Strathmont Pool

The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY (14:51): You have made statements that the previous government was going to close that pool. What evidence have you got of that, because not only did the previous government—

The PRESIDENT: That's it, that's the question. Minister.

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (Minister for Human Services) (14:51): Again, I think we are relying on the word of the member for Torrens. The member for Torrens expressed to me that there had been some commitment to provide other facilities which—I went back to my department and I said, 'Really? What was going on here?' We looked and we actually looked really hard and this has been the consistent position. I mean, this is why the user groups have only had six-monthly contracts because the pool could fail at any time. I understand that it is disappointing.

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order! The Hon. Mr Wortley, please don't interject on your own question.

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK: It is disappointing for people who have been able to use the Strathmont pool to not be able to access it. I understand and I honestly sympathise with that situation, but I am not going to be able to continue to provide this pool when it is going to become a safety risk and it needs a lot of work done to it.

The Hon. R.P. Wortley: $300,000.

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK: Well, it is on reactive clay soils. There are going to be continuous problems with it. It probably should not have been built on that site in the first place and it was the plan of the former Labor government.

The PRESIDENT: The Hon. Mr Hunter, a supplementary?