House of Assembly Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1) 55 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Residential Land Release Residential Land Release The Hon. A. PICCOLO House of Assembly Light Residential Land Release The Hon. A. PICCOLO (Light) (14:14): My question is to the Minister for Planning. Can the minister inform the house about the single largest release of land in this state's history, and what the next steps look like? The Hon. N.D. CHAMPION House of Assembly Taylor Minister for Trade and Investment Minister for Housing and Urban Development Minister for Planning Residential Land Release The Hon. N.D. CHAMPION (Taylor—Minister for Trade and Investment, Minister for Housing and Urban Development, Minister for Planning) (14:14): I thank the member for Light for his question. On 12 February, the government announced the single largest future release of residential land in South Australia's history. The areas of Hackham and Sellicks Beach, in the south, and Concordia and Dry Creek, in the north, have been allocated for residential development, and I can inform the house that the work has already commenced within the Department for Trade and Investment, Planning and Land Use Services, to prepare these greenfield sites for development. The 235 hectares of land at Hackham has already been rezoned as a Master Planned Neighbourhood Zone. This land will make way for approximately 2,000 additional homes and sits within the proposed new suburb of Onkaparinga Heights, which is now currently open for consultation. With civil works on this site to begin shortly, and building to commence next year, this site will be the first to become one of the state's newest communities. Infrastructure investigations and planning to initiate a code amendment for Sellicks Beach have also begun, with the expectation that 1,700 homes will be built on that site. I commend the City of Onkaparinga for their work in the preparation of the Sellicks Beach Structure Plan that provides the government with a foundation for the development of this land. The structure plan recognises the challenges of infrastructure delivery, and the collaborative nature in which rezoning and development on this site will need to progress. Work has also already started on the master plan process for Concordia, and I commend the member for Light in particular for his longstanding engagement with landowners in Concordia and for his advocacy for the infrastructure and planning required to ensure that we make this development a success. I am pleased to advise the house that a working group has been established with the Concordia Land Trust and the department to plot the development of the 10,000 homes to be built. Finally, there is Dry Creek with some 830 hectares, 20 minutes from the Adelaide CBD. This is the most complex of the sites the government has announced but discussions have already begun with landowners, Renewal SA and the department, as we seek to jointly prepare a master plan for the 10,000 homes we expect to build. To tackle the infrastructure complexities and to prevent the mistakes made with previous rezonings, this government has established the Infrastructure and Planning Development Unit within the Department for Trade and Investment. This unit, called for by the development sector, will be tasked with the coordination of infrastructure and utilities planning. That will ensure that future communities in South Australia that people will call home will be strong, vibrant and livable from the moment people move in. I was really pleased to stand with the Premier, the Treasurer and the member for Hurtle Vale in Hackham when we announced the land release to shape our state and its residential growth patterns into the future. Both the UDIA and the Master Builders Association were also supportive advocates for this. Will Frogley, one of the Leader of the Opposition's least favourite stakeholders, made the announcement, and I quote, that this was 'great news for any South Australian who dreams of owning their own home, and for all the builders, tradies and apprentices in our state.' Doesn't our announcement stand in contrast to the previous four years, where just a meagre 185 hectares was rezoned? Mr Patterson House of Assembly Morphett Mr Patterson: Thanks for all the infill—we love it. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Member for Morphett! 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: We know that restricting land supply hurts all South Australians, and that's why this government backs the dream of South Australians who want to own their own home. We want to make it possible for them. That's why we have commenced this process to bring 2,186.5 hectares of land to the market so that all South Australians can have a home of their own.