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MURRAY RIVER FERRIES

Mr PEDERICK (Hammond) (14:56): Supplementary, sir.

The SPEAKER: Supplementary from the member for Hammond.

Mr PEDERICK: I ask the Minister for Transport if he can indicate which two ferries will be replaced?

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens—Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy, Minister for Housing and Urban Development) (14:56): What the government is doing is consulting with the local council areas, and I will be consulting with the local members of parliament also about that. Obviously we will be taking a risk-based approach to make sure that the ones that are in the highest need of repair are done. Obviously we can move ferries around, but I want to make sure that the local communities are happy with where we put these ferries and make sure that the ones that get the highest amount of use and give the most benefit to the local communities are where they are done.

Mr Whetstone: Both of them in Chaffey then.

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: Chaffey?

Mr Whetstone: Highest use.

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: Highest use. I am glad the member for Chaffey has stuck his head up. I have received a lot of correspondence about these ferries from members opposite, some who are quite passionate about getting these new steel-hulled ferries, and the government delivered them in the budget. There is one river community MP who has never written to me about this or raised it with me ever—the member for Chaffey.

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