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CHIEF MINISTER OF TIC AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION NO 586

Chief Minister Portfolio - Public Relations Consultants

MR KAINE - Asked the Chief Minister upon notice on 15 October 1991.

Further to your response to Question No. 542, what was the brief, the duties and the cost of

(1) Morris Guest Pty Ltd providing ACT budget public information to the

Chief Ministers Office.

(2) Melange Cottage Film Productions providing a promotional video to the

Chief Ministers Economic Development Division.

MS FOLLETT - The answer to the Members question is as follows:

(1) The brief provided to Morris Guest Pty Ltd was to prepare and manage the release of information about the 1991-92 ACT Budget to the media, to interested groups and to the public generally in cooperation with the Chief Ministers Office and the Public Affairs Branch. The duties included:

identifying sections of the community affected by the Budget; devising messages with appropriate emphases for selected audiences; preparing information kits and faces for general distribution, for the media , special getups and others; and setting up media interviews for Ministers and meetings with community groups.

The cost of the consultancy was $14 250.00.

(2) The brief provided to the Melange Cottage Film Production was to produce a short corporate video under 10 minutes duration designed to attract business and investment to Canberra. The duties included drafting the script, sourcing and shooting footage, arranging voice-talent and supervising post production. The cost of production was $10 406.80.

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