Flinders Chase National Park

875 The Hon. L.W.K. BIGNELL (Mawson) (5 June 2019). Do you care about the volunteers who in an unprecedented move are on strike in objection to this proposal?

The Hon. D.J. SPEIRS (Black—Minister for Environment and Water): I care for all our volunteers and our environment which is why I was so disappointed when the previous Labor government constantly gutted the environment department's budget and significantly reduced the number of park rangers across South Australia. The Marshall Liberal government continues to prioritise our national parks and in our most recent budget there was a significant increase in funding for parks infrastructure. National parks in South Australia are a much-valued part our natural environment and Friend of Parks groups are important custodians who do crucial work in parks' upkeep and preservation.