Golden Grove Road

Ms LUETHEN (King) (14:37): My question is to the Minister for Transport. Can the minister update the house on the government's plans for upgrades to Golden Grove Road within the electorate of King?

The Hon. S.K. KNOLL (Schubert—Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Local Government, Minister for Planning) (14:37): I can.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! The minister will be heard in silence.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. S.K. KNOLL: I would like to thank the member for King, another local MP who has been constantly reminding me about the importance of her local electorate to South Australia and things we should be doing to ensure that the good burghers of King get looked after by this new Liberal government.

The Hon. A. Piccolo interjecting:

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

The Hon. S.K. KNOLL: It does—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! The minister has the call.

The Hon. S.K. KNOLL: —seem that success does have many fathers, and when it comes to the fixing of Golden Grove Road—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! The leader is called to order.

The Hon. S.K. KNOLL: —I dare say there are many who believe that they are the father of the fixing of Golden Grove Road, but in this instance, in this case, there is only one mother and that is the member for King. She has been a tireless advocate—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order, members on my right!

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. S.K. KNOLL: I think that anyone who had the now member for King's social media in their feeds would have thought that she was living out on Golden Grove Road with a sign getting people to honk and stop and sign the petition, a petition that ended up having over 1,200 signatures on it, which did pressure a former government into committing $20 million to fix the road.

I point out—and maybe this is a lesson that I think we in this house who come from small business understand, the value of spending money—that when it comes to spending taxpayers' money it is not the Labor Party's money, it is not the Liberal Party's money, it is not my money, it is not a minister's money, it is not even the member's money: it is South Australian taxpayers' money. As their government, they deserve to know how it is being spent—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order, members on my left!

The Hon. S.K. KNOLL: —but they also deserve to know that—

Mr Koutsantonis interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for West Torrens will cease clapping.

The Hon. S.K. KNOLL: —we are prudent with how we spend that money. Can I say in relation to this project, member for King and Mr Speaker—

Mr Bignell interjecting:

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

The Hon. S.K. KNOLL: —that some early geotechnical works are already underway and that the best advice I have at the moment is that the completion has actually been brought forward from 2021 to sometime in 2020. This project is very much on track. In fact, at this early stage it is ahead of schedule, and I look forward to delivering it as soon as possible as the new Marshall Liberal government seeks to get on and deliver these very important infrastructure projects. Can I also say, though, that in this place, there are many people who should look at what the member for King has done in relation to advocacy. The squeaky wheel really does get the oil, and 1,200 signatures really does—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order, members on my left!

The Hon. S.K. KNOLL: —help deliver these important infrastructure upgrades for South Australia.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order, members on my left!

The Hon. S.K. KNOLL: I look forward to further updating at any time that the member for King would like—

Mr Malinauskas interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Leader, please cease interjecting.

The Hon. S.K. KNOLL: —on this very important project to deliver for the great people out at Golden Grove.