House of Assembly - Fifty-Third Parliament, First Session (53-1)
2014-05-06 Daily Xml

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Black Spot Funding

Mr GRIFFITHS (Goyder) (16:30): My question is again to the Minister for Regional Development. Does the minister believe that there should be an increase in black spot funding, particularly in regional South Australia?

The Hon. G.G. BROCK (Frome—Minister for Regional Development, Minister for Local Government) (16:30): I thank the member for Goyder. Again, I am sure that all members in this house here would be very conscious of any road issues across all of South Australia.

Ms Chapman: Not across there, they're not.

The SPEAKER: The member for Bragg is warned.

The Hon. G.G. BROCK: I would hope everybody in this chamber is very concerned about road safety, full stop. It is not my portfolio—and I am not pushing it across—but in regional South Australia we have an opportunity. If I can just refer to the notes about the budget coming up, part of it is developing the regional budget paper to allow communities to clearly identify the funding provided to regional South Australia. When that comes out we will be able to see exactly what is being allocated to regional South Australia. As for any road maintenance out there, part of my agreement is to get some more money into road maintenance across regional South Australia. I will leave the black spot issue to the minister relevant to road safety.