SA Water Infrastructure

Mr TARZIA (Hartley) (14:59): My question is to the Premier. Will the Premier guarantee that local residents in and around my electorate and surrounding areas will not be out of pocket as a result of yesterday's significant water mains bursts?

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL (Cheltenham—Premier) (14:59): Well, we would certainly do everything we can to ensure that happens; we take seriously our responsibilities to the customers of SA Water. I know SA Water has made certain commitments about that: the first call, of course, is to work with those residents to identify their needs. I understand that emergency accommodation has been identified for a number of those affected residents and there is close engagement with each of the affected residents. Now we work with them, together with their insurance companies, to ensure that we meet the various costs as they arise. The first point of call is just to meet the needs of those people as they present themselves, and we're very much working towards that objective.