APY Lands

The Hon. T.J. STEPHENS (15:15): What is the situation at Watarru? Are lights going to be replaced there? Is the community functioning? What is happening there?

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Employment, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation, Minister for Manufacturing and Innovation, Minister for Automotive Transformation, Minister for Science and Information Economy) (15:15): I don't have specific information about the Watarru community. I know that, as of last year, a lot of the infrastructure services were done in a modular way so that they could be switched off. As the honourable member knows, there are population shifts that happen across the APY lands. Watarru is one of the communities where the population has varied quite significantly from year to year. In terms of lights that are in the community, or replacement lights, I am happy to find out what is there and bring back an answer.