Legislative Council Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2) 52 2 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Question Time Far North Ministerial Visit FAR NORTH MINISTERIAL VISIT The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY Legislative Council Leader of the Opposition FAR NORTH MINISTERIAL VISIT The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Leader of the Opposition) (15:51): Can the minister inform us what other communities he visited when he drove to Andamooka and Coober Pedy? The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY Legislative Council Minister for Industrial Relations Minister for State/Local Government Relations FAR NORTH MINISTERIAL VISIT The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY (Minister for Industrial Relations, Minister for State/Local Government Relations) (15:52): I popped past Woomera, bearing in mind that this was a three-day trip. We drove from Roxby Downs to Coober Pedy, and I met with various community people in Coober Pedy. I also met with the council in Coober Pedy and had quite a fruitful discussion. In Andamooka, I was informed that you were up there recently—is that right? The Hon. D.W. Ridgway interjecting: The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY Legislative Council The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY: Yes, they said that you drove past, stopped and picked up a slab, kicked the dog, said 'G'day,' and then kept on moving. So, once again I had to defend them, to say, 'Well, he does live up in Mitcham; it's a long way to come'. It was a very valuable trip and the people of Coober Pedy and Andamooka certainly treated me well. The Hon. D.W. Ridgway interjecting: The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Order!