00:00Gathering at today's opening of the state's new $88 million sports institute, hundreds
00:08came to get a glimpse into the state-of-the-art athletic facilities, and of Premier Peter
00:13Malinowskis.
00:14But while sport has been in the limelight this weekend, the Premier says housing is
00:20still at the top of the government's agenda.
00:23This week we'll be introducing our legislation to amend the urban growth boundary that will
00:28facilitate more housing growth in our state over the medium and long term.
00:32The government's proposing to free up farming land to allow for 61,000 new dwellings across
00:38Roseworthy, Two Wells, Murray Bridge, Victor Harbour and Goolwer.
00:43Members of the construction industry say it's a step in the right direction.
00:47Fully support that.
00:48That's giving South Australians other options for where they might want to live.
00:52The only way we can improve housing affordability in this state is to seriously increase supply.
00:57The opposition says it will support the bill, but it wants to make some changes to which
01:01land will be released.
01:03Some of the areas where Labor's got it wrong, the area north of Goolwer doesn't make sense
01:07from our point of view and so we've provided alternatives and a net increase overall for
01:13that area.
01:14The government says it's carefully considered locations based on critical infrastructure
01:18and input from industries and communities.
01:22The Greater Adelaide Regional Plan has been the most comprehensive piece of public policy
01:27work around land supply that we've seen in decades in this state.
01:31The main pushback has so far been from farming and livestock groups who say productive cropping
01:36land is essential for food security.
01:39But the government and the construction sector say the proposal takes a balanced approach.
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