More costs loom for police horse move

The bill for shifting police horses from Thebarton barracks is set to climb beyond the $90m already earmarked for a new Gepps Cross site, with more funding required for a CBD “staging post” and other potential costs.

SA Police and the Department for Infrastructure and Transport officials appeared before parliament’s Public Works Committee today to give an update on the relocation of the Mounted Operations Unit from Thebarton barracks.

The Malinauskas Government is moving the police horses and Dog Operations Unit to a new facility on government-owned land near the State Sports Park in Gepps Cross, around 9km north of the CBD, despite police concerns about longer response times.

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Article by: Thomas Kelsall