House of Assembly - Fifty-Second Parliament, First Session (52-1)
2010-07-22 Daily Xml

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CEDUNA STREETSCAPE

Mrs VLAHOS (Taylor) (16:52): I rise to speak about a recent trip that I had the good fortune to make to Ceduna. A few weeks ago I went to Ceduna to represent minister Holloway in opening stage 3 of the Ceduna main street streetscape. This is an important thing for the community of Ceduna, which is rapidly growing and expected in 10 years' time to double in size. It is now about 3,500 people and is expected to go to 7,000. It is a community undergoing rapid change and an exciting place to visit, and I recommend it highly to anyone who is able to visit the member for Flinders' seat. The streetscape at the head of the jetty is a very nice environment now, thanks to the state government's Better Places Development Fund, and this streetscape has gone out over a period of about seven to eight years.

The City Council of Ceduna and its CE, Trevor, made me feel very welcome in the town on the day, and I thank them and their works manager, Grant, for escorting me around the town and showing me their treatment centre, their plans for the desalination plant (which will be green powered and very good for the community) and also the residential developments booming in the area due to the aquaculture industry and rutile and gypsum that come into the port of Ceduna. I also recognise that the council intends to pursue another stage in the streetscape, and I look forward to returning to Ceduna to see that fourth stage of the streetscape. I will speak about the Ceduna hospital on another day.