House of Assembly - Fifty-Second Parliament, First Session (52-1)
2011-03-09 Daily Xml

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TRANSITIONAL ACCOMMODATION CENTRES

Mrs REDMOND (Heysen—Leader of the Opposition) (14:18): As a supplementary question, can the minister tell the house where the Adelaide transition centre for Aboriginals is to be located?

The SPEAKER: Minister, do you choose to answer that question?

The Hon. J.M. RANKINE (Wright—Minister for Families and Communities, Minister for Housing, Minister for Ageing, Minister for Disability) (14:18): This will be a cluster of 10 units with support services.

Mrs Redmond: Oh, what?

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. J.M. RANKINE: 'Oh, what'—yes. There has been difficulty negotiating with some councils about an appropriate location, so we are—

Ms Chapman: You haven't even started building.

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. J.M. RANKINE: We will be using some existing housing, a cluster of 10 units either in the northern or western suburbs.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!