Legislative Council Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2) 52 2 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Answers to Questions Adelaide Fringe ADELAIDE FRINGE The Hon. S.G. WADE Legislative Council ADELAIDE FRINGE In reply to the Hon. S.G. WADE (4 April 2012). The Hon. G.E. GAGO Legislative Council Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, Minister for Forests, Minister for Regional Development, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for State/Local Government Relations ADELAIDE FRINGE The Hon. G.E. GAGO (Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, Minister for Forests, Minister for Regional Development, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for State/Local Government Relations): The Minister for the Arts has been advised: 1.	Out of the 343 venues operating in this year's Adelaide Fringe, 271 were wheelchair accessible. 2.	As a condition of funding from the South Australian government through Arts SA, major arts organisations are required to develop action plans that address the issue of disability access. The Adelaide Fringe is one of these organisations; however, as the Fringe is an open access festival, it does not directly control all the venues that register with it. It does encourage venues to be as accessible as possible and it provides the comprehensive access information it gathers from Fringe registrants to its customers via its website and printed Fringe guide. Through Arts SA, the government is also providing funding assistance to support increased access to arts and cultural activity by South Australians with a disability, through the Arts and Disability Access funding program.