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MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, LAND AND PLANNING

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION NO-16

Floriade

Mr Cornwell - asked the Minister for the Environment, Land and Planning

(1) What was the cost to the Government of staging Floriade in:

(a) 1989

(b) 1990 and

(2) Was there any direct financial return through sponsoring to government expenditure and, if so, how much was recouped in. each of the years listed above.

Mr Wood -.the answer to the Members question is as follows

(1) The cost to the Government of staging Floriade in 1989, 1990 and 1991was:

(a) 1989 $974,349.00

(b) 1990 $968,349.00

The additional expenditure in 1991 was due to:

- additional lighting for additional circulation paths;

- increased security.costs due to increased vandalism;

- new street banners.

2. Cash and in-kind sponsorship levels increased each

year,: as did other revenues such- as concessions,.

advertising and merchandising.

Sponsorship Other.

Cash in-kind Revenue

(a) 1989 50,000 78,300 56,290

(b) 1990 51,000 85,300 66,990

The official Floriade survey-estimated $ 21 million was spent in Canberra by tourists during the 1991 Floriade.

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