00:02It brings tens of thousands of interstate footy fans to South Australia each year.
00:08But increasing fuel costs and supply concerns have some supporters questioning
00:13whether they'll make it to next month's gather round.
00:15You deserve to have all the fans there because you put on such a great show
00:19and there could be a few less than last year because of this.
00:24SA Tourism Commission data shows last year's footy festival
00:27injected an almost $114 million windfall for the state.
00:32But hotel operators say bookings are slightly down this year compared to last.
00:37While bookings have slowed down a little bit,
00:39we did have a fair few bookings already in the system
00:42so we're still quite optimistic for a strong gather round.
00:45There were a couple of people that said, you know what, we're cancelling our trip to Adelaide.
00:49Others said, we're going to still go but instead of staying in town
00:53with the high accommodation costs, we've planned to stay a little bit out of town.
00:57Despite rising costs, the state government and AFL are urging fans to stick to their travel plans.
01:0420,000 people drive their car from Victoria to South Australia during the course of gather round.
01:09We want to make sure that there's no question in those motorist minds around supply.
01:14Fuel retailers and industry leaders met with the Premier this morning to discuss supply issues.
01:19While more than 90% of South Australian petrol stations currently have sufficient stock,
01:24Peter Malinowska says he's considering changing the rules
01:27to allow bigger trucks to carry heavier loads to reduce the number of freight trips.
01:32A move welcomed by the RAA.
01:35So we need to be able to have a really open discussion about what are the trade-offs, if you
01:39like,
01:40the risks on both sides of being able to increase the capacity of those vehicles.
01:44In an effort to shore up fuel supply amid a global crisis,
01:49which has occurred in bringing business to help increase the nature of people.
01:49And yes, we do not install away the government recently now.
01:49We are back to sud MHC and dryer to acknowledge the power of gas.
01:50Do not receive any requirements where you feel was going to age.
01:50We are doing a lot of work and we find a BRAA is doing super causes a good response to
01:50fuel supply.
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