Legislative Council - Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2)
2012-02-14 Daily Xml

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ANDAMOOKA

The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Leader of the Opposition) (16:44): As a further supplementary: is the minister aware of the $7 million caravan/cabin park proposal that is at risk because of the very slow pace at which the development approval process works in Andamooka?

The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY (Minister for Industrial Relations, Minister for State/Local Government Relations) (16:44): I thank the member for his important question. I was down there in December, where I met with a number of the locals in the local hotel and their hall and also met with the—

Members interjecting:

The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY: I am happy to answer the question because I will show you how frivolous the question was. I met with the Progress Association, and at no stage did anyone at that meeting mention anything about a caravan park that had problems because of any action from the government, so I don't know where you are coming from with that.