Motion on Adelaide City Skate Park
18/06/2014
The Hon. K.L. VINCENT: I will speak very briefly today in strong support of the Hon. Ms Franks’ motion on the Adelaide City Skate Park located just down the road from this very place. I do not mean to rub it in but as the youngest member of this parliament—
The Hon. S.G. Wade: The least experienced in life!
The Hon. K.L. VINCENT: How dare you? My life has been rich; it doesn’t matter how many years you have lived as long as it has been a rich life.
The Hon. S.G. Wade interjecting:
The Hon. K.L. VINCENT: Indeed, misleading the house—implying that I have not had an interesting life, indeed! I wholeheartedly support the sentiments of the Hon. Ms Franks’ motion and agree that an alternative in the CBD area must be found to accommodate our young people and, of course, the young at heart who wish to skate and recreate at a skate park.
Skating, I am informed, is a very vigorous outdoor pursuit that allows the healthy physical activity we want to see being done by not just our young people but all South Australians, so this is an important initiative in that regard as well. In an age where we worry about obesity and lack of activity amongst our so-called screen-addicted youth in particular, we should certainly be encouraging any activity that helps anyone to get out and about for at least 30 minutes a day of physical activity.
I am not technically much of a skater myself, and I am not sure where a wheelchair falls into that sort of category but I certainly hope that we can find a solution to this very important issue in this chamber. I commend the motion to the chamber.
