Leigh Creek

Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN (Stuart) (15:11): Supplementary: just to confirm that the expectation is that it will be provided indefinitely, and when will the confirmation be provided, given that the mine will close probably in less than three months?

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING (Playford—Minister for Health, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Minister for the Arts, Minister for Health Industries) (15:11): I can guarantee we wouldn't be closing it in three months. There is a body of work going on in the government not just with regard to the hospital but all government services that are provided at Leigh Creek. Once that body of work is done, then I will be in a position to confirm it; but, as I say, my initial advice is that where it's situated on the highway and the fact that there are strong communities around there who rely on the hospital, it would be very, very unlikely that we would be closing it post the Alinta closure. I'm happy to get back to the member for Stuart. There will be a time when the government will have a broader announcement to make about all the services with regard to Leigh Creek. That's in the hands of the Hon. Kyam Maher, who's dealing with those issues.