Tea Tree Plaza Park-and-Ride

Dr HARVEY (Newland) (14:21): My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport. Can the minister update the house on how the Marshall Liberal government is building what matters by investing in the Tea Tree Plaza park-and-ride?

The Hon. C.L. WINGARD (Gibson—Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Minister for Recreation, Sport and Racing) (14:21): I thank the member for Newland for his question. I am getting a little bit hoarse in the voice with all the infrastructure projects that I have been talking about over the last few days. It's amazing and great to see, and the member for Newland should be holding his head incredibly high in his community because he is delivering a brand-new $48.5 million park-and-ride with 400-plus spaces for his community, with 215 jobs in construction in the process. That is outstanding.

Those living in the north-eastern suburbs have seen and will continue to see a massive investment in public transport by the Marshall Liberal government.

The Hon. A. Koutsantonis: You sound sick?

The Hon. C.L. WINGARD: No, not sick.

The Hon. A. Koutsantonis: Sore throat?

The Hon. C.L. WINGARD: No. Working my voice over—

The SPEAKER: The minister will not respond to the interjection.

The Hon. C.L. WINGARD: —talking up our great infrastructure projects, and I am glad you're so interested. When we came into government the first cab off the rank—of course, thanks to the lion of Hartley—we did the Paradise park-and-ride, and the member for Morialta was incredibly involved in this as well, a $23 million park-and-ride there, loved by the people of his community.

Next, the member for King—the queen of King, as they call her—pushed forward with a park-and-ride: $33.5 million in Golden Grove. That is currently under construction and it looks absolutely outstanding. Now we see a further $48.5 million to build a second park-and-ride at Tea Tree Plaza. That's around $105 million to build these three park-and-rides, which means more than a thousand car parks for the people of the north-east.

Our budget for a stronger South Australia, creating more jobs, building what matters and delivering better services is what we promised and that is what we are delivering. With a thousand new car parks thanks to the advocacy of the member for King, the member for Hartley, the member for Newland and also the member for Morialta, we are delivering public transport infrastructure for the people of the north-east.

The former government like to talk about public transport infrastructure and they like to talk about park-and-rides, but they just did not walk the walk. The Premier and I had a good laugh last Friday when the member for West Torrens tried to justify it and say, 'No, we were going to build two park-and-rides for $15 million.' What fairyland is he living in? He is absolutely kidding himself. We are investing $105 million to build three. That's what it cost. We did the work, we did the analysis and that's what it costs to build these park-and-rides for the people of the north-east. They do not believe the member for West Torrens when he says he could have built two for $15 million. They know that it is just not correct.

The people of the north-east know too, that Labor is all bark, no bite. For 16 years, they talked and talked and did not deliver for the people of Paradise, for the people of Golden Grove or for the people of Tea Tree Plaza, so we are getting on with it. Sixteen long years—

Ms Bedford interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Member for Florey!

The Hon. C.L. WINGARD: —and they did not deliver a thing. The record is abysmal. We know that.

Mr Boyer interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Wright!

The Hon. C.L. WINGARD: The claims by the member for West Torrens are laughable. While those opposite continue to yell, they have delivered nothing for the north-east, but the members here on this side, the member for Newland, the member for King—

Mr Boyer: Didn't you guys oppose the O-Bahn tunnel?

The SPEAKER: The member for Wright will cease interjecting!

The Hon. C.L. WINGARD: —and the member for Morialta have done an absolutely outstanding job delivering park-and-rides for the people of their community, more than a thousand car parks. I tell you what, it takes people off the streets, and it puts people into car parks so they can use our public transport infrastructure. We know that we want to get more people using public transport—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Leader!

The Hon. C.L. WINGARD: —and we will continue to do that, and we are building what matters for the people of South Australia and creating jobs in the process.

Ms BEDFORD: Supplementary, Mr Speaker.

The SPEAKER: I will give the member for Florey the call in just a moment. The member for Florey seeks the call. Before I give the member for Florey the call, I warn for a second time the member for Wright and I remind all members that the member, in asking the question, is entitled to be heard in silence and the minister answering the question is entitled to be heard in silence.