House of Assembly Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1) 55 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Brand SA Brand SA Mr WHETSTONE House of Assembly Chaffey Brand SA Mr WHETSTONE (Chaffey) (14:58): My question is to the Minister for Trade and Investment. Will the minister commit to appointing a member to the Brand SA Board to represent regional South Australia? With your leave, sir, and that of the house, I will explain. Leave granted. Mr WHETSTONE House of Assembly Chaffey Mr WHETSTONE: The newly appointed board by the minister currently does not have a regional voice via a regional member. The Hon. N.D. CHAMPION House of Assembly Taylor Minister for Trade and Investment Minister for Housing and Urban Development Minister for Housing Infrastructure Minister for Planning The Hon. N.D. CHAMPION (Taylor—Minister for Trade and Investment, Minister for Housing and Urban Development, Minister for Planning) (14:58): I am always open to suggestions for boards and the like. I think the member makes a reasonable point about regional representation, but I would put in place that this is a government that brought back Brand SA, and what happened previously— Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The Hon. A. Koutsantonis interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Member for West Torrens! The Hon. N.D. CHAMPION House of Assembly Taylor Minister for Trade and Investment Minister for Housing and Urban Development Minister for Housing Infrastructure Minister for Planning The Hon. N.D. CHAMPION: There couldn't be a regional representative— Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The Hon. N.D. CHAMPION House of Assembly Taylor Minister for Trade and Investment Minister for Housing and Urban Development Minister for Housing Infrastructure Minister for Planning The Hon. N.D. CHAMPION: —previously— Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order, member for Chaffey! The Hon. N.D. CHAMPION House of Assembly Taylor Minister for Trade and Investment Minister for Housing and Urban Development Minister for Housing Infrastructure Minister for Planning The Hon. N.D. CHAMPION: —because it didn't exist. It was outsourced. Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Member for Badcoe! The Hon. N.D. CHAMPION House of Assembly Taylor Minister for Trade and Investment Minister for Housing and Urban Development Minister for Housing Infrastructure Minister for Planning The Hon. N.D. CHAMPION: It was outsourced— Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The Hon. N.D. CHAMPION House of Assembly Taylor Minister for Trade and Investment Minister for Housing and Urban Development Minister for Housing Infrastructure Minister for Planning The Hon. N.D. CHAMPION: —to the private sector. All sorts of strange things happened with our brand under the previous government. So I am open to your suggestions—absolutely open to your suggestions. We've got a great board, they are on the job, they are doing good work. I will obviously take some suggestions from the member opposite. But just remember this: Brand SA exists because of this government. Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order, members to my right!