Legislative Council Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2) 53 2 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Answers to Questions Connecting Residents with Nature Connecting Residents with Nature The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK Legislative Council Connecting Residents with Nature In reply to the Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (18 October 2016). The Hon. I.K. HUNTER Legislative Council Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation, Minister for Water and the River Murray, Minister for Climate Change Connecting Residents with Nature The Hon. I.K. HUNTER (Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation, Minister for Water and the River Murray, Minister for Climate Change): The Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation has received the following advice: 1.	As part of the Connecting Residents with Natureproject, two community consultation processes were carried out; the first process ran from October 2014 to June 2015, and the second ran from 21 April 2016 to 22 July 2016. 2.	The Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources formally consulted with each of the relevant friends groups throughout every stage of the project. The friends groups were represented on the northern and southern suburbs co-design teams. The friends groups were also invited to give feedback on draft park management plans. Relevant affected friends group presidents were emailed in April 2016. 3.	The friends groups have been informally and formally consulted throughout the project.