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  <name>Legislative Council</name>
  <date date="2011-07-29" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Second Parliament, First Session (52-1)</sessionName>
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    <name>Question Time</name>
    <subject>
      <name>Upper Spencer Gulf</name>
      <text id="201107299b0f36eedbfb406790000374">
        <heading>UPPER SPENCER GULF</heading>
      </text>
      <talker role="member" id="599" kind="question">
        <name>The Hon. J.S.L. DAWKINS</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <question date="2011-07-29">
            <name>UPPER SPENCER GULF</name>
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        <startTime time="2011-07-29T14:40:00" />
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          <by role="member" id="599">The Hon. J.S.L. DAWKINS (14:40):</by>  I have a supplementary question. Has the minister ever travelled over Yorkeys Crossing?</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="1821" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. G.E. GAGO</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <electorate id="">Minister for Regional Development, Minister for Public Sector Management, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for Consumer Affairs, Minister for Government Enterprises, Minister for Gambling</electorate>
        <questions>
          <question date="2011-07-29">
            <name>UPPER SPENCER GULF</name>
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        <text id="201107299b0f36eedbfb406790000376">
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          <by role="member" id="1821">The Hon. G.E. GAGO (Minister for Regional Development, Minister for Public Sector Management, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for Consumer Affairs, Minister for Government Enterprises, Minister for Gambling) (14:40):</by>  To the best of my knowledge, no. I may have. I have travelled that region quite extensively, but whether I have actually passed over that particular crossing, I am not absolutely sure. But I can reassure the member that I have travelled extensively throughout that area and am certainly very involved in assisting the region to maximise their opportunity in terms of mining and energy resource development—and that is the crux of this, because by generating income into the area, sustainable industries into the area, that in turn assists with generating the wealth and affluence of that area. So, there is more there to be spending on roads and a whole heap of other support infrastructures, services and amenities, and that is what this government is focused on.</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="2742" kind="interjection">
        <name>The Hon. J.M.A. Lensink</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="201107299b0f36eedbfb406790000377">
          <by role="member" id="2742">The Hon. J.M.A. Lensink:</by>  You are focusing on keeping your own jobs. That is all you're focused on.</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="1704">
        <name>The President</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="201107299b0f36eedbfb406790000378">
          <by role="member" id="1704">The PRESIDENT:  </by>Order! The Hon. Ms Lensink will suffer in silence.</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="1821">
        <name>The Hon. G.E. GAGO</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="201107299b0f36eedbfb406790000379">
          <by role="member" id="1821">The Hon. G.E. GAGO:</by>  We are focused on ensuring that these regions are on the front foot and are well equipped, well supported and resourced to absolutely maximise every opportunity coming from the mining and industry resource sector.</text>
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