Flinders Chase National Park

876 The Hon. L.W.K. BIGNELL (Mawson) (5 June 2019). Are you aware that hundreds of people rallied on the steps of Parliament House on 27 February 2019 in opposition to this proposal and they still await a response from you?

The Hon. D.J. SPEIRS (Black—Minister for Environment and Water): I am very aware of the diversity of views on this matter and the importance of developing our nature-based tourism industry and investing in our national parks. This is something that failed to occur under the previous government which significantly reduced spending in our parks, reduced the number of rangers and slashed the environment department's budget.