House of Assembly - Fifty-Second Parliament, First Session (52-1)
2011-09-28 Daily Xml

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Question Time

ADELAIDE ZOO

Mrs REDMOND (Heysen—Leader of the Opposition) (14:06): My question is to the Treasurer. Why was the government able to find millions of dollars for Puglia but not able to increase the grant to the Adelaide Zoo for the last eight years?

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING (Playford—Treasurer, Minister for Employment, Training and Further Education, Minister for Workers Rehabilitation) (14:06): My advice is the current funding arrangements to the Zoo are sufficient to cover the operating costs of the Zoo. The reason why the Zoo has come into financial problems is because of the very large loan it has undertaken with Westpac; it has absolutely nothing to do with the annual funding grant which the government gives to the Zoo.