Adelaide Aquatic Centre

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (15:09): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before asking a question of the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport regarding the Adelaide Aquatic Centre.

Leave granted.

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK: On ABC radio on 6 October, the minister was unable to answer questions regarding the opening date for the Aquatic Centre and later the same day at a press conference she also failed to answer questions in relation to this matter. My question for the minister is: does she now have a opening date for the Adelaide Aquatic Centre?

The Hon. E.S. BOURKE (Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Minister for Autism) (15:09): I appreciate there is a lot of excitement around this project. It is an incredible project that is a commitment by the Labor government. It was a commitment we made coming in to the last election and obviously we were successful and it is a project that we are delivering. Our commitment was to open it in the summer of 2025-26 and I am really proud to say that that is exactly what we will be doing.

This is a commitment that we will deliver on. It is a project that is a substantial improvement on what was there: an aquatic area that was built piece by piece. It was originally started as an outdoor aquatic centre and now will be a purpose-built aquatic centre, there to support many, many people for generations to come.