MOUNT BARKER INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS

Mr GOLDSWORTHY (Kavel) (14:50): My question is to the Minister for Transport and Infrastructure. Can the minister advise whether negotiations have been finalised between the government and the developer consortia to determine the level of their funding contributions for infrastructure projects in Mount Barker? The government rezoned 1,310 hectares of land for residential development in Mount Barker. Part of the process that followed was the government negotiating with developers on the level of their contributions for infrastructure projects in the town.

The Hon. P.F. CONLON (Elder—Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, Minister for Housing and Urban Development) (14:51): I would not say they are concluded with respect to all infrastructure. There has been very substantial agreement reached on transport infrastructure, but, of course, transport infrastructure is only part of the picture. The last discussions I had were with a private water supplier who was seeking to convince the private consortia that that was a good model.

There is, of course, SA Water in the mix and its pricing and we have the council itself, which has sought to be involved in the provision of water infrastructure. Therefore, those matters are not concluded and I hope that what you will gain from my answer is an indication of the complexity of those infrastructures. In short, I think good arrangements have been reached in transport but there are other areas of infrastructure where there are many parties and many discussions still ongoing, including the Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure.