❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding staffing, costs, and resources allocated to website management teams within various planning and infrastructure agencies. The response details staff roles, pay, qualifications, and equipment provided.
AnsweredQoN 2799Legislative Assembly
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(a) how many staff are employed as a part of each team or as ancillary support staff assisting the team;
(b) the names of each staff member in each team along with:
(i) their position and role;
(ii) their level of pay;
(iii) their qualifications; and
(iv) employment details of any previous record of employment by the State Government, any State Government department or Government-owned corporation, ministerial office or electorate office;
(c) which members of this team have been provided with the following items and the costs involved in providing them:
(i) Government-owned car;
(ii) mobile phone;
(iii) Personal Digital Assistant (PDA); and
(iv) laptop or notebook;
(d) whether any of the members of each team have been provided with a credit card; and if so
(i) list the staff members provided with the card and the credit limit of the cards in question.
(e) if there is a general office credit card or cards and the credit limit; and
(f) other specific costs associated with each team, including office space, computers or other office equipment?
(b) the names of each staff member in each team along with:
(i) their position and role;
(ii) their level of pay;
(iii) their qualifications; and
(iv) employment details of any previous record of employment by the State Government, any State Government department or Government-owned corporation, ministerial office or electorate office;
(c) which members of this team have been provided with the following items and the costs involved in providing them:
(i) Government-owned car;
(ii) mobile phone;
(iii) Personal Digital Assistant (PDA); and
(iv) laptop or notebook;
(d) whether any of the members of each team have been provided with a credit card; and if so
(i) list the staff members provided with the card and the credit limit of the cards in question.
(e) if there is a general office credit card or cards and the credit limit; and
(f) other specific costs associated with each team, including office space, computers or other office equipment?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
31 January 2008
Responded by
Minister for Planning and Infrastructure
Response time
107 days
Albany Port Authority, Armadale Redevelopment Authority, Broome Port Authority, Bunbury Port Authority, Dampier Port Authority, Midland Redevelopment Authority, Western Australian Planning Commission, Eastern Goldfields Transit Board, Fremantle Port Authority, Esperance Port Authority, Port Hedland Port Authority, Office of the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, Main Roads WA, Geraldton Port Authority
No online marketing team or website management team is assigned within these agencies.
Department for Planning and Infrastructure
a) 3
b)
(i) Tara Oosterhuis: Internet News Media & Publications Coordinator
Internet coordinator liaises with the web team, coordinates contractors, manages web publishing requests and identifies web areas that may provide a threat to DPI, along with areas the require updating.
Chris Chapman: eCommunications Officer
Manages Licensing website, assist in development and maintenance of the DPI website in a whole. Key publisher for Licensing infranet, provides assistance and support to other publishes for both internet and infranet.
Avalon Jack: eCommunications Officer
Writes articles for the intranet website, assist in development and maintenance of the DPI website in a whole. Supports with the designing and editing of website for other departments within DPI. Coordinates red dot training for staff.
(ii) Tara Oosterhuis, Acting Level 5
Chris Chapman, Level 4
Avalon Jack, Acting Level 4
(iii) Tara Oosterhuis - Bachelor of Arts in Communications
Chris Chapman - Degree in Business Information Systems (UK)
Avalon Jack - Bachelor of Arts in Journalism
(iv) Tara Oosterhuis - 6 years permanent WA State Government
Chris Chapman - 2 years permanent WA State Government
Avalon Jack - 3 years permanent WA State Government
c) (i) Nil
(ii) Tara Oosterhuis and Chris Chapman
(iii) Nil
(iv) Laptop or Notebook asset registered in Tara Oosterhuis' name but is for the use of the entire office.
d) (i) Nil
e) Nil
f) Normal open plan accommodation and personal computers
LandCorp
(a)The day-to-day management of websites is not assigned to a specific "website management team" within LandCorp, as described in the question.
LandCorp's marketing department employs one full-time employee to coordinate content for the corporate website.
(b) Mr Paul Otness
(i) Web Content Coordinator
(ii) Public Sector Level 3
(iii) Bachelor of Arts (Design)
(iv) Paul was previously employed by Curtin University.
(c) Mr Otness has sole responsibility for updating all web content
(i) Nil
(ii) Nil
(iii) Nil
(iv) Nil.
(d) Mr Otness has not been provided with a credit card.
(i) N/A.
(e) N/A.
(f) Mr Otness operates from a workstation with access to computing, telephone and other office equipment.
Public Transport Authority
(a) Four staff members are employed to manage or assist in Website related work. Two from Corporate Communications and two from Transperth.
