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Female Facilities Program

Ms HILDYARD (Reynell) (14:18): Thank you, Mr Speaker. My question is to the Minister for Recreation, Sport and Racing. Why do hockey, basketball, softball, baseball, soccer and other sporting codes and their female members no longer have any access to funding for upgrades after the minister cut the $24 million Female Facilities Program?

The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER: Point of order, sir: that question fails to meet the standard required by standing order 97.

The SPEAKER: Asking whether—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: I do not uphold that point of order. I am going to allow it on this occasion. Give the minister a chance to answer that question in silence.

The Hon. C.L. WINGARD (Gibson—Minister for Police, Emergency Services and Correctional Services, Minister for Recreation, Sport and Racing) (14:19): Thank you very much, Mr Speaker, and I thank you for the question. I am excited and I am hoping I get to talk about sport all day, every day in this place because we are delivering for the people of South Australia.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. C.L. WINGARD: As far as those sports that the member talks about—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: I have allowed the question. The minister will be heard in silence.

The Hon. C.L. WINGARD: The community recreation and sports fund, which I outlined and which is very much in the wheelhouse for all those sports, if they have projects that they want to deliver we are ready to talk to them. They can go to the office for recreation and sport—

Ms Hildyard interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Reynell is warned for a second and final time.

The Hon. C.L. WINGARD: —and if they have projects that they want to deliver, we want to partner with them. That's what we want to do as a government on this side of the house. We are excited by it. We have our new program that we have outlined today for football, cricket, netball and grassroots sports, and the Community Recreation and Sport Facilities fund is right in the wheelhouse for all those other sports.

They will be prioritised through that fund, so there is plenty of opportunity for them to come to us as the government, talk to us and put their plans forward through the office of rec and sport. The grants process is there, and we want to deliver more projects. We don't want the money sitting in bank accounts. We want to make sure that it's on the ground with facilities that are going to deliver for the communities.

Members interjecting:

The Hon. C.L. WINGARD: We are passionate about it and are excited to be delivering for South Australia.

The SPEAKER: The member for Ramsay is also called to order. Member for Reynell and then the member for Newland.

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