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Legislative Council - Fifty-First Parliament, Third Session (51-3)
2009-07-16 Daily Xml
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ROAD SIGNAGE

The Hon. T.J. STEPHENS (14:48): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before asking the Leader of the Government, representing the Minister for Road Safety, questions about road signage in the Far North of the state.

Leave granted.

The Hon. T.J. STEPHENS: I have been contacted by constituents in the Far North of the state who have criticised the insufficient road signage in the area. Complaints have specifically been about roads and tracks between Innamincka, Moomba and Birdsville. Some signs have evidently been missing for almost two years, and I understand that some tracks have never even been signposted.

Due to the increasing number of tourists travelling on remote Outback roads, it is a serious issue. By the very nature of the isolation, an innocent mistake by a motorist can and does have tragic consequences. My question is: why has the road signage in this remote tourist area not been monitored effectively, and what will the government do to address the situation?

The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY (Minister for Mineral Resources Development, Minister for Urban Development and Planning, Minister for Small Business) (14:49): I will refer the honourable member's question to my colleague in another place: it may well be the Minister for Transport rather than the Minister for Road Safety. I make the comment that one of the unfortunate things is that, because of the mystique that surrounds places such as Innamincka and Birdsville, many of the people who travel in those areas like to souvenir the signs, and I am sure that is one of the problems. Because it is so remote, I guess it is easy to souvenir the signage without being observed, and that is probably one of the issues. Nonetheless, I appreciate the points raised by the honourable member, and I will refer his question to the minister in another place.

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