KALIMNA HOSTEL - SUPPLEMENTARY

Mr PEDERICK (Hammond) (16:44): Supplementary: can the minister confirm that $3 million is still held for the actual piece of land and the hostel building, Kalimna Hostel, in Strathalbyn, separate from the hospital?

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KALIMNA HOSTEL UPDATE

Mr PEDERICK (Hammond) (16:41): My question is to the Minister for Health and Wellbeing. Can the minister provide an update on the status of the Kalimna Hostel aged-care centre in Strathalbyn? With your leave and that of the house, sir, I will explain.

Leave granted.

Mr PEDERICK: During the previous term of government, $3 million was allocated towards the redevelopment and reactivation of the Kalimna Hostel.

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STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE RETENTION

Mr PEDERICK (Hammond) (14:45): My question is to the Minister for Police, Emergency Services and Correctional Services. What is being done to improve staff and volunteer retention within the State Emergency Service? With your leave, sir, and that of the house, I will explain.

Leave granted.

Mr PEDERICK: Documents released under freedom of information show that 25 paid staff and 597 volunteers have left the organisation since early 2022.

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METROPOLITAN FIRE SERVICE

Mr PEDERICK (Hammond) (14:49): My question is to the Minister for Police, Emergency Services and Correctional Services. Can the minister update the house on the progress of the MFS direct entry project? With your leave, sir, and that of the house, I will explain.

Leave granted.

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COUNTRY FIRE SERVICE FACILITIES

Mr PEDERICK (Hammond) (14:44): My question is to the Minister for Police, Emergency Services and Correctional Services. Has the minister received a briefing on any CFS stations that are set to receive upgrades and/or new builds and, if so, will he release the list of stations?

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DISASTER RECOVERY FUNDING

Mr PEDERICK (Hammond) (14:50): My question is to the Deputy Premier. How much of the $79.8 million disaster recovery funds, announced in last night's federal budget, will go to rehabilitation of the Lower Murray swamps and levee banks?

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CFS EXAMINATION - SUPPLEMENTARY

Mr PEDERICK (Hammond) (14:53): Supplementary: will the minister commit to publicly releasing any recommendations arising from the examination?

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CFS EXAMINATION

Mr PEDERICK (Hammond) (14:51): My question is to the Minister for Police, Emergency Services and Correctional Services. Can the minister provide an update to the house about whether the examination into disciplinary regulations in the CFS, launched in September 2023, has been completed? With your leave, sir, and that of the house, I will explain.

Leave granted.

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CFS DISCIPLINARY MATTERS

Mr PEDERICK (Hammond) (14:45): My question is to the Minister for Police, Emergency Services and Correctional Services. What action is the minister taking to finalise disciplinary matters relating to CFS staff and volunteers? With your leave, sir, and that of the house, I will explain.

Leave granted.

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GRAIN HARVEST

Mr PEDERICK (Hammond) (14:32): My question is to the Minister for Police, Emergency Services and Correctional Services. Can the minister reassure South Australians that the existing grain harvest code of practice will remain unchanged for the 2024-25 harvesting season, and the farming community will continue to use the Grass Fire Danger Index measurement this year, with the cease harvest threshold of GFDI 35?

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