Karoonda Area School Swimming Pool

Mr WHETSTONE (Chaffey) (15:01): My question is to the Minister for Education. Minister, given the Minister for Sport's comments in the house yesterday about the importance of the VACSWIM program in South Australia, when will the Karoonda Area School swimming pool be repaired so that the children of the community can take part in that program, given they have not had a pool for two summers?

The Hon. J.M. Rankine interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Wright is called to order.

The Hon. J.M. Rankine interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Wright is warned. The minister.

The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN (Lee—Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, Minister for Housing and Urban Development) (15:02): I thank the member for Chaffey for his question. I know that he's got a keen interest in making sure that the Karoonda pool is available for his community, and I think it also services a greater area beyond the Karoonda township and community that lives around there.

My understanding is that there's been an assessment of what would be required to get the pool back into an appropriate condition so that it can be used again, and there might be some alternatives to how that might be delivered in a more cost-effective way. I undertake to go back to my department, which has been involved in those assessments, seeking if that is indeed something that can be achieved so that we can expedite getting this pool back functioning for the Karoonda community.