDMOND (Heysen—Leader of the Opposition) (15:11): As a supplementary question, given the minister's answer, can the minister confirm that the government intends to redevelop the Stirling CFS station this year, given that yesterday I received a letter from the Stirling CFS indicating that the government had abandoned plans to redevelop the existing station and requesting the community to help them raise $180,000 for that purpose?

The SPEAKER: I do not consider that a supplementary. That is another question.

The Hon. J.M. RANKINE (Wright—Minister for Police, Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Road Safety, Minister for Multicultural Affairs) (15:12): I understand that it is nothing unusual for local brigades to seek financial support from other organisations, to go out and do fundraising.

Mrs Redmond interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. J.M. RANKINE: I am sure the member for Heysen has donated on election day, when they have their election collection days. My understanding is that we have allocated $270,000 for Stirling, but they want a different design that is budgeted for about $478,000 to $581,000. It is not appropriate to take funding from one brigade and give it to another. There is a budgeted amount for the Stirling brigade, as I understand it.