House of Assembly Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1) 55 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time North Adelaide Public Golf Course North Adelaide Public Golf Course The Hon. V.A. TARZIA House of Assembly Hartley Leader of the Opposition North Adelaide Public Golf Course The Hon. V.A. TARZIA (Hartley—Leader of the Opposition) (14:22): My question is to the Premier. Has anyone in government seen concept plans of the new golf course development project, and does that indicate the number of trees to be removed? With your leave, sir, and that of the house, I will explain. Leave granted. The Hon. V.A. TARZIA House of Assembly Hartley Leader of the Opposition The Hon. V.A. TARZIA: At a parliamentary committee meeting on Friday, DPC Chief Operating Officer, Wayne Hunter, admitted some versions had been shared between the government and Greg Norman Golf Course Design. The Hon. P.B. MALINAUSKAS House of Assembly Croydon Premier The Hon. P.B. MALINAUSKAS (Croydon—Premier) (14:22): I am not too sure what the revelation is there, but there is a— The Hon. V.A. Tarzia House of Assembly Hartley Leader of the Opposition The Hon. V.A. Tarzia: Because you are changing the design. You've got caught out, mate. Members interjecting: The Hon. P.B. MALINAUSKAS House of Assembly Croydon Premier The Hon. P.B. MALINAUSKAS: Mr Speaker, let me explain what's really going on here. The Leader of the Opposition stands up with Frank Pangallo and says 5,400 trees are going to get chopped down. It turns out that, of course, that is a complete fallacy. The Hon. V.A. Tarzia interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The Leader of the Opposition is on his final warning. The Hon. P.B. MALINAUSKAS House of Assembly Croydon Premier The Hon. P.B. MALINAUSKAS: It turns out that's a complete fallacy. The Hon. V.A. Tarzia interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: I don't care what you said, it's unparliamentary to interject while the Premier is on his feet. One more peep out of you and you are out of here. The Hon. P.B. MALINAUSKAS House of Assembly Croydon Premier The Hon. P.B. MALINAUSKAS: The Leader of the Opposition stands up with Frank Pangallo and says 5,400 trees are going to be chopped out, then he works out very quickly that that is probably a bit of a boo-boo. Mr TEAGUE House of Assembly Heysen Deputy Leader of the Opposition Mr TEAGUE: Point of order, sir. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The deputy leader has a point of order, Premier. Mr TEAGUE House of Assembly Heysen Deputy Leader of the Opposition Mr TEAGUE: Standing order 98(a). The question, again, this time is specifically directed to concept plans and whether or not those have been seen. We are embarking on this irrelevant and— The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: I'm a little bit over you getting up with your constant points of order— Mr TEAGUE House of Assembly Heysen Deputy Leader of the Opposition Mr TEAGUE: Well, I'm not. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: —when I'm trying to listen to what the Premier has got to say. Mr TEAGUE House of Assembly Heysen Deputy Leader of the Opposition Mr TEAGUE: So am I—every word. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: You have interrupted him four times during the first question and just over a minute into this response, despite the yelling out of your leader to almost drown out the Premier— Mr TEAGUE House of Assembly Heysen Deputy Leader of the Opposition Mr TEAGUE: I am just seeking a ruling on the point of order. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. The Premier. The Hon. P.B. MALINAUSKAS House of Assembly Croydon Premier The Hon. P.B. MALINAUSKAS: So they stand up and say 5,400 trees are going to be chopped down. It's so obviously going to be proven to be such an insane prediction or statement on behalf of the opposition, but now they are trying to say, 'Oh, well, if it's not 5,400 trees it's because they changed their design.' What an absolute nonsense from the Leader of the Opposition. You hitched your wagon to Frank and his crazy prediction. You made the bed, you are going to sleep in it, mate. Because let me tell you, everybody knows how completely preposterous it is that in a golf course that's got 9,000 trees, where we actually want more trees not less, more than half are going to be chopped down. You made your prediction. You stick by Frank and don't come up with excuses about why it's wrong when it's proven to be complete nonsense.