House of Assembly Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1) 55 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Local Government Elections Local Government Elections Mr TELFER House of Assembly Flinders Local Government Elections Mr TELFER (Flinders) (14:48): My question is to the Minister for Local Government. Can the Minister for Local Government advise the house if it is appropriate for his ministerial staff to be involved as participants in local government elections? The Hon. G.G. BROCK House of Assembly Stuart Minister for Local Government Minister for Regional Roads Minister for Veterans Affairs Local Government Elections The Hon. G.G. BROCK (Stuart—Minister for Local Government, Minister for Regional Roads, Minister for Veterans Affairs) (14:48): I am not too sure if any of my staff are involved with local government elections. However, I see no reason why they could not nominate. Again, I encourage people across South Australia to nominate for local government. The issue I've got is that it appears— Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The Hon. G.G. BROCK House of Assembly Stuart Minister for Local Government Minister for Regional Roads Minister for Veterans Affairs The Hon. G.G. BROCK: —that the people on the other side of this room don't want to encourage people to run for local government and I want them to be able to get out there and promote local government elections. Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The minister has the call. The Hon. G.G. BROCK House of Assembly Stuart Minister for Local Government Minister for Regional Roads Minister for Veterans Affairs The Hon. G.G. BROCK: I am a great supporter of local government. I want people out there to nominate for local government and to make certain they represent their communities and have a discussion in the way that their communities are going to be run for the next four years. I certainly have no problems with anybody about participating, providing of course that they've got that on their declaration of interests.