Berri Bowling Club

The Hon. J.S.L. DAWKINS (16:53): Supplementary question: when will the council and the bowling club get resolution on this issue, after a wait of over five years?

The Hon. I.K. HUNTER (Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation, Minister for Water and the River Murray, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation) (16:53): As I have said previously to the honourable member, in this place, this is a very complicated land transaction involving crown land on riverfront—which is, frankly, quite an attractive piece of land that is worth a great deal. For the state to hand over such land without going through due process would be wrong, and the honourable member would be up here asking me questions about it if I were to hurry this matter.

We want to get it done, but we want to get it done right, so we will take the time required to do this transaction. As I have indicated before, we are totally amenable to this transaction but we are going to do it right.