CAMPBELLTOWN LEISURE CENTRE

The Hon. J.S. LEE (15:23): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before asking the Minister for State/Local Government Relations a question about Campbelltown Leisure Centre.

Leave granted.

The Hon. J.S. LEE: The member for Morialta in another place has informed me of the proposed redevelopment of the Campbelltown Leisure Centre. The Hon. Terry Stephens, in this council, also raised concern in the chamber yesterday. The Campbelltown Leisure Centre is a $17 million project that will bring together local sporting organisations as well as Squash SA and State Swim in one new community sporting facility.

The aim is to service the whole of the eastern and north-eastern suburbs. The project has received a funding commitment of $3 million from the state government, in addition to approximately $7 million from the council and sporting bodies, but it has failed to attract matching funds from the federal government.

My questions to the minister are: does the minister believe this project will become an important community facility for the eastern and north-eastern suburbs; and, if so, what is the minister doing to assist the Campbelltown council in raising the remaining funds from either the state or federal government?

The Hon. G.E. GAGO (Minister for State/Local Government Relations, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for Consumer Affairs, Minister for Government Enterprises, Minister for the City of Adelaide) (15:25): I thank the honourable member for her important questions. The Campbelltown Leisure Centre is not an issue that I am aware that the council has raised with me directly. It may have gone, obviously, to the infrastructure minister, minister Conlon. The council has not raised the issue with me. I am not aware that they have requested any matter of me, so I have not dealt with this matter. However, I am very happy to take the question on notice and look at what other ministers have done in relation to this matter and bring back a response if it is relevant.