❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice seeks details about the 2003 Western Australian Environmental Awards, including costs, nomination fees, dinner charges, and judging processes. The response provides financial breakdowns and assurances of fair judging.
AnsweredQoN 1691Legislative Assembly
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(1) What is the total budgeted cost of conducting the ‘Western Australian Environmental Awards 2003’, including the time of public servants to organise the awards, the cost of the 25 October 2003 presentation evening, publicity, preparation of information available on the internet and workshops?
(2) What is the reason behind charging nomination fees for groups wishing to enter the awards?
(3) How much money is expected to be raised via this nomination fee?
(4) Will there be a charge for attending the 25 October 2003 awards dinner and, if so, what will be the charge or charges?
(5) How much money is expected to be raised by the dinner charges, will this sum cover the entire cost of the dinner and, if not, what will be the expected shortfall?
(6) Who will be judging the awards and what expertise do they have to ensure that nominees are assessed for their environmental achievement and not just on the quality of the nomination documents or similar?
(2) What is the reason behind charging nomination fees for groups wishing to enter the awards?
(3) How much money is expected to be raised via this nomination fee?
(4) Will there be a charge for attending the 25 October 2003 awards dinner and, if so, what will be the charge or charges?
(5) How much money is expected to be raised by the dinner charges, will this sum cover the entire cost of the dinner and, if not, what will be the expected shortfall?
(6) Who will be judging the awards and what expertise do they have to ensure that nominees are assessed for their environmental achievement and not just on the quality of the nomination documents or similar?
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Answered
12 August 2003
Responded by
Minister for the Environment and Heritage
Response time
55 days
(2) As the WA Environment Awards is externally funded, in the main by sponsorship (apart from the awards coordinator salary), the Department needs to charge a small fee to ensure costs are covered. Charging a nomination fee also ensures that prize money is available to the winner of the Community Achievement and Individual Categories ($3000 in total). If a major sponsor is secured for a longer term, it would be possible to remove the nomination fee. (3) The anticipated $3,200 raised by the nomination fee is redirected back into the program to cover costs. (4) There will be a charge for the dinner to cover the cost of the beverages and meals. Other costs will be covered by sponsorship funds. If a beverage sponsor is secured, the dinner will cost $70 per person. If sponsorship is not secured, the dinner will cost $88 per head. (5) At $70 a head, it is expected that $28,000 would be raised by ticket sales; at $88 a head, $35,200 would be raised by ticket sales. The ticket sales will cover the cost of the meal and beverages only. At $70 a head the expected shortfall is: $41,750 At $88 a head the expected shortfall is: $43,550 (6) The judging panel for the 2003 awards is still being finalised. Judging is conducted by three sets of judges: the preliminary, the category and the overall judges. Each judge deals with the category in which they have technical skills, knowledge and experience. Judges are well known members of the West Australian Community. Where possible each category is judged by a skilled and experienced professional from the community, government and industry sector to ensure a fair judging process. With 2002 judging, the quality of winning nomination documents varied greatly. The quality of the submissions differed between winners; from black and white typed documents to high quality, full colour submissions. In the WA Environment Awards, no points are allocated for the presentation of the submissions. Assessment against the criteria is essential and the Department runs two free workshops to help with submission writing. For members of the community who are unable to attend these workshops, they receive extensive notes from this workshop and are encouraged to contact the department with any questions.
(3) The anticipated $3,200 raised by the nomination fee is redirected back into the program to cover costs. (4) There will be a charge for the dinner to cover the cost of the beverages and meals. Other costs will be covered by sponsorship funds. If a beverage sponsor is secured, the dinner will cost $70 per person. If sponsorship is not secured, the dinner will cost $88 per head. (5) At $70 a head, it is expected that $28,000 would be raised by ticket sales; at $88 a head, $35,200 would be raised by ticket sales. The ticket sales will cover the cost of the meal and beverages only. At $70 a head the expected shortfall is: $41,750 At $88 a head the expected shortfall is: $43,550 (6) The judging panel for the 2003 awards is still being finalised. Judging is conducted by three sets of judges: the preliminary, the category and the overall judges. Each judge deals with the category in which they have technical skills, knowledge and experience. Judges are well known members of the West Australian Community. Where possible each category is judged by a skilled and experienced professional from the community, government and industry sector to ensure a fair judging process. With 2002 judging, the quality of winning nomination documents varied greatly. The quality of the submissions differed between winners; from black and white typed documents to high quality, full colour submissions. In the WA Environment Awards, no points are allocated for the presentation of the submissions. Assessment against the criteria is essential and the Department runs two free workshops to help with submission writing. For members of the community who are unable to attend these workshops, they receive extensive notes from this workshop and are encouraged to contact the department with any questions.
