Legislative Council Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1) 54 1 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Question Time State Regional Visitor Strategy State Regional Visitor Strategy The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN Legislative Council State Regional Visitor Strategy The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (15:20): Supplementary, referring to the minister's original answer and his comments on regional involvement: what part of the tourism budget has been set aside to implement the plans in the Regional Visitor Strategy? The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY Legislative Council Minister for Trade State Regional Visitor Strategy The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment) (15:20): We have already started to implement some of the items that were identified in the Regional Visitor Strategy. As members would know, I went to two metropolitan and 17 regional visits across South Australia. Some 5,500— Members interjecting: The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY Legislative Council The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY: Members opposite laugh. It is actually the job to get out and have a look and meet with these people, look at operators, understand operators. The member opposite— Members interjecting: The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY Legislative Council The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY: —the member opposite, the Hon. Mr Hunter, when he was minister– Members interjecting: The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY Legislative Council The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY: I can't hear, Mr President. The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: The Hon. Mr Hunter, I have given you a reasonable amount of latitude because the minister did provoke you. Minister, continue with your answer. If you are going to give jibes to the other side, expect a response. Please finish your answer. The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY Legislative Council The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY: Thank you for your advice, Mr President. A classic example of one of the things I learnt on this visit to the region and meet the ministers was in Ceduna— The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN Legislative Council The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN: Point of order: the question was about the funds dedicated for implementing the Regional Visitor Strategy—funds. The Hon. K.J. Maher Legislative Council The Hon. K.J. Maher: Not what cheese platter he had when. The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Leader of the Opposition, that was a good point of order from the Hon. Ms Scriven. You diminish it by those comments. Try to remain on point to the supplementary, minister. I give you latitude but do not abuse the friendship. The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY Legislative Council The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY: Okay, well, I will come back to the question then. The Regional Visitor Strategy was obviously released after the election. I have gone out and spoken to people. We have a range of data and a range of projects and things that regional communities would like to see implemented, and we will be working through them as a government and I expect that in future budgets you will see us funding some of the things that regional South Australia would like.