The Hon. IAN GILFILLAN: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before asking the Treasurer, representing the Premier, a question about the National Wine Industry Centre.
 Leave granted.
 The Hon. IAN GILFILLAN: Members would have read, as I did, on 17 August in the Advertiser that a $17 million privately funded South Australian wine centre was about to be built in Grote Street in the city. In fact, that building work has already started. According to the press report, two directors of Australian Wine Distributors Limited, Mr Colin McLeod and Mr Pua Hor Ong, are planning the centre on the site of the former Adelaide Girls' High School on the corner of Morphett Street.
 The Hon. M.J. Elliott: A good location.
 The Hon. IAN GILFILLAN: This siteóand the interjection, I must say, mirrors my next commentóis very close to the Gouger Street restaurant precinct and the Adelaide Central Market and therefore will have the benefit of being able to link the best of South Australian wine to the best South Australian food. It is also within easy walking distance of the major city hotels. The $17 million private enterprise initiative comes at a time when the State Govern-ment is planning what could be described as a rival $40 million wine industry centre in contrast to the private initiative.
 The Government proposal involves taking at least $35 million from the State taxpayers, with possible top up from the Commonwealth taxpayers, and handing it to the wine industry. The Government proposal is to take 2.9 hectares of what is currently the Botanic Gardens and turn over the land to a profit making concern. The Government proposal is for a building of 15 metres height, which is the equivalent of at least a four storey building, with no restric-tion on its going higher. The Government proposal conflicts with the Adelaide City Development Plan in regard to minimising buildings on parklands and not restricting public access.
 The Government proposal requires $5 million of earth-works to flood proof the site. The Government proposal involves constructing on parklands parking space for at least 148 cars because, it is anticipated, most visitors will drive and not walk from the city. The Government proposal removes the centre from the city's restaurant and food district and it will, of course, be in direct competition with the private industry proposal. My questions to the Treasurer are:
 1. Will the Government at long last now rethink its commitment to the proposed parklands site for the National Wine Industry Centre?
 2. Will it enter negotiations with Mr Ong and Mr McLeod to try to merge the two proposals on the Grote Street site and capture the advantage of locating in the city's food and restaurant district, rather than on parklands?
 3. Will the Government explore any other site and, in particular, the newly available Glenside Hospital site?
 4. Will the Government explain to taxpayers why it is proposing still to spend the $35 million of taxpayers' money to compete against a $17 million private enterprise develop-ment?
  The Hon. R.I. LUCAS: I will take advice from the Premier and any other appropriate Minister on the honourable member's question but, I would imagine, the answer to the question whether the Government will move the Wine Centre from its proposed site will be `No'.
 

 
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