(4) There will be a charge for the dinner to cover the cost of the beverages and meals. Other costs will be covered by sponsorship funds. If a beverage sponsor is secured, the dinner will cost $70 per person. If sponsorship is not secured, the dinner will cost $88 per head. (5) At $70 a head, it is expected that $28,000 would be raised by ticket sales; at $88 a head, $35,200 would be raised by ticket sales. The ticket sales will cover the cost of the meal and beverages only. At $70 a head the expected shortfall is: $41,750 At $88 a head the expected shortfall is: $43,550 (6) The judging panel for the 2003 awards is still being finalised. Judging is conducted by three sets of judges: the preliminary, the category and the overall judges. Each judge deals with the category in which they have technical skills, knowledge and experience. Judges are well known members of the West Australian Community. Where possible each category is judged by a skilled and experienced professional from the community, government and industry sector to ensure a fair judging process. With 2002 judging, the quality of winning nomination documents varied greatly. The quality of the submissions differed between winners; from black and white typed documents to high quality, full colour submissions. In the WA Environment Awards, no points are allocated for the presentation of the submissions. Assessment against the criteria is essential and the Department runs two free workshops to help with submission writing. For members of the community who are unable to attend these workshops, they receive extensive notes from this workshop and are encouraged to contact the department with any questions.
(5) At $70 a head, it is expected that $28,000 would be raised by ticket sales; at $88 a head, $35,200 would be raised by ticket sales. The ticket sales will cover the cost of the meal and beverages only. At $70 a head the expected shortfall is: $41,750 At $88 a head the expected shortfall is: $43,550 (6) The judging panel for the 2003 awards is still being finalised. Judging is conducted by three sets of judges: the preliminary, the category and the overall judges. Each judge deals with the category in which they have technical skills, knowledge and experience. Judges are well known members of the West Australian Community. Where possible each category is judged by a skilled and experienced professional from the community, government and industry sector to ensure a fair judging process. With 2002 judging, the quality of winning nomination documents varied greatly. The quality of the submissions differed between winners; from black and white typed documents to high quality, full colour submissions. In the WA Environment Awards, no points are allocated for the presentation of the submissions. Assessment against the criteria is essential and the Department runs two free workshops to help with submission writing. For members of the community who are unable to attend these workshops, they receive extensive notes from this workshop and are encouraged to contact the department with any questions.
The ticket sales will cover the cost of the meal and beverages only. At $70 a head the expected shortfall is: $41,750 At $88 a head the expected shortfall is: $43,550 (6) The judging panel for the 2003 awards is still being finalised. Judging is conducted by three sets of judges: the preliminary, the category and the overall judges. Each judge deals with the category in which they have technical skills, knowledge and experience. Judges are well known members of the West Australian Community. Where possible each category is judged by a skilled and experienced professional from the community, government and industry sector to ensure a fair judging process. With 2002 judging, the quality of winning nomination documents varied greatly. The quality of the submissions differed between winners; from black and white typed documents to high quality, full colour submissions. In the WA Environment Awards, no points are allocated for the presentation of the submissions. Assessment against the criteria is essential and the Department runs two free workshops to help with submission writing. For members of the community who are unable to attend these workshops, they receive extensive notes from this workshop and are encouraged to contact the department with any questions.
At $88 a head the expected shortfall is: $43,550 (6) The judging panel for the 2003 awards is still being finalised. Judging is conducted by three sets of judges: the preliminary, the category and the overall judges. Each judge deals with the category in which they have technical skills, knowledge and experience. Judges are well known members of the West Australian Community. Where possible each category is judged by a skilled and experienced professional from the community, government and industry sector to ensure a fair judging process. With 2002 judging, the quality of winning nomination documents varied greatly. The quality of the submissions differed between winners; from black and white typed documents to high quality, full colour submissions. In the WA Environment Awards, no points are allocated for the presentation of the submissions. Assessment against the criteria is essential and the Department runs two free workshops to help with submission writing. For members of the community who are unable to attend these workshops, they receive extensive notes from this workshop and are encouraged to contact the department with any questions.
