Mitch Fifield (Victoria, Liberal Party, Minister for Communications and the Arts) Share this | Hansard source

Across all three existing sites, and indeed in the fourth site, there is overwhelming community support. In the Ceduna region, in the senator's state of South Australia, the local mayor, Allan Suter, has said:

It is the best initiative I have seen in this field and it has made our community safer, particularly for families and drinkers.

With the recent expansion of the CDC, it's fair to say that those opposite have given in to inner-city Green-Left perspectives, and they have withdrawn support for further expansions. This is despite communities in the Goldfields and the Hinkler region calling for the introduction of the CDC as a circuit-breaker to the significant social issues that they're experiencing. This government will continue to listen to local communities. This government will continue to do everything it can to improve the outcomes of people who live in those regions.