House of Assembly Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1) 55 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Renewal SA Renewal SA Mr TELFER House of Assembly Flinders Renewal SA Mr TELFER (Flinders) (14:43): My question is to the Minister for Planning, obviously. What steps is the minister recommending that Renewal SA take to properly engage, and what outcomes is the minister hoping that Renewal SA will achieve throughout this process? The Hon. N.D. CHAMPION House of Assembly Taylor Minister for Trade and Investment Minister for Housing and Urban Development Minister for Planning Renewal SA The Hon. N.D. CHAMPION (Taylor—Minister for Trade and Investment, Minister for Housing and Urban Development, Minister for Planning) (14:43): The first point is you do need to engage, you do need to visit, because each regional community has a different set of circumstances. I have certainly had discussions with members of the opposition about some of the challenges they have had in their electorates. I have had meetings with the member for Mount Gambier about some of the issues that are in that electorate and with Minister Brock and with the local councillors up in the Upper Spencer Gulf. The first step is to listen, to carefully analyse what each regional community's challenges are and then— Mr Telfer interjecting: The Hon. N.D. CHAMPION House of Assembly Taylor Minister for Trade and Investment Minister for Housing and Urban Development Minister for Planning The Hon. N.D. CHAMPION: Do you want the answer or not? If you want the answer, you might want to listen to me without interjecting constantly, not that I am asking the Speaker for protection. Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! Member for Hartley! The Hon. N.D. CHAMPION House of Assembly Taylor Minister for Trade and Investment Minister for Housing and Urban Development Minister for Planning The Hon. N.D. CHAMPION: Let me point out that the honourable member says, 'Why haven't you done anything?' That's because when we got to government, on regional housing, let me tell you, the cupboard was bare. Mr Telfer interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Member for Flinders! The Hon. N.D. CHAMPION House of Assembly Taylor Minister for Trade and Investment Minister for Housing and Urban Development Minister for Planning The Hon. N.D. CHAMPION: You had done nothing for four years—nothing! Mr Whetstone interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The member for Chaffey is on three warnings. The Hon. N.D. CHAMPION House of Assembly Taylor Minister for Trade and Investment Minister for Housing and Urban Development Minister for Planning The Hon. N.D. CHAMPION: When did you take Renewal SA out to any of the regional cities? Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The member for Flinders is warned. The Hon. N.D. CHAMPION House of Assembly Taylor Minister for Trade and Investment Minister for Housing and Urban Development Minister for Planning The Hon. N.D. CHAMPION: Tell me. I am waiting to see the motion congratulating the Marshall Liberal government on taking Renewal SA out to the regions. It didn't happen. We came to government. You had done nothing for four years. We are addressing a very tight rental market. We are doing it, in the first instance, via consultation. As to what might happen in the future, well, the government will make its announcements in the future. Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The exchange between the minister and the member for Flinders is unnecessary in view of the fact that the member for Hartley is seeking the call.