A WA parliamentary question on notice from 2013 inquiring about the social media presence, usage, and costs associated with agencies, departments, and government-trading enterprises within the Minister's portfolio of Sport and Recreation; Racing and Gaming. The response details each entity's social media activities and expenditures.

AnsweredQoN 1050Legislative Assembly
Asked
14 August 2013
Portfolio
Sport and Recreation; Racing and Gaming

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In relation to all agencies, departments and government-trading enterprises within the Minister’s portfolio of responsibilities, I ask: (a) does the agency, department or government-trading enterprise maintain a social media presence; (b) what is the social media site or sites which the organisation regularly uses; (c) when did the organization commence using the social media site or sites; (d) what is the general nature of the organisation’s use of the social media site or sites; and (e) what is the total cost, if any, of the organisation’s presence on social media sites?

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Answered
10 September 2013
Responded by
Minister for Sport and Recreation; Racing and Gaming
Response time
27 days
DEPARTMENT OF SPORT AND RECREATION
(a) Yes
(b)  facebook.com/ClubsOnlineWA
twitter.com/clubsonlinewa
twitter.com/dsrwa
twitter.com/dsrmidwest
twitter.com/dsrgoldfields
youtube.com/sportrecwa
(c) facebook.com/ClubsOnlineWA - 3 February 2011
twitter.com/clubsonlinewa - 18 February 2011
twitter.com/dsrwa - 11 February 2009
twitter.com/dsrmidwest - 13 December 2011
twitter.com/dsrgoldfields
8 August 2012
youtube.com/sportrecwa - 10 April 2008
(d) Brief updates or news items of interest to the sport and recreation industry.
(e) In the 2012-2013 financial year the Department of Sport and Recreation spent $0 on placement and advertising costs to maintain a presence on social media sites.
VENUESWEST
(a) Yes
(b) Facebook
Youtube
Twitter
(c) Facebook - June 2011
Twitter - February 2011
Youtube -April 2011
(d) Facebook - customer information on venue events and services
Twitter - customer information on swimming lane availability
Youtube - hosting of promotional and informational video
(e) In the 2012-2013 financial year VenuesWest spent $0 on placement and advertising costs to maintain a presence on social media sites.
DEPARTMENT OF RACING, GAMING AND LIQUOR
(a) Yes
(b) Facebook.
(c) 22 June 2011.
(d) Post information relevant to the Department's stakeholders, including a link to the quarterly e-magazine
RGL Form
.
(e) Nil.
RACING AND WAGERING WESTERN AUSTRALIA
(a) Yes
(b) RWWA regularly uses Twitter, Facebook and Linkedin.
(c) Twitter (since 2010), Facebook (since December 2012) and Linkedin (since September 2012)
(d) Delivery of relevant sharable content, promotion of radio station and building a digital footprint to assist attraction of new employees.
(e) In the 2012-2013 financial year RWWA spent $5,000 on placement and advertising costs to maintain a presence on social media sites

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