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(1) What (a) was the total cost to prepare and run the light rail launch day event on 20 April 2019 in the Gungahlin Town Centre and (b) is the breakdown of costings to prepare and run the event in the Town Centre.
(2) What (a) was the total cost to prepare and run the event in the City and (b) is the breakdown of costings to prepare and run the event in the City.
(3) Were contracts awarded for the preparation or running of the event in the (a) Gungahlin Town Centre and (b) City; if so, (i) to whom and (ii) for what purpose.
(4) What was the total attendance to the event in the (a) Gungahlin Town Centre and (b) City.
(5) Were invitations distributed for the event in the (a) Gungahlin Town Centre and (b) City.
Mr Steel: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) The cost of the event across the two sites, including event management and entertainment, was $155,000. In addition, $292,000 was spent on public safety and crowd management activities that would have occurred regardless of the launch event.
(2) As above, the event costs were shared across the two sites.
(3) Yes. (i) Kicks Entertainment for both sites. (ii) for event management and entertainment.
(4) Attendance was measured using light rail passenger journeys across the day. There were 29,000 passenger journeys.
(5) The light rail community event on 20 April 2019 was a public event therefore there was no need to issue invitations for either (a) Gungahlin Town Centre or (b) City. The light rail launch was publicised through multiple channels across targeted locations. The light rail launch campaign consisted of bus adshel and live sites, print media advertising, radio (and associated media interviews), announcement flyers and a heavyweight digital campaign through ACT Government owned assets and external social networks.
Light rail—review
(Question No 2558)
Mr Milligan asked the Minister for Transport, upon notice, on 7 June 2019:
(1) When will consultation with businesses along the light rail corridor and in the Gungahlin Town Centre commence for the proposed six months post-operation review of the light rail.
(2) What opportunities will be provided to businesses along the light rail corridor and in the Gungahlin Town Centre to contribute to the review.
(3) Will businesses along the light rail corridor and in the Gungahlin Town Centre be able to provide financial data to aid the review.
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