CLIPSAL 500

The Hon. I.F. EVANS (Davenport) (15:05): My question is to the Minister for Tourism. Can the minister confirm that the government have approved an extra $1.6 million for Clipsal to fill a cash deficit which increased the state funding for the 2014 event to $9.7 million?

The Hon. L.W.K. BIGNELL (Mawson—Minister for Tourism, Minister for Recreation and Sport) (15:05): There have been some additional moneys put into Clipsal, as there have been for most of the recent years. This is the first year I have had ministerial responsibility for Clipsal, but it is the way that the accounting methods work with the Motorsport Board.

Money has been put in there to do things like cover the extra cost of the Britannia roundabout, to cover some new safety barriers. In the past, we have had all these tyres that have been bolted together. We are actually looking at putting in a different structure which will provide more protection for drivers on the track. So, there have been some associated costs that we have had to cover, but it is not unusual; it is what has happened in recent years as well.