Legislative Council Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2) 54 2 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Question Time Question Time COVID-19 Vaccination Rollout COVID-19 Vaccination Rollout The Hon. K.J. MAHER Legislative Council Leader of the Opposition COVID-19 Vaccination Rollout The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (14:20): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before asking the Minister for Health and Wellbeing a question regarding vaccinations. Leave granted. The Hon. K.J. MAHER Legislative Council The Hon. K.J. MAHER: Aboriginal communities from around South Australia were considered so vulnerable during COVID-19 that federal biosecurity laws were enforced to prohibit nearly all entry and exit for a number of months in 2020 due to the pandemic. These communities in South Australia included Gerard, Davenport, Point Pearce, Yalata, Yarilena, Dunjiba, Nepabunna, Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara and Maralinga Tjarutja. The only references to a plan for vaccinating Aboriginal people in Aboriginal communities on the SA Health website are, 'Phase 1b, commencing late March: begin to vaccinate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people,' and, 'Phase 2a, to be announced: continue vaccinating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.' My question to the minister is: what is the precise timetable for the rollout of vaccinations for the vulnerable Aboriginal communities that were subject to biosecurity lockdowns last year? The Hon. S.G. WADE Legislative Council Minister for Health and Wellbeing The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:21): I will certainly come back with a detailed answer, but my understanding is that the Oak Valley and Yalata clinics will be opening the week beginning 29 March. My recollection is that the APY clinics are due in the middle of April, but I am more than happy to come back with a detailed answer.