Legislative Council Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1) 55 1 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Answers to Questions Whyalla Airport Whyalla Airport The Hon. F. PANGALLO Legislative Council Whyalla Airport In reply to the Hon. F. PANGALLO ().4 March 2025). The Hon. K.J. MAHER Legislative Council Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Attorney-General Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector Special Minister of State Whyalla Airport The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Attorney-General, Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector, Special Minister of State): The Premier has advised: Travel was undertaken in January to the Eyre Peninsula, Upper Spencer Gulf and Far North. This region is of critically high importance to the economic prosperity of the state and has been visited regularly by the Premier and members of cabinet since the 2022 state election. So far this includes nine visits by the Premier and more than 30 by ministers. Methods of transport included a combination of Qantas commercial flights, ministerial vehicle travel and privately operated flight to the Santos Moomba plant, on the occasion of the opening of the new carbon capture storage facility. No travel was undertaken as a guest of Sanjev Gupta.