Tony Pasin (Barker, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

I rise to inform the House that much of the agricultural districts of South Australia remain in the grip of a desperate drought—not that those opposite care much about that. I just received a phone call from one of the mayors who himself is dealing with drought on his property but is advocating on behalf of his constituents. He can't get a meeting with anyone in any position of relevancy among those opposite. He's used to it because there's almost no support coming from the South Australian Labor government. So who is delivering support? I want to give a shout-out to one group—the Rapid Relief Team. This is a group of businesspeople getting together and saying: 'You know what? We're not going to wait for a government who should meet their obligations to assist their fellow Australians in a desperate situation.' They're out there. They're collecting donated hay. They're delivering it. I give a shout-out to them. I'll be with them this Friday at Browns Well, where they'll be giving out high-quality hay. They'll be sharing a cuppa and feed with these farmers and providing them with the support that should be coming from those opposite and Premier Malinauskas and his team. They haven't just done it at Browns Well. They've been at Streaky Bay, with 200 farmers. There's been 84 farmers at other locations. Congratulations to them. It's a pity that those opposite— (Time expired)

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