(b) Katherine Merks
(i) Corporate Information Officer - manages information placed onto the Public Transport Authority Website
(ii) Level 4
(iii) Bachelor of Commerce
(iv) None
Michelle Ferrari
(i) Communications Officer, New MetroRail - manages information placed onto the New MetroRail Website
(ii) Level 5
(iii) Bachelor of Business
(iv) None
George Loo
(i) Marketing Officer, Transperth - manages information placed onto the Transperth Website
(ii) Level 3
(iii) Bachelor of Commerce (double major Marketing and Electronic Commerce)
(iv) None
Oren Vandersteen
(i) Data and Systems Manager, Transperth - provides technical support for the Transperth
Website
(ii) Level 6
(iii) Bachelor of Science
(iv) None
(c)
(i) None. (ii) Michelle Ferrari and Oren Vandersteen have use of a mobile phone. The total cost of
the two mobile phones is approximately $800 per annum.
(iii) Oren Vandersteen has been provided with a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) costing
approximately $200.
(iv) Oren Vandersteen has been provided with a Laptop Computer costing approximately
$1,500.
(d) No
(iv) N/a.
(e) Corporate Communications has a general office credit card with a limit of $15,000 and
Transperth's Marketing Manager (George Loo's supervisor) has a credit card with a $10,000
limit.
(f) None.
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No online marketing team or website management team is assigned within these agencies.
Department for Planning and Infrastructure
a) 3
b)
(i) Tara Oosterhuis: Internet News Media & Publications Coordinator
Internet coordinator liaises with the web team, coordinates contractors, manages web publishing requests and identifies web areas that may provide a threat to DPI, along with areas the require updating.
Chris Chapman: eCommunications Officer
Manages Licensing website, assist in development and maintenance of the DPI website in a whole. Key publisher for Licensing infranet, provides assistance and support to other publishes for both internet and infranet.
Avalon Jack: eCommunications Officer
Writes articles for the intranet website, assist in development and maintenance of the DPI website in a whole. Supports with the designing and editing of website for other departments within DPI. Coordinates red dot training for staff.
(ii) Tara Oosterhuis, Acting Level 5
Chris Chapman, Level 4
Avalon Jack, Acting Level 4
(iii) Tara Oosterhuis - Bachelor of Arts in Communications
Chris Chapman - Degree in Business Information Systems (UK)
Avalon Jack - Bachelor of Arts in Journalism
(iv) Tara Oosterhuis - 6 years permanent WA State Government
Chris Chapman - 2 years permanent WA State Government
Avalon Jack - 3 years permanent WA State Government
c) (i) Nil
(ii) Tara Oosterhuis and Chris Chapman
(iii) Nil
(iv) Laptop or Notebook asset registered in Tara Oosterhuis' name but is for the use of the entire office.
d) (i) Nil
e) Nil
f) Normal open plan accommodation and personal computers
LandCorp
(a)The day-to-day management of websites is not assigned to a specific "website management team" within LandCorp, as described in the question.
LandCorp's marketing department employs one full-time employee to coordinate content for the corporate website.
(b) Mr Paul Otness
(i) Web Content Coordinator
(ii) Public Sector Level 3
(iii) Bachelor of Arts (Design)
(iv) Paul was previously employed by Curtin University.
(c) Mr Otness has sole responsibility for updating all web content
(i) Nil
(ii) Nil
(iii) Nil
(iv) Nil.
(d) Mr Otness has not been provided with a credit card.
(i) N/A.
(e) N/A.
(f) Mr Otness operates from a workstation with access to computing, telephone and other office equipment.
Public Transport Authority
(a) Four staff members are employed to manage or assist in Website related work. Two from Corporate Communications and two from Transperth.
(b) Katherine Merks
(i) Corporate Information Officer - manages information placed onto the Public Transport Authority Website
(ii) Level 4
(iii) Bachelor of Commerce
(iv) None
Michelle Ferrari
(i) Communications Officer, New MetroRail - manages information placed onto the New MetroRail Website
(ii) Level 5
(iii) Bachelor of Business
(iv) None
George Loo
(i) Marketing Officer, Transperth - manages information placed onto the Transperth Website
(ii) Level 3
(iii) Bachelor of Commerce (double major Marketing and Electronic Commerce)
(iv) None
Oren Vandersteen
(i) Data and Systems Manager, Transperth - provides technical support for the Transperth
Website
(ii) Level 6
(iii) Bachelor of Science
(iv) None
(c)
(i) None. (ii) Michelle Ferrari and Oren Vandersteen have use of a mobile phone. The total cost of
the two mobile phones is approximately $800 per annum.
(iii) Oren Vandersteen has been provided with a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) costing
approximately $200.
(iv) Oren Vandersteen has been provided with a Laptop Computer costing approximately
$1,500.
(d) No
(iv) N/a.
(e) Corporate Communications has a general office credit card with a limit of $15,000 and
Transperth's Marketing Manager (George Loo's supervisor) has a credit card with a $10,000
limit.
(f) None.
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