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Legislative Council - Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)
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South Coast Algal Bloom

The Hon. F. PANGALLO (16:43): In relation to that $28 million that the government is using, can the minister say how much is actually going towards tourism and encouraging people to not cancel bookings in coastal areas and in places like Kangaroo Island that are suddenly experiencing a downturn in visitors?

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development, Minister for Forest Industries) (16:44): I thank the honourable member for his supplementary question. I can't recall off the top of my head how much is going towards tourism, but obviously campaigns around encouraging people to visit our regional coastal areas are a part of that. I would encourage the honourable member to go onto the government website, where a lot of this information is available. Certainly, small business grants are accessible by those who are affected in coastal regions, and obviously that will include a lot in terms of various tourism businesses.

It is important also, though, that we realise that this algal bloom may continue. We don't yet know whether it will dissipate in the next few weeks—obviously that would be the best outcome for all concerned—whether it will go away and then re-emerge, potentially during summer, or whether indeed it will stay throughout the coming months right into summer.

So the government is planning for all of those scenarios because we don't know which one will actually eventuate. There is a summer plan that is under development, which would address issues, including for tourism operators, if the algal bloom does continue for that period of time. I look forward to being able to provide further information as time goes on.

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