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House of Assembly - Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)
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Adelaide Aquatic Centre

The Hon. V.A. TARZIA (Hartley) (14:29): My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport. Did the government approach Adelaide City Council or the federal government for a contribution towards the new Adelaide Aquatic Centre redevelopment and, if so, what was the outcome of those approaches?

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens—Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Minister for Energy and Mining) (14:29): We took our commitment to the people of South Australia. I note—

The Hon. V.A. Tarzia: Not $135 million!

The SPEAKER: Member for Hartley! Order, member for Hartley! The minister has the call.

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: I note that my young friend talks about co-contributions. I don't remember any co-contribution from the commonwealth government being agreed to by the commonwealth government. He's a big fan—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: —of looking at budget papers. If I look at all the Morrison budgets, all the ones that were delivered by my good friend Josh Frydenberg, not one of them had $25 million for an Adelaide Aquatic Centre to partner with the Marshall government—not one of them. Why? I suspect the previous government didn't even bother to ask.

The Hon. V.A. Tarzia interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order, member for Hartley!

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: Too busy doing other things like attending, potentially, festivals and fringes and the other things.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: However, we knew that for this state to have a world-class recreation centre for people to enjoy aquatic activities—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! The minister has the call.

An honourable member interjecting:

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: Marion swimming centre has a competitive pool; this is a recreation centre.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! Member for Colton! The member for Colton is called to order and warned. The minister has the call.

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: I find it fascinating, members opposite deriding our investment in the aquatic centre in the city.

The Hon. S.C. Mullighan: It's extraordinary.

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: It is extraordinary—deriding it.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! Member for Morialta!

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: Again, every time this government attempts to build social infrastructure for the people of South Australia, the members opposite are opposed to it. You see the opposition right hip it: LIV Golf opposed, Gather Round opposed, aquatic centre opposed.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! Member for Badcoe!

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: I've got to say, why wouldn't we want to teach our young people how to swim? Why we wouldn't want to offer a world-class, nation-leading recreation centre for our citizens in the City of Adelaide?

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Member for Morialta!

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: Why wouldn't we want to do that? We are not going to have one in every council. We are going to have one in the City of Adelaide, where we promised we would put it—where we promised we would put it, and we went to the election—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! Member for Colton, order! Minister, you have the call.

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: Thank you very much, sir. The new centre will include a 50-metre, 10-lane indoor pool for swimming carnivals, water sports and recreational use—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Member for Colton!

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: —something the members opposite now oppose—a 25-metre, six-lane outdoor pool with a lagoon; a dedicated warm-water indoor pool for rehabilitation programs and separate indoor learn-to-swim pools; diving amenities; indoor leisure water and splash zones and waterslides; a spa, sauna and steam room; an outdoor splash pad and water play—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order, member for Badcoe!

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: —an outdoor aquatic zone with barbecues and lawned areas; a cafe for both centre visitors and other park users; a gym; facilities three times the size that were planned; inclusive amenities and change rooms; improved car parking and access for Jeffcott Street 100 metres from-—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: —and two new sporting facilities, outdoor sporting grounds, if you look on the Parklands.

Mr Brown interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Member for Florey!

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: The opposition of the members opposite is well noted and will be well distributed in and around the local areas, especially in Prospect.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! Before I call the member for Hartley, I observe that the member for Florey is on two warnings, as well as the member for Morialta and the member for Colton.

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