Visitor Information Centres

The Hon. I. PNEVMATIKOS (15:03): My question is to the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment. In particular, how many visitor information centres are there in South Australia and, more particularly, what commitments, if any, has the minister provided to Tourism Kangaroo Island regarding their visitor information centre?

The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment) (15:03): I thank the honourable member for her question. I think there are about 47—I will check that for the honourable member—visitor information centres across Australia. I am aware that there are some ongoing discussions around the operation of the Kangaroo Island visitor centre. Pretty much all of the visitor information centres—

Members interjecting:

The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY: If you don't want to listen, I will just sit down.

Members interjecting:

The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY: Mr President, if they are going to interject, I will sit down.

The PRESIDENT: It's your choice, minister. Do you have a supplementary?

The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY: They just can't help themselves, Mr President.

The PRESIDENT: You are finishing off the question?

The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY: My understanding is that nearly all visitor information centres have a partnership between local government and the local visitor tourism organisation, the regional one, and so we are having ongoing discussions with the Kangaroo Island Visitor Centre and I am sure an outcome will be reached soon to make sure that that community has a viable visitor information centre.