House of Assembly: Thursday, October 14, 2021

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Marion Road Planning Study

808 Ms STINSON (Badcoe) (24 September 2021). With regard to the Marion Road Planning Study Interim Report—

(a) Will the report be released publicly? If so, when? If not, why not?

(b) When did the South Australian government receive the report?

(c) Who received the report? (Which agency or office holder)

(d) How many pages is the report?

(e) What recommendations does the report make?

(f) Does the report make any recommendations with a budget impact?

(g) Which individuals, organisations or businesses were consulted in the development of the report?

(h) Is there any reason why the report has not yet been released? What is that reason?

(i) Is the report before cabinet? Or has it been before cabinet in the past, in its current form?

The Hon. C.L. WINGARD (Gibson—Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Minister for Recreation, Sport and Racing): I have been advised:

(a) The report is being considered in relation to informing statewide infrastructure funding priorities. In the event that this becomes a priority project the content of the report will form part of the next steps in community consultation.

(b) June 2019.

(c) The Department for Planning Transport and Infrastructure.

(d) 168 pages, plus appendices which amount to a further several hundred pages.

(e) The report provides recommendations in relation to Marion Road.

(f) In the event that any of the recommendations are to be implemented, appropriate budget allocations will need to be made.

(g) The following individuals, organisations or businesses were consulted:

City of Marion

City of West Torrens

Letterbox drop to local residents

Highway Hotel/Palmer Group

Rawson's Electrical

Freedom Pools and Spas

Gary J Smith land agent

BP Anzac Highway/On The Run (OTR)

Caltex/Caltex Star Mart

Coles supermarket

Hertz Truck Rental Plympton

CR Schultz and Sons Service Centre

Society of Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture of SA

Department of Education and Childhood Development

(h) Refer to answer (a).

(i) I will not be making comment on whether matters are or have been considered by Cabinet as they are Cabinet in Confidence.