(6) The judging panel for the 2003 awards is still being finalised. Judging is conducted by three sets of judges: the preliminary, the category and the overall judges. Each judge deals with the category in which they have technical skills, knowledge and experience. Judges are well known members of the West Australian Community. Where possible each category is judged by a skilled and experienced professional from the community, government and industry sector to ensure a fair judging process. With 2002 judging, the quality of winning nomination documents varied greatly. The quality of the submissions differed between winners; from black and white typed documents to high quality, full colour submissions. In the WA Environment Awards, no points are allocated for the presentation of the submissions. Assessment against the criteria is essential and the Department runs two free workshops to help with submission writing. For members of the community who are unable to attend these workshops, they receive extensive notes from this workshop and are encouraged to contact the department with any questions.
With 2002 judging, the quality of winning nomination documents varied greatly. The quality of the submissions differed between winners; from black and white typed documents to high quality, full colour submissions. In the WA Environment Awards, no points are allocated for the presentation of the submissions. Assessment against the criteria is essential and the Department runs two free workshops to help with submission writing. For members of the community who are unable to attend these workshops, they receive extensive notes from this workshop and are encouraged to contact the department with any questions.
Assessment against the criteria is essential and the Department runs two free workshops to help with submission writing. For members of the community who are unable to attend these workshops, they receive extensive notes from this workshop and are encouraged to contact the department with any questions.
(3) The anticipated $3,200 raised by the nomination fee is redirected back into the program to cover costs. (4) There will be a charge for the dinner to cover the cost of the beverages and meals. Other costs will be covered by sponsorship funds. If a beverage sponsor is secured, the dinner will cost $70 per person. If sponsorship is not secured, the dinner will cost $88 per head. (5) At $70 a head, it is expected that $28,000 would be raised by ticket sales; at $88 a head, $35,200 would be raised by ticket sales. The ticket sales will cover the cost of the meal and beverages only. At $70 a head the expected shortfall is: $41,750 At $88 a head the expected shortfall is: $43,550 (6) The judging panel for the 2003 awards is still being finalised. Judging is conducted by three sets of judges: the preliminary, the category and the overall judges. Each judge deals with the category in which they have technical skills, knowledge and experience. Judges are well known members of the West Australian Community. Where possible each category is judged by a skilled and experienced professional from the community, government and industry sector to ensure a fair judging process. With 2002 judging, the quality of winning nomination documents varied greatly. The quality of the submissions differed between winners; from black and white typed documents to high quality, full colour submissions. In the WA Environment Awards, no points are allocated for the presentation of the submissions. Assessment against the criteria is essential and the Department runs two free workshops to help with submission writing. For members of the community who are unable to attend these workshops, they receive extensive notes from this workshop and are encouraged to contact the department with any questions.
(4) There will be a charge for the dinner to cover the cost of the beverages and meals. Other costs will be covered by sponsorship funds. If a beverage sponsor is secured, the dinner will cost $70 per person. If sponsorship is not secured, the dinner will cost $88 per head. (5) At $70 a head, it is expected that $28,000 would be raised by ticket sales; at $88 a head, $35,200 would be raised by ticket sales. The ticket sales will cover the cost of the meal and beverages only. At $70 a head the expected shortfall is: $41,750 At $88 a head the expected shortfall is: $43,550 (6) The judging panel for the 2003 awards is still being finalised. Judging is conducted by three sets of judges: the preliminary, the category and the overall judges. Each judge deals with the category in which they have technical skills, knowledge and experience. Judges are well known members of the West Australian Community. Where possible each category is judged by a skilled and experienced professional from the community, government and industry sector to ensure a fair judging process. With 2002 judging, the quality of winning nomination documents varied greatly. The quality of the submissions differed between winners; from black and white typed documents to high quality, full colour submissions. In the WA Environment Awards, no points are allocated for the presentation of the submissions. Assessment against the criteria is essential and the Department runs two free workshops to help with submission writing. For members of the community who are unable to attend these workshops, they receive extensive notes from this workshop and are encouraged to contact the department with any questions.
