King Electorate

Ms LUETHEN (King) (15:19): In the lead-up to the March 2018 state election, we took our strong plan for real change to the people of South Australia and locally to my King community. Our plan is delivering more jobs, lower costs and better services. If you have any questions on how we are doing this in my King community, please contact me.

At people's front doors, at shopping centres and at my coffee catch-ups, I am listening intently to what is most important to you. Your ambitions are reflected in our plans and our policies, and if they are not then that is precisely what I am focused on: championing, advocating and delivering for the King community. At the two-year mark of this term, I thank everyone who has shared their hopes with me over the past two years. Our shared ambition for our local area and for our state excites me and energises me. I take my role as your strong voice in parliament very seriously.

Everything that I promised to you locally at the March 2018 state election is being delivered. Stage 1 of the $20 million Golden Grove Road upgrade is underway, with the upgrades and the expansion of our local Modbury and Lyell McEwin hospitals on track too. We have fixed the undulation on Black Top Road near One Tree Hill and we have added a safe slip lane on Skyline Drive at Hillbank.

Golden Grove High School will benefit from $15.5 million in upgraded facilities so that our young people are provided with the best education and training opportunities they need to gain employment in South Australia. The South Australian Districts Netball Association received $320,000 for an upgrade of car parks and traffic flow and stage 1 is already complete. The Golden Grove Tennis Club received $369,800 towards brand-new club rooms that they have been waiting for for over a decade.

We are lowering your cost of living with savings on your power bills, a reduction in the emergency services levy bill and savings in CTP. Water bill savings are coming in 2020 and we have abolished payroll tax for small businesses. Land tax has been reformed with a great deal of input from the community to help mum-and-dad investors get ahead. Our Sports Vouchers program and free volunteer screening checks have also been delivered, saving people money, and major safety concerns along Golden Grove Road are being addressed.

It is our Marshall Liberal government that is delivering. The Marshall Liberal government is delivering a $97 million expansion of Modbury Hospital. The Marshall Liberal government is delivering a $58 million expansion of the Lyell McEwin Hospital emergency department, which includes $7 million for more car parking at the hospital.

The Marshall Liberal government is creating more jobs and training opportunities, with 13,000 more people being employed in apprenticeships and traineeships, leading the nation with an increase of almost 20 per cent. Over the past year, 700 SA businesses have taken on an apprentice for the first time. TAFE has been reaccredited for seven years, the highest possible accreditation. Our road infrastructure spend is creating thousands of jobs across South Australia, with a $12.9 billion pipeline of infrastructure projects.

Our plan is delivering in a practical and sustainable way for our environment. South Australia is leading the nation on tackling climate change and we are leading the nation on renewable energy with the most ambitious plan to slash emissions. We are the first state to progress banning single-use plastics. We have listened to you and our strong plan is people focused because we care deeply about people. I will champion for every person to have the opportunity to live the best life possible.

Our government has released a new $550 million housing and homelessness strategy. The new strategy will deliver more than 20,000 affordable housing outcomes over the next decade. Since I have been elected, we have been helping person after person in Housing SA to get their homes up to good living standards.

There is so much more to report on the progress we have made, but I have only five minutes today. Once again, thank you for this opportunity to serve you and I look forward to hearing from you. Please remember that I am here for you and King matters.