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House of Assembly - Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)
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Glenelg Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centre

Mr PATTERSON (Morphett) (14:45): My question is to the Minister for Health and Wellbeing. Is the minister aware of any concerns regarding the location of a new drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre at Glenelg? With your leave, sir, and that of the house, I will explain.

Leave granted.

Mr PATTERSON: Uniting Communities has been provided with government funds to establish a drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre at Maturin Road, Glenelg, which is 200 metres away from the local primary school. The outdoor space identified for the centre borders the footpath on the main route children use to walk to school.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! Member for Morphett!

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! The question has been asked.

Mr Brown interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Member for Florey, your contribution on this occasion is not required. The minister has the call.

The Hon. C.J. PICTON (Kaurna—Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:46): This government makes no apologies for the fact that we are investing in extra drug rehabilitation services across this state. We took it to the election. We said we need more rehabilitation. We said it's important not just for health outcomes but for whole-of-society outcomes—

The Hon. J.A.W. Gardner interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Member for Morialta!

The Hon. C.J. PICTON: —justice outcomes across the community, that people are unable to get into drug rehabilitation in our community, and we committed additional funding to make sure that there are additional places available to get drug rehabilitation in this state. The department, DASSA, have gone through a procurement process, gone through an open tender process. Uniting Communities have won the tender to provide those services.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. C.J. PICTON: Uniting Communities are a service that have a strong track record of providing high-quality drug rehabilitation services in this state. I think it is shameful that the opposition are opposing—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. C.J. PICTON: —these additional services.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! Minister, there is a point of order. Please be seated momentarily.

Mr Whetstone interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Member for Chaffey, your colleague the member for Morialta is raising a point of order.

The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER: Standing order 98: it was a respectfully asked question, asking if the minister was aware of concerns and identifying the same. The minister, by saying that it is shameful and going on to say anything, is clearly debating.

Mrs Hurn interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order, member for Schubert! There is some force in the point of order that has been raised. I bring the minister to the question.

The Hon. C.J. PICTON: It's not lost on me that you've got the member for Morphett running around speaking on radio, talking about how concerned he is about law and order issues in Glenelg, but at the same time he's opposing additional drug rehabilitation services—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Member for Hammond! Member for Chaffey!

The Hon. C.J. PICTON: —that can make sure that people can get the help that they need and don't become an issue for the rest of society in his community. You can't have it both ways.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Member for Schubert! Member for Hammond!

The Hon. C.J. PICTON: That's exactly what he's doing with his blatant nimby attempts, the member for Morphett, of what he is doing.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! The member for Morphett, order! The minister has the call.

The Hon. C.J. PICTON: Uniting Communities have a strong track record in this state.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. C.J. PICTON: It should be an organisation—

Mr Patterson interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order, member for Morphett!

The Hon. C.J. PICTON: —that receives bipartisan support from this chamber, but sadly it does not because you've got the member for Morphett opposed to what they are doing, opposed to providing drug rehabilitation services and opposed to providing help for people where ultimately it means they can end up out of hospital, out of the law and order side of services—

The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER: Mr Speaker, point of order.

The SPEAKER: Minister, there's a point of order, which we will turn to under 134.

The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER: Sir, standing order 98 again.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! The minister has provided some context. Some context is permissible, but of course standing order 98 is clear on its face. Minister, we will come to the question.

The Hon. C.J. PICTON: Uniting Communities have provided information to the community. They've been working with the community. They've been able to provide information about how they provide these services in suburbs right across South Australia without the issues that the member for Morphett is shamefully trying to scaremonger his community with at the moment.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. C.J. PICTON: They should be supporting these services, supporting people who need their help, because it could be any one of our families who need admission to drug rehabilitation services.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! The member for Hurtle Vale! The member for Morphett!

Mr Whetstone interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Member for Chaffey, your colleague is seeking to raise a point of order. However, it may be that the minister has concluded his answer. Very well. I call the member for Morphett.

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