(5) At $70 a head, it is expected that $28,000 would be raised by ticket sales; at $88 a head, $35,200 would be raised by ticket sales. The ticket sales will cover the cost of the meal and beverages only. At $70 a head the expected shortfall is: $41,750 At $88 a head the expected shortfall is: $43,550 (6) The judging panel for the 2003 awards is still being finalised. Judging is conducted by three sets of judges: the preliminary, the category and the overall judges. Each judge deals with the category in which they have technical skills, knowledge and experience. Judges are well known members of the West Australian Community. Where possible each category is judged by a skilled and experienced professional from the community, government and industry sector to ensure a fair judging process. With 2002 judging, the quality of winning nomination documents varied greatly. The quality of the submissions differed between winners; from black and white typed documents to high quality, full colour submissions. In the WA Environment Awards, no points are allocated for the presentation of the submissions. Assessment against the criteria is essential and the Department runs two free workshops to help with submission writing. For members of the community who are unable to attend these workshops, they receive extensive notes from this workshop and are encouraged to contact the department with any questions.
The ticket sales will cover the cost of the meal and beverages only. At $70 a head the expected shortfall is: $41,750 At $88 a head the expected shortfall is: $43,550 (6) The judging panel for the 2003 awards is still being finalised. Judging is conducted by three sets of judges: the preliminary, the category and the overall judges. Each judge deals with the category in which they have technical skills, knowledge and experience. Judges are well known members of the West Australian Community. Where possible each category is judged by a skilled and experienced professional from the community, government and industry sector to ensure a fair judging process. With 2002 judging, the quality of winning nomination documents varied greatly. The quality of the submissions differed between winners; from black and white typed documents to high quality, full colour submissions. In the WA Environment Awards, no points are allocated for the presentation of the submissions. Assessment against the criteria is essential and the Department runs two free workshops to help with submission writing. For members of the community who are unable to attend these workshops, they receive extensive notes from this workshop and are encouraged to contact the department with any questions.
At $88 a head the expected shortfall is: $43,550 (6) The judging panel for the 2003 awards is still being finalised. Judging is conducted by three sets of judges: the preliminary, the category and the overall judges. Each judge deals with the category in which they have technical skills, knowledge and experience. Judges are well known members of the West Australian Community. Where possible each category is judged by a skilled and experienced professional from the community, government and industry sector to ensure a fair judging process. With 2002 judging, the quality of winning nomination documents varied greatly. The quality of the submissions differed between winners; from black and white typed documents to high quality, full colour submissions. In the WA Environment Awards, no points are allocated for the presentation of the submissions. Assessment against the criteria is essential and the Department runs two free workshops to help with submission writing. For members of the community who are unable to attend these workshops, they receive extensive notes from this workshop and are encouraged to contact the department with any questions.
(6) The judging panel for the 2003 awards is still being finalised. Judging is conducted by three sets of judges: the preliminary, the category and the overall judges. Each judge deals with the category in which they have technical skills, knowledge and experience. Judges are well known members of the West Australian Community. Where possible each category is judged by a skilled and experienced professional from the community, government and industry sector to ensure a fair judging process. With 2002 judging, the quality of winning nomination documents varied greatly. The quality of the submissions differed between winners; from black and white typed documents to high quality, full colour submissions. In the WA Environment Awards, no points are allocated for the presentation of the submissions. Assessment against the criteria is essential and the Department runs two free workshops to help with submission writing. For members of the community who are unable to attend these workshops, they receive extensive notes from this workshop and are encouraged to contact the department with any questions.
With 2002 judging, the quality of winning nomination documents varied greatly. The quality of the submissions differed between winners; from black and white typed documents to high quality, full colour submissions. In the WA Environment Awards, no points are allocated for the presentation of the submissions. Assessment against the criteria is essential and the Department runs two free workshops to help with submission writing. For members of the community who are unable to attend these workshops, they receive extensive notes from this workshop and are encouraged to contact the department with any questions.
Assessment against the criteria is essential and the Department runs two free workshops to help with submission writing. For members of the community who are unable to attend these workshops, they receive extensive notes from this workshop and are encouraged to contact the department with any questions.
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