Karen Grogan (SA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

():  Thank you, Acting Deputy President Marielle Smith. I think you'll particularly like this contribution because I will be talking about our shared home state of South Australia. Labor governments are infrastructure governments, and that was as clear as day last week when Minister Catherine King came to the Upper Spencer Gulf to announce the latest round of Growing Regions Program funding for South Australia.

I've said it before in this chamber and I'll say it again: regional South Australia is quite unique, and it requires quite unique solutions. Putting local communities in the driver's seat is how we get those solutions, and that's exactly what we've done. I was delighted to see the Albanese Labor government just announce $11.5 million towards that exact goal in South Australia.

In Whyalla, we're investing to bring the Whyalla Beach Splash and Play Plaza vision to life. The Whyalla foreshore is a really beautiful place, and this investment will make it an even better place to be. The project will include adventure play, water play, more seating, more shelter, great places to take the family and great places for tourists and visitors to come and have a look at. It will also provide 42 jobs during construction and 12 ongoing jobs after construction. That's all great news. In addition, we're also delivering funding to build more arts spaces as well as maintain art spaces in four already established Indigenous art centres in the APY Lands and Coober Pedy. We have funding to develop the Penola football club, and we're also investing in an upgrade to the Orroroo main street, which will breath new life into that beautiful town. And then we're developing an entirely new early childhood care and education centre in Kingston South East. These are all great projects that will strengthen the regions. (Time expired)