House of Assembly Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2) 53 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Country Fire Service Country Fire Service Mr DULUK House of Assembly Davenport Country Fire Service Mr DULUK (Davenport) (14:54): My question is to the Minister for Emergency Services. Can the minister confirm that new firefighting equipment and a compressed air foam tanker appliance for the Sturt CFS group will be funded this year as per the government's Davenport by-election promise? The Hon. A. Koutsantonis interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The Treasurer is warned a first time. Minister. The Hon. A. PICCOLO House of Assembly Light Minister for Disabilities Minister for Police Minister for Correctional Services Minister for Emergency Services Minister for Road Safety The Hon. A. PICCOLO (Light—Minister for Disabilities, Minister for Police, Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Road Safety) (14:55): Thank you, Mr Speaker, and I would like to thank the member for his first question to me. I will confirm these details but I do recall just recently reading a brief which had been an ongoing issue. I think the Sturt group had raised this issue with me when I went to the 70^th anniversary of Coromandel Valley CFS, from memory, of an additional tanker because the group had actually raised some funds themselves; and would we at that time put in the balance of the money? At that time, the advice from my agency was it wasn't a priority and to allocate funds there would be— Members interjecting: The Hon. A. PICCOLO House of Assembly The Hon. A. PICCOLO: Let me finish. Since that initial advice, there have been further discussions, as there always are between the agencies and the various brigades and groups, etc. I understand, but I will confirm the exact details, that we are now trialling a new type of tanker and we are putting some money into it. So the answer is: the tanker is on its way, subject to some conditions being met. Mr Marshall House of Assembly Mr Marshall: By Christmas. The Hon. A. PICCOLO House of Assembly The Hon. A. PICCOLO: I can't remember the exact dates but I can confirm that those discussions have taken place.