Emergency Services

Mr ODENWALDER (Elizabeth) (14:52): My question is to the Minister for Emergency Services. Where was the minister when the state emergency centre was placed on a one-hour recall on 10 and 11 April due to extreme fire danger conditions?

The Hon. C.L. WINGARD (Gibson—Minister for Police, Emergency Services and Correctional Services, Minister for Recreation, Sport and Racing) (14:53): I will have to check my diary and see where I was at that moment, but I have been in constant contact with all the emergency services at any point in time when there has been a need or a want. I have been in contact with the chief of SAFECOM, the SES, the MFS and the CFS, so I am always in constant contact at any point in time.