Legislative Council Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2) 54 2 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Question Time Keith and District Hospital Keith and District Hospital The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN Legislative Council Keith and District Hospital The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (14:38): Supplementary arising from that answer: when will the minister sign off on the business case and long-term funding proposal for the Keith hospital? The Hon. S.G. WADE Legislative Council Minister for Health and Wellbeing Keith and District Hospital The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:38): One thing that Labor really can't understand, if you are not doing centralism, is board governance. Members interjecting: The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Order! The opposition asked a question. Have the grace to listen to the minister's answer. The minister. The Hon. R.P. Wortley interjecting: The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: The Hon. Mr Wortley is out of order. The Hon. S.G. WADE Legislative Council The Hon. S.G. WADE: This government made a very clear commitment before the last election that, not only were we going to deal with a $140 million country capital works backlog, we were also going to put decisions back into the hands of local people through local health networks. So primarily— Members interjecting: The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Order! The Hon. S.G. WADE Legislative Council The Hon. S.G. WADE: —this work is being led by the Limestone Coast Local Health Network and by the board. The Hon. I.K. Hunter interjecting: The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Order, the Hon. Mr Hunter! The Hon. S.G. WADE Legislative Council The Hon. S.G. WADE: We are not going to usurp the authority that we have a democratic mandate— Members interjecting: The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Order! The Hon. S.G. WADE Legislative Council The Hon. S.G. WADE: —to put in the hands of the people of the South-East. Members interjecting: The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Order! The Hon. S.G. WADE Legislative Council The Hon. S.G. WADE: Of course, that has to be in collaboration with the department. As minister, I am very keen to see a positive outcome. Members interjecting: The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Order! The Hon. S.G. WADE Legislative Council The Hon. S.G. WADE: It is a bit rich, coming from the people opposite. I think it was the— Members interjecting: The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Order! I can't hear the minister. The Hon. S.G. WADE Legislative Council The Hon. S.G. WADE: I think in 2010 the state budget had a huge hit— The Hon. K.J. Maher Legislative Council The Hon. K.J. Maher: When are you going to do anything, Stephen? The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: The Leader of the Opposition is out of order. The Hon. S.G. WADE Legislative Council The Hon. S.G. WADE: —against the Keith hospital. The Hon. I.K. Hunter Legislative Council The Hon. I.K. Hunter: Deliver on your own promise. The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Order, the Hon. Mr Hunter! The Hon. S.G. WADE Legislative Council The Hon. S.G. WADE: It had a huge hit against the Keith hospital. Since this government has been elected, we have provided more than $3 million— Members interjecting: The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Order! The Hon. S.G. WADE Legislative Council The Hon. S.G. WADE: —to the Keith and District Hospital. We have provided more in funding support since the election than the former government provided— Members interjecting: The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Order! The Hon. S.G. WADE Legislative Council The Hon. S.G. WADE: —in seven years.