Page 3712 - Week 10 - Thursday, 19 September 2019
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(1) Does the Our Canberra website state “The oval is now available for use by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community”; if so, (a) which groups and organisations have made use of this facility since it opened on the 25 May 2019, (b) how many bookings have been made for this facility, (c) how many bookings have been rejected for this facility and (d) how many booking are pending for this facility.
(2) What are the current management arrangements for Boomanulla Oval.
(3) How are bookings handled in terms of priority for the indigenous community versus sporting groups or other users.
(4) What is the breakdown of the cost of venue hire, including the oval and meeting room hire.
(5) Are there any special allowances made in terms of venue hire for non-for-profit groups or Aboriginal community-controlled organisations.
(6) Can the Minister confirm if there are any ACT Government staff permanently located at Boomanulla oval.
(7) Does the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elected Body pay any hire fees for the use of this facility.
(8) When and how will Boomanulla be handed back to community controlled.
Ms Berry: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) Yes.
(a) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elected Body;
Kara Buai Dance Troupe;
Boomanulla Raiders;
Bimberi Youth Justice Centre;
Private Funeral and Wake;
Justice and Community Safety Directorate;
Community Services Directorate; and
Our Booris, Our way.
(b) 44.
(c) Nil.
(d) 13 (as of 14 August 2019).
(2) The Boomanulla Oval facility is currently managed by Transport Canberra and City Services.
(3) The Boomanulla Oval facility is available for anyone to hire. Priority is given to booking requests from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community and the Boomanulla Raiders rugby league club, given Boomanulla’s significance to the indigenous community and the long history of sporting use by the Boomanulla Raiders.
(4) The same fees and charges apply for all sporting grounds. As an enclosed oval, sporting use of the facility attracts a fee of $86.80/hr for senior use and $43.40/hr for junior use, plus $21.40/hr for the pavilion. Use of the meeting room and broader venue for non-sporting purposes is currently free of charge, pending future consideration of appropriate fees and charges and conditions of hire for non-sporting use.
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