Legislative Council Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1) 54 1 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Answers to Questions APY Lands, Blackspot Funding APY Lands, BlackSpot Funding The Hon. K.J. MAHER Legislative Council Leader of the Opposition APY Lands, BlackSpot Funding 154 The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (12 November 2019). Can the Premier advise? 1.	Has the Premier lobbied the federal government for mobile blackspot funding or requested other funding or support to provide mobile coverage to the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) lands community of Kalka? 2.	Does the state government support local requests for mobile phone coverage in the Kalka community, despite the failure of a signal booster at Railway Bore? 3.	Has the state government lobbied the federal government or the major carriers (Telstra, Optus, Vodafone) for mobile coverage in the Kalka community? The Hon. R.I. LUCAS Legislative Council APY Lands, BlackSpot Funding The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (Treasurer): The Premier has provided the following advice: 1.	I am advised the Premier has not previously lobbied the federal government on this matter because it was being managed by the APY lands administration. In particular, APY has been in discussion with Telstra about a solution to the needs of the Kalka community based on the installation of a signal booster system similar to one that has been trialled at Railway Bore. 2.	Because the trial at Railway Bore has not so far produced the results anticipated, the government is pursuing other options for Kalka. 3.	Kalka will be considered for inclusion in negotiations with mobile telecommunications service providers relating to round 6 of the federal government's mobile blackspot program.