Legislative Council Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2) 52 2 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Answers to Questions Bald Hill Beach BALD HILL BEACH The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK Legislative Council BALD HILL BEACH In reply to the Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (23 July 2013). The Hon. I.K. HUNTER Legislative Council Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation, Minister for Water and the River Murray, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation BALD HILL BEACH The Hon. I.K. HUNTER (Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation, Minister for Water and the River Murray, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation): As the Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation I have received this advice: 1.	Officers from the Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources have visited the beach. 2.	It is not considered that there is a problem. Seagrass normally shed their leaves in winter and as Bald Hall Beach is surrounded by seagrass meadows it is not surprising that the wrack wash ashore on this beach. The deposit of seagrass wrack on beaches is a natural process. Prevailing wind and water movements will influence where wrack comes ashore. 3.	The establishment of 19 marine parks by the state government is one of the most significant and important conservation program ever undertaken in this state. As there is no problem associated with seagrass accumulation on Bald Hill Beach, there is no issue for the marine park management plans to address in this case.