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House of Assembly - Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)
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Foul Bay Coastal Erosion

Mr ELLIS (Narungga) (14:41): My question is to the Minister for Environment. Minister, when can the residents of Mud Alley at Foul Bay expect work to protect their property from coastal erosion to commence? With your leave and that of the house, sir, I will explain.

Leave granted.

Mr ELLIS: I recently visited Foul Bay in early July and wrote to the minister on 9 July thereafter, and that was followed by another letter from the Mud Alley Residents Association on 17 July, neither of which has been responded to yet. In the meantime the council has paused proactive remediation work pending advice from the Coast Protection Board and the erosion continues to threaten shacks. I can confirm the absolute perilous state this community is in.

The Hon. S.E. CLOSE (Port Adelaide—Deputy Premier, Minister for Climate, Environment and Water, Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science, Minister for Workforce and Population Strategy) (14:41): I thank the member for his question. I apologise that you haven't received a response and I will be getting on to that very quickly. What I can tell you, though, is that the big storms obviously caused a lot of damage to a lot of marine infrastructure and beaches around the state—indeed, that is one of them. The road itself, as I understand it, is owned by the council but the council, as you say, is indicating that they are unable to do anything until they hear from the department.

My understanding is on 18 August, so a couple of weeks ago now, the department went on site with the council and inspected and is giving advice now to the council. But again, I reiterate: I do apologise that you didn't receive a response in time, nor did the residents' association, and I will rectify that now that you have raised it with me. I appreciate it.

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