Legislative Council: Tuesday, April 09, 2024

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Wine Grapegrowers

The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI (Leader of the Opposition) (15:45): Supplementary: is the minister seriously considering the request by Riverland Wine in their synopsis for assistance for growers to diversify crops, and when can the industry expect a response to that synopsis by the minister?

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development, Minister for Forest Industries) (15:46): In terms of more general structural reform, that is clearly something that needs to be addressed and is being considered by the national working group. As I have mentioned before, we need to ensure that any type of initiative isn't counterproductive because it is undermined, perhaps by accident, by an adjoining jurisdiction. The issues are many, and that working group is working on them.