Page 960 - Week 06 - Wednesday, 26 July 1989
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contribution of some $2.8m and I could find no reference to this matter in the budget papers when I went through them yesterday. Can the Deputy Chief Minister tell us where in the budget the provision of the $2.8m for this purpose is hidden?
MR WHALAN: I cannot draw attention to the precise location of the amount, but I will take the question on notice. It is part of the capital works program. We have a proposal to refer the capital works program for consideration by the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Committee and it will be part of that consultation process.
National Convention Centre
MR WOOD: Mr Speaker, I direct my question to the Deputy Chief Minister. Given that the National Convention Centre is due to open in a month or so -
A member: Next week.
MR WOOD: Is it as soon as that? Can he advise whether the Government is undertaking any promotion to sell that centre as distinct from whatever promotion the company itself may be doing?
MR WHALAN: I thank my colleague Mr Wood for this spontaneous question. I inform him that the Canberra Tourism Development Bureau has developed a comprehensive convention marketing strategy which is being discussed with the local industry. The centrepiece of marketing in this financial year will be a direct marketing campaign targeting 5,500 corporations in New South Wales and Victoria, and stage two in the next financial year will be to target 8,500 financial institutions.
Print advertising is used in trade magazines and newspapers, and the bureau provides editorial for use by the publishers when advertisements are placed. The bureau has been instrumental, in cooperation with the local industry, in winning two major convention industry conferences. These are the Australian Incentive Association and the White Glove program from North America. Both meetings will bring influential professional conference organisers to Canberra. Cooperative marketing is to be undertaken with convention destinations with a view to raising Canberra's profile both nationally and internationally.
Health Services
MR MOORE: My question is directed to Mr Berry as Minister for Health. The official Labor Party policy booklet entitled Policies for a Fairer Canberra stated that an ACT Labor
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