ANDAMOOKA

The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Leader of the Opposition) (16:42): I have a supplementary question arising from the answer. What resources is the government providing to improve the development assessment process in relation to the timeliness of those developments?

The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY (Minister for Industrial Relations, Minister for State/Local Government Relations) (16:42): The government is supplying the resources to help introduce a master plan for the city. As people who know Andamooka—

The Hon. J.S.L. Dawkins: City?

The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY: Thank you very much for your contribution, the Hon. Mr Dawkins. It is good to see that you are, now and again, on the ball with the whole issue. Anyone who knows Andamooka—and no doubt a few people have been to Andamooka—would actually know it is a bit like a wild west town. There does need to be some order. With the expansion of Roxby Downs and Olympic Dam you will find that there is an anticipation that the town will grow, maybe up to 1,500 to 2,000 people.

The government is providing the resources to help develop and implement a master plan. The major priority of this town planning will be to get a community levy put in to help with the future. Like everyone else, we all pay council rates. Andamooka should be no different. Once they get this levy introduced, we will then look at ways of also helping to financially support the town with its infrastructure.

Anyone who has been to Andamooka would realise that it is in desperate need of more infrastructure: power, water and, naturally, development planning—a master plan. I look forward to working with the new town committee, and I know they look forward to working with the government to make sure the town gets sufficiently organised to put it on a sound basing for the future.