House of Assembly Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1) 55 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time The Koala State Numberplate The Koala State Numberplate Mr BATTY House of Assembly Bragg The Koala State Numberplate Mr BATTY (Bragg) (14:39): My question is to the Minister for Climate, Environment and Water. Has the government distributed any grant funding from the wildlife fund associated with The Koala State numberplate initiative to wildlife care organisations? With your leave, sir, and that of the house, I will explain. Leave granted. Mr BATTY House of Assembly Bragg Mr BATTY: When asked in the house yesterday whether any care organisations on Kangaroo Island had approached the government for grant funding, the minister highlighted the government's election commitment to establish The Koala State numberplate, which collected $50 per numberplate sold to be collected in a fund and distributed to wildlife carers. The Hon. S.E. CLOSE House of Assembly Port Adelaide Deputy Premier Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science Minister for Defence and Space Industries Minister for Climate, Environment and Water Minister for Workforce and Population Strategy The Hon. S.E. CLOSE (Port Adelaide—Deputy Premier, Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science, Minister for Defence and Space Industries, Minister for Climate, Environment and Water) (14:40): I can advise that consultation with wildlife groups has just finished and so we will be shortly in a position to open up that grant fund.