World Waterski Championships

Mr WHETSTONE (Chaffey) (14:57): I have a supplementary question. Given the event will attract participants from an estimated 45 countries, what support is the government going to provide to this potentially lucrative major event?

The Hon. L.W.K. BIGNELL (Mawson—Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, Minister for Forests, Minister for Tourism, Minister for Recreation and Sport, Minister for Racing) (14:57): We have been having discussions with the group for a couple of years now. We are well aware of the potential for the event but we are also aware of the potential risk for the government and the taxpayers of South Australia in hosting the event. We have asked the organisers for some further information and we are still waiting on that. The last I heard, when I spoke to the South Australian Tourism Commission, they were still waiting on that information to come back from the organisers.