30-YEAR PLAN FOR GREATER ADELAIDE

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (15:27): I have a supplementary question. Will the minister outline what transport corridors Mount Barker and Buckland Park are located along?

The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY (Minister for Mineral Resources Development, Minister for Urban Development and Planning, Minister for Industrial Relations, Minister Assisting the Premier in Public Sector Management) (15:27): As I have said, not every one of those developments is along a transport corridor. In fact, it was made clear in the 30-year plan. For example, in relation to Mount Barker the maps indicate that one of the options we are considering is a special bus lane along the freeway to service that area.

In relation to Buckland Park, if members look at the maps in the 30-year plan they will see that it will take 10 to 25 years for the suburb to grow. It would be silly to build rail infrastructure, for example, to a suburb that is presently just open paddocks. Clearly, that will come as the suburb grows. When Governor Hindmarsh landed in Adelaide not all the infrastructure in Adelaide was in place. That is the way things happen. These suburbs grow progressively.

What we are doing for the first time in planning is saying that we will plan 30 years ahead and look at what the requirements will be so it will be a much more orderly process, rather than just letting it evolve in an ad hoc manner, as has been done to date. We are considering what the key infrastructure issues will be and how we can build those into the plan. That has not been done in the past—it should have been—but it will be done in the future. If one looks at the transport options, they are set out within the 30-year plan.