Importance of CIBO Cafes

Mr Speaker, I rise to speak to the importance of CIBO cafes and the CIBO brand to our state. 

We all know that no matter what CIBO we are in we can always be assured of great coffee and delicious food.  

But CIBO represents so much more to all of us than that. It represents a fantastic South Australian small business success story, and it is iconic to our state’s multiculturalism, and the outstanding success of our Italian community. It represents passion and community. 

Mr Speaker, to me CIBO has a very special place in my heart, and I feel deeply saddened by the prospect of the loss of its name, the potential for the loss of familiar faces, like Nic, the owner of CIBO Norwood and any of his staff, and the iconic red umbrellas. Those umbrellas where, on the first day I came to Norwood, I sat with my husband, and we fell in love with the place that has since then been our home. 

This week Mr Speaker I am wearing red as a token of support for CIBO. However, I know this is as about as effective as the data harvesting exercise the Liberal’s have shockingly and shamelessly engaged in, preying on the emotions and good will of loyal CIBO customers.  

So, what I am also doing, along with my friend, the Member for Adelaide, is making sure CIBO owners have access to the right advice from the Minister for Small and Family Business, and the Small Business Commissioner, because we are about providing genuine support to these incredible small and family businesses. 

We are for CIBO owners, not CIBO customers data.