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House of Assembly - Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)
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Hahndorf Bypass

Mr TARZIA (Hartley) (14:51): Again to the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport: does the minister guarantee that the infrastructure review that Labor is doing doesn't affect the Hahndorf township improvements?

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens—Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Minister for Energy and Mining) (14:51): First and foremost, this is not a review that this government is conducting. The shadow minister is posing the question as if I am conducting this review. I am not conducting this review. This review is being conducted by the commonwealth government.

The Hahndorf bypass project is an interesting project that I think deserves some more aeration. This is a project that I think probably was ready to be announced before the last election, but for whatever reason the previous government chose not to make announcements about what its plans were for the Hahndorf township and the works being done there.

There is important work to be done at Mount Barker. That interchange is vitally important, not only for that growing city, which will become our second largest regional city in a matter of time, but of course for the Verdun interchange as well, which is also a very important interchange. These two interchanges in combination will reduce traffic flow in Hahndorf and of course try to get a lot of those heavy vehicles out of the Hahndorf township.

What we are not prepared to do in the Hahndorf bypass project is tear up Beerenberg or decimate Paechtown, because those communities and that business are iconic. They are iconic for South Australia. There are many people in this house and many people across South Australia who enjoy visiting Beerenberg. It is a great example, and Hahndorf is a great iconic town that has plenty of people who come and visit it for its historic nature, so we want to make sure that we can maintain the amenity of the area, which isn't just the Hahndorf township; it's also of course the surrounds, which is Beerenberg and Paechtown.

Obviously, we think these projects are important, but I suspect my young friend is going to be listing off every project that is in the forward estimates that was funded 80:20 by the previous government, whether or not I can guarantee one way or another it's reviewed. That's a bit of lazy politics, but that's okay. It's all part of a 'Time for Tarzia' push—get a bit of air time in question time, get noticed.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Florey.

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: Flex the shoulders a bit. There's a bit of hunger in the belly, a bit more than there is, perhaps, in the other three. Nevertheless, I like ambition in young people. I think it should be encouraged. I just don't know why the one future aspirant who should be more ambitious isn't, looking down at his computer rather than looking up. I am talking about you. I can help you too.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! The member for Hartley and then the member for Playford, who has been waiting patiently.

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