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(2) What was the total amount spent on such activities in these years, and was it costed to Housing ACT, Minister’s office or another Minister’s office or another agency or department.
(3) Will he provide detail of the promotional activities, publications and advertising undertaken by Housing ACT, the Minister’s office or those undertaken by another Minister’s office or another agency or department on behalf of the Minister or the Department.
(4) What were the promotional activities, publications and advertising meant to achieve, did they achieve their purpose and how was that measured.
(5) How much has been allocated both within the Minister’s office and Housing ACT for these activities in (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2008-09 until 31 December 2009.
Mr Hargreaves: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) Housing ACT contributes information to the Department of Disability, Housing and Community Services insert in the Chronicle newspaper. Housing ACT also provides media alerts and media releases through the Minister for Housing’s Office in relation to new projects, new initiatives and matters of interest to the community. In addition Housing ACT:
• awards a public housing tenant with a “Tenant of the Month” award. This culminates in the presentation of the Tenant of the Year event in the Legislative Assembly.
• promotes an annual Gardening Competition for public housing tenants.
• advertises the annual Tenant Initiated Grants Program in the print media
• in July 2007 advertised public housing forums inviting public housing tenants to attend forums about the public housing reform process and also sent information packages to tenants.
• was a sponsor at the Housing Industry Awards in 2007 and 2008.
• was a sponsor at the Real Estate Institute Awards in 2007 and 2008
(2) Chronicle (2007-08) = $12,452.71, Chronicle (2008-March 2009) = $6,192.63.
Tenant of the Month (2007-08) = $1,680.00, Tenant of the Month (2008-March 2009) = $1,260.00
Annual Tenant of the Year and Gardening Competition (2008) = $3,358.08
Tenant Initiated Grants Program (2007-08) = $1,147.80
(2008 – March) = $320.00
Publicity re Public Housing forums (2007-08) = Costs were primarily for media releases
HIA awards 2007-08 = $7,600 - 2008-09 = $9,800
REIA awards 2007-08 = $3,920 - 2008-09 = $6,320
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