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visitors, (e) stage performances were least popular, (f) day/s and times saw the most visitors at the Festival and (g) day/s and times saw the least number of visitors at the Festival, for each of the years (i) 2016, (ii) 2017, (iii) 2018 and (iv) 2019.
(23) Will an external review of the Festival be conducted for the years (a) 2016, (b) 2017, (c) 2018 and (d) 2019; if yes, who will be conducting the review and when will the review be published; if not, why not.
Mr Steel: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) In regard to stallholder applications and entertainment applications, for:
a) 2016, reliable data is not available;
b) 2017, for stallholder applications, I refer to the answer to the Annual and Financial Report Hearings of the Standing Committee on Health, Ageing and Community Services at QTON 26. Reliable data for entertainment applications for 2017 is not available;
c) 2018, reliable data is not available;
d) 2019, there were 339 stallholder applications and 170 entertainment applications
(2) The Community Services Directorate is not able to determine the numbers of unsuccessful applications (and therefore, provide an associated number for ‘successful’ applications). This is because stallholder and entertainment applicants are not typically refused a stall or involvement by the Festival Organising Team. Where the Organising Team raises issues with an applicant about compliance with requirements or availability (of stall size or location preference), the applicant often chooses not to proceed and withdraws the application. However, there are other reasons why applicants withdraw an application and these reasons are often not provided to the Organising Team.
(3) Please refer to the answer to Question 2.
(4) For the 2019 Festival:
a) of the 339 stallholder applications
i) 272 were local
ii) 67 were from interstate
iii) 0 were international;
b) of the 170 entertainment applications
i) 75 were local
ii) 48 were from interstate
iii) 13 were international
iv) 34 were unspecified.
In regard to previous years, the Directorate does not have reliable data available to respond to this question.
For the reasons provided in Question 2, the Directorate is unable to provide information on the numbers of successful and unsuccessful applicants.
(5) In 2019, only one waiver was requested and this was granted to a community group involved in managing one of the showcases.
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