House of Assembly Fifty-Third Parliament, First Session (53-1) 53 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Site Contamination, Clovelly Park and Mitchell Park Site Contamination, Clovelly Park and Mitchell Park Mr MARSHALL House of Assembly Dunstan Leader of the Opposition Site Contamination, Clovelly Park and Mitchell Park Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (14:28): Given that the government has been made aware of dangerous contamination in the Clovelly Park area for six years, why was no relocation strategy put in place for residents in that area? The Hon. Z.L. BETTISON House of Assembly Ramsay Minister for Communities and Social Inclusion Minister for Social Housing Minister for Multicultural Affairs Minister for Ageing Minister for Youth Minister for Volunteers Site Contamination, Clovelly Park and Mitchell Park The Hon. Z.L. BETTISON (Ramsay—Minister for Communities and Social Inclusion, Minister for Social Housing, Minister for Multicultural Affairs, Minister for Ageing, Minister for Youth, Minister for Volunteers) (14:28): I am advised that the EPA, after extensive testing, has determined that a public health risk to residents exists from the site contamination. The risk has been identified following an investigation that commenced in 2008. As a government, we are guided by the expert advice of the EPA and the Department of Health and Ageing in assessing the public risk to residents. I understand that the EPA and the Department of Health and Ageing have reached the conclusion that the elevated levels of TCE in the residential vapour investigation area warrant intervention, as indicated in the ministerial statement, and warrant intervention given the nature of the properties constructed in the area. Housing SA has received advice from the EPA that residents from this area should be relocated as a precaution, and we take this advice seriously. Now, we will be working with residents to identify a suitable alternative property. Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The leader is warned for the first time and so is the member for Morialta. Leader.