James Stevens (Sturt, Liberal Party, Shadow Assistant Minister for Government Waste Reduction) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Last weekend I was very thrilled to announce to my community that a Dutton government will contribute $10 million to our Linear Park Connection Project. This is going to be a partnership with local government and, hopefully, the state government as well, and the state Liberal team, under Vincent Tarzia, have already made a commitment to match that funding if they're elected in 2026. It is a fantastic project to invest in an already excellent local, recreational and environmental asset that we can make even better. Linear Park stretches from the Adelaide Hills all the way down to the beach, running either side of the River Torrens. The River Torrens is one of the great assets of the city of Adelaide, and we want to make it better still.

Central to this is applying for World Heritage listing of the Adelaide Park Lands, which Colonel Light had central to his design of the city of Adelaide. It's one of the great urban parks on the planet, and we need to protect it and get that listing secured. Our $10 million will unlock $30 million of activity on all sorts of projects that will be led by local government, but there'll be a master plan approach that ensures we see the entire stretch developed in a sensitive and environmentally sustainable way and in a way that the families of my electorate of Sturt and all the people of Adelaide can enjoy it day in, day out.