House of Assembly - Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2)
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Housing Trust Properties

Ms SANDERSON (Adelaide) (15:19): My question is to the minister for Social Housing. Can the minister provide a guarantee that the Playford, Manitoba and Pope Court Housing Trust properties in the CBD will not be bulldozed as part of the minister's announced plans to redevelop some housing enclaves?

The Hon. J.R. RAU (Enfield—Deputy Premier, Attorney-General, Minister for Justice Reform, Minister for Planning, Minister for Housing and Urban Development, Minister for Industrial Relations, Minister for Child Protection Reform) (15:19): I should answer this question because it relates to matters which are now within the province of Renewal, or more particularly—

Dr McFetridge interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Morphett is called to order.

The Hon. J.R. RAU: There is no present plan in respect of those properties. What the government has announced is that—

An honourable member interjecting:

The Hon. J.R. RAU: The government's policy, which was announced at the time of the Governor's speech, is that we will be looking at renewing properties which are pre-1968 Housing Trust properties. I have had a bit of a chat with the member for Adelaide and if they happen to be a character bluestone heritage building obviously we are not including them. However, those pre-1968 buildings—

Ms Chapman: Didn't stop bulldozing those at Glenside.

The Hon. J.R. RAU: And there are some magnificent buildings at Glenside which are heritage buildings and they are going to look magnificent when they are restored as part of the great project.

Members interjecting:

The Hon. J.R. RAU: In the interests of everyone being able to get on with their afternoon, I will end now and simply say that there is no plan.

The SPEAKER: Is the Deputy Premier finished?

The Hon. J.R. RAU: I am, sir.

The SPEAKER: It would seem that the persistent interjections of the deputy leader have entirely obstructed the giving of an answer.