Fruit Fly

The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN (Lee) (14:34): My question is to the Minister for Primary Industries. What arrangements did he put in place to advise parents of schoolchildren about the changed arrangements for fruit in lunch boxes before the start of the school term?

The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER (Morialta—Minister for Education) (14:34): I thank the member for the question. Obviously, communicating with parents directly is something that school principals do. There was information that was available from PIRSA.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER: Communicating with parents is something that school principals do on a regular basis. They do so at the beginning of term. One of the complications we had in some areas in the first week of school was that there was a bushfire risk, as I recall, that had some sites closed. So they struggled in some schools, but the majority of our schools that were in one of those red zones were able to communicate with families, and the quality of those communications has only improved over the last several weeks. Indeed, I think that any member of the community has seen the public advertising, and schools that are in those red zones were provided with information that's entirely relevant to their school communities.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order, members on my left and Deputy Premier!