LIV Golf

Mr TARZIA (Hartley) (14:51): My question is to the Minister for Sport. Did the minister attend the LIV Golf tournament?

The Hon. K.A. HILDYARD (Reynell—Minister for Child Protection, Minister for Women and the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence, Minister for Recreation, Sport and Racing) (14:51): Thank you very much for the question. I was unable to attend the LIV Golf tournament because I had a number of other commitments, but what I did want to say is an enormous congratulations to the Premier and to the Minister for Tourism for their extraordinary work on the tournament. I understand, but please—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! The minister has the call.

The Hon. K.A. HILDYARD: —Minister for Tourism or Premier, correct me if I am wrong, I think around 63,000 tickets—

Members interjecting:

The Hon. K.A. HILDYARD: Sorry, about 70,000 tickets—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! The Treasurer is called to order. The minister has the call.

The Hon. K.A. HILDYARD: —were sold to the event—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Member for Colton!

The Hon. K.A. HILDYARD: —and I heard that it was—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. K.A. HILDYARD: —an extraordinary success. What I would like to perhaps let the house know about—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. K.A. HILDYARD: —is some of the other activities that I was participating in. First of all, I was returning from a really important trip to the APY lands, where I met with numerous members of various communities. Can I say that the issues—

Mr Tarzia: You chose the timing of that trip, I bet. You wanted to be as far away as possible.

The SPEAKER: The member for Hartley is on a final warning.

The Hon. K.A. HILDYARD: —that communities let me know about were issues to do with children and families, issues to do with women in the community, and also issues—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! Member for West Torrens!

Members interjecting:

The Hon. K.A. HILDYARD: That is actually a great point. Did you go?

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! The minister has the call.

The Hon. K.A. HILDYARD: It would be interesting to know if the member himself went, but I will continue. I was also speaking with community members in the APY about sport and recreation, and one of the things that was really clear from community members in the APY lands is that they really wanted to engage in a conversation, as I said, about children and families, but also about improving sporting opportunities for children and families in the APY.

There were a number of other things I did, including some really important ANZAC Day events in my own community and a number of other events, but one of the things that I did—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! Member for Florey!

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! Member for West Torrens! The member for Hartley, resist the urge.

Mr TARZIA: Sir, this is debate. This has nothing to do with the substance of the question.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! I am listening carefully. The minister has the call.

The Hon. K.A. HILDYARD: One thing that I did want to let the house know about that I attended on that Sunday afternoon was the Adelaide Equestrian Festival. I wanted to let people know that, since its inception in 1997, the 37,000-odd people who attended represented the biggest number who had ever attended the Equestrian Festival. So can I say what a fantastic couple of weekends for South Australia, what a brilliant couple of weekends for South Australia—visitors flocking to our state.

I can say about the Adelaide Equestrian Festival that people were so happy, so happy, that it was back and that it was so well attended, so beautifully presented. Can I say thank you to Mr Greg Rolton, who is the chair of the Adelaide Equestrian Festival, to Karlene Maywald, to other board members who worked so incredibly hard to bring that festival back to life. It's always moving when you speak with the chairperson, who has clearly such a long and emotional history and connection to the Adelaide Equestrian Festival. I was really honoured to be welcomed by him and others. Again, it's absolutely brilliant that around 37,000—a record number of people—attended the Adelaide Equestrian Festival.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

Mr Brown interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Member for Florey!

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! I am going to turn to the member for Hartley, but I observe that, in relation to standing order 98, the suggestion, for example, that reflection on ANZAC Day—that is, the presence or otherwise of the minister at a particular location—does relate to some degree to the question that was asked because it is an explanation as to the minister's whereabouts. The member for Hartley.