Legislative Council - Fifty-Third Parliament, First Session (53-1)
2014-09-24 Daily Xml

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Hopgood Theatre

The Hon. R.L. BROKENSHIRE (14:42): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before seeking some advice in an answer from the Minister for Employment, Higher Education and Skills.

Leave granted.

The Hon. R.L. BROKENSHIRE: The now named Don Hopgood Theatre at the Noarlunga Centre is a TAFE-owned facility still, as far as I understand. For some time, that facility has been run down, albeit that there are a lot of people in the southern community who want to access the arts and festivals, etc. My questions to the minister are:

1. Can the minister confirm whether or not she has sold the TAFE theatre at Noarlunga?

2. If not, has she or her department sought to sell the theatre to the City of Onkaparinga?

3. What are the plans for the Noarlunga theatre into the future?

4. If the government is going to keep the Noarlunga theatre (Don Hopgood Theatre), what is it going to do to modernise it so that it becomes a useful asset to the southern community?

The Hon. G.E. GAGO (Minister for Employment, Higher Education and Skills, Minister for Science and Information Economy, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for Business Services and Consumers) (14:43): I thank the honourable member for his question. I am not aware of any proposed changes to that centre. I will have to take that on notice and bring back a response. I am just not aware of the details around that. I am not aware of any proposed changes, but I will double-check that and bring that information back.