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nature of the entertainment and who will be performing, (e) whether any paid speakers will be in attendance; if so, who, (f) whether the event will feature live music, (g) what hospitality, such as food and drinks, will be offered at the event and whether alcohol will be offered at the event, either free or for a charge and (h) any other relevant information relating to the nature, activities or structure of the event.
(4) Further to part (3), what is the breakdown of the cost of the event, including (a) promotional or advertising costs, (b) promotional material costs, (c) entertainment fees, (d) speaking fees, (e) travel costs, (f) accommodation costs, (g) event space hire, (h) equipment hire, (i) security costs, (j) hospitality costs, (k) staff or contractor costs and (l) any other relevant category of costs.
(5) In relation to part (4), what is the breakdown of the promotional materials produced or purchased for the launch, and for each item advise (a) any design costs, (b) the number of items purchased, (c) the total cost of the items, (d) how the supplied was selected, (e) the dates the items were ordered and supplied, (f) where the items were manufactured and (g) the proposed distribution method.
(6) In relation to part (4), if Saturday 20 April 2019 is a Public Holiday as gazetted by ACT Government website, will all staff and contractors be paid a loading, and how will this affect the cost of the launch party.
Ms Fitzharris: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) The light rail community event on 20 April is a public event. No invitations were issued. Everyone was welcome.
(2) As above. It was a public event.
(3)
a. Activities included the opportunity to ride light rail for free, children’s entertainment and live music.
b. The events were held near the City and Gungahlin Termini of light rail.
c. Between 10,000 and 40,000 passenger journeys on the day were expected. Actual journeys were around 29,000. The ACT Government is delighted with the significant community interest shown in light rail on its first day of operations.
d. Bands and street performers.
e. No.
f. Yes, as above.
g. There was a charity sausage sizzle and food trucks at the City hub. No alcohol was served.
h. Regardless of entertainment activities, it was prudent and necessary in any event to ensure appropriate traffic and crowd management activities were in place across the breadth of the 12km alignment to keep the large numbers of people safe when they came out to ride light rail for the first time.
(4)
a. Any such costs were met out of the existing appropriation to communicate changes to the transport network.
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