INNER CITY REVITALISATION

Ms CHAPMAN (Bragg—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (14:33): Given that the minister has outlined his claim that this announcement was so welcomed today by those in these communities, why then were Anzac Highway and Henley Beach Road, which sit in the electorates of Ashford and West Torrens, removed from the inner metropolitan rezoning changes that he announced today?

The Hon. J.R. RAU (Enfield—Deputy Premier, Attorney-General, Minister for Planning, Minister for Industrial Relations, Minister for Business Services and Consumers) (14:34): I thank the honourable member for her question. Just so it is very clear to everybody, this is not the only rezone that is—

Members interjecting:

The Hon. J.R. RAU: Can I please be able to answer the question? This is not the only rezone that is ever going to happen in the inner metropolitan area. This is the first rezone that is happening in the inner metropolitan area—the first. The situation, and the government has made no secret about this and I certainly have not, is that there will be more rezones in the inner city area. That is going to happen, no question about it, but it has to go through a process, and the process that it needs to go through is one where there is an appropriate engagement with the community, where the councils bring the communities along and where they have an opportunity to get involved.

As I explained, all of the rim councils, with the exception of one, willingly participated in the exercise we have just gone through, and what we have put in respect of those has been absolutely agreed to by them. Those who want to have a look at those plans will be able to ascertain that, as a result of the process and as a result of the consultation that has gone on, some areas have been excised altogether from those original plans, and they include areas in the honourable member's own electorate, I believe, where, because certain residents were not happy, bits have been taken out, for example, behind the Air Apartments.

Ms Chapman interjecting:

The Hon. J.R. RAU: I beg your pardon; that's one for the member for Unley. I think the ones heading down Greenhill Road in Dulwich are the ones that the honourable member might be happier about. They have been removed and that's because we listen to people, and we will continue to do that.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! The member for Adelaide is called to order. Is the Deputy Premier finished?

The Hon. J.R. RAU: No. So, we will continue to do that and in due course the areas to which the honourable member has referred will be considered and the communities there will be consulted.