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Adelaide to Melbourne Bike Trail

The Hon. R.A. SIMMS (15:10): Supplementary: noting the Treasurer's response, will he commit to redirecting needed funds to cycling infrastructure in the regions? That was the other part of the question that wasn't answered.

The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (Treasurer) (15:11): Well, I'm happy to answer that question, because I don't believe there were any funds that were committed to this particular project. That's the point that I made: in opposition we made no commitment. Perhaps I should have extended that by saying in our first budget we made no specific commitment of funds. To my knowledge, other than funding for the exploration of the proposal—there might have been business case funding—in terms of actual dollars for projects, there was no, 'Here's $50 million or $100 million' towards this particular project.

As I said, the minister might have been able to get funds either from tourism or rec and sport or somewhere else to start elements of what might have been his proposal, but there was no separate bucket of money promised in opposition or indeed implemented in government for this particular project that can be redirected to the worthy cause that the member is espousing.

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order! The Hon. Mr Hanson has the call.

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: The Hon. Mr Hanson is on his feet.

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