Legislative Council Fifty-Second Parliament, First Session (52-1) 52 1 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Question Time Barossa Valley Region BAROSSA VALLEY REGION The Hon. J.S.L. DAWKINS Legislative Council BAROSSA VALLEY REGION The Hon. J.S.L. DAWKINS (15:10): I have a supplementary question arising from the answer. Did cabinet consider incorporating Gawler, as easily the largest population centre, in the new name for the region? The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY Legislative Council Minister for Mineral Resources Development, Minister for Urban Development and Planning, Minister for Industrial Relations, Minister Assisting the Premier in Public Sector Management BAROSSA VALLEY REGION 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) (15:10): We are talking about a region here. If one looks at the region that includes Victor Harbor, which is the largest centre there, the region is not called Victor Harbor. Nor is the region with Mount Barker in it called Mount Barker. What I can say is there was significant debate about what one could call— The Hon. J.S.L. Dawkins Legislative Council The Hon. J.S.L. Dawkins: But you didn't ask the local member. The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY Legislative Council The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY: The member for Light, of course, now has the region Barossa, Light and Lower North. We believe there were a number of suggestions made. I think the final version was suggested by PIRSA. Although there were a number of options one could have taken, we believe Barossa, Light and Lower North is the most accurate reflection of the region. So, if someone is talking about the Barossa, Light and Lower North region, most people would understand exactly where that is. If you just call it the Barossa most people would think you mean the area around the Barossa Valley but, in fact, this area goes through to the coast through the Lower North region and the area outside the Barossa Valley into the Light region. So the name more accurately reflects that. I am sure some people would always prefer that we had a different name, but I am quite happy to stand by that name, because it is the most accurate reflection of the region.