Gawler Line Electrification

Mr TARZIA (Hartley) (15:17): Supplementary: can the minister confirm that—

The Hon. L.W.K. Bignell interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Mawson is called to order.

Mr TARZIA: —the Gawler project will be finished by 30 June?

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens—Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Minister for Energy and Mining) (15:17): I say operational but with passengers on board. That is the advice I have now. If that changes, I will come back to the house, but I have said to the department that I want to give the public a time line that would not change and that they need some certainty. They are sick and tired of being on buses. For whatever reason—

Mr Pisoni interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Unley! The minister has the call.

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: —the former government didn't give people free substitute buses in the northern suburbs. It probably says a lot about what they think about people in the northern suburbs. Once it was clear that there would be further delays, the Premier insisted that those substitute buses be free and they are.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! The Government Whip is called to order.