❓ Mrs. Harvey asks about the impact of a tourism downturn on Sculpture by the Sea attendance. The Minister responds, highlighting increased attendance and promoting other events in Mandurah.
AnsweredQoN 148Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
SCULPTURE
BY THE SEA — TOURIST NUMBERS
148. Mrs L.M. HARVEY to the Minister for Tourism:
I acknowledge in the gallery the students from Mount Lawley
Senior High School in the member for Mount Lawley's electorate.
Minister, I recently enjoyed with my
family a visit to Perth's third-best beach, Cottesloe, to see Sculpture by the Sea —sorry,
Premier!
Mr M. McGowan : It
is Rockingham, Scarborough and Cottesloe.
Mrs L.M. HARVEY :
It is Scarborough, Trigg and Cottesloe!
I noted that Meeting 1 by Wang Shugang from China very deservedly won the $2 500 Sculpture by the Sea People's Choice Prize, and that Punctured Sky by Elin&Keino from
Finland was named winner of the NAB Kids' Choice Prize. However, given
worries over the general downturn in tourism, can the minister please update
the house on whether this downturn in tourism affected attendance at Sculpture by the Sea this year?
BY THE SEA — TOURIST NUMBERS
148. Mrs L.M. HARVEY to the Minister for Tourism:
I acknowledge in the gallery the students from Mount Lawley
Senior High School in the member for Mount Lawley's electorate.
Minister, I recently enjoyed with my
family a visit to Perth's third-best beach, Cottesloe, to see Sculpture by the Sea —sorry,
Premier!
Mr M. McGowan : It
is Rockingham, Scarborough and Cottesloe.
Mrs L.M. HARVEY :
It is Scarborough, Trigg and Cottesloe!
I noted that Meeting 1 by Wang Shugang from China very deservedly won the $2 500 Sculpture by the Sea People's Choice Prize, and that Punctured Sky by Elin&Keino from
Finland was named winner of the NAB Kids' Choice Prize. However, given
worries over the general downturn in tourism, can the minister please update
the house on whether this downturn in tourism affected attendance at Sculpture by the Sea this year?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for the question. When she went through
the order of best beaches, I was a little disappointed to hear that Mandurah's
beaches were not mentioned, as they are fantastic. As the member for Mandurah
and I both know, Mandurah is outside the metropolitan area, so its beaches
cannot be included. The member for Mandurah should not make any comments or
they will be recorded.
Mr M. McGowan : In
the outback.
Dr
K.D. HAMES : Yes, that is much better.
Mr D.A. Templeman interjected.
Dr K.D. HAMES :
There are a few cobblers down in Mandurah as well; they got fished out, though
not by me.
Sculpture by the Sea has been a fantastic event, year after year. It is one of the premier events
that is funded by Tourism WA and Eventscorp. It has seen a continued increase
in the number of people attending. We had 250 000 people visit the exhibition,
which is 35 000 more than last year, which broke previous records. That is a
fantastic number. The winner of the $2 500 people's choice award was
Wang Shugang from China. His sculpture was my favourite, which was a fantastic
piece. He also won last year. The NAB kids' choice was a sculpture from
Finland, which was again a fantastic result. It is really good to see what
Eventscorp has been doing to get people out. Recently we had the Channel Seven
Crab Fest in Mandurah, which is a fantastic event. We significantly increased
funding this year to hold the EYRES Action Sports Games, which includes
world-class waterskiing, cycling and skating. It is a fabulous event. About 120
000 people came to watch that event, which is very interesting because I know
Victoria is trying to shop out the grand prix. It spends about $50 million
sponsoring the grand prix. The grand prix attracted about the same number of people—in
fact, marginally less—to that event on a single day compared with what
we had in Mandurah over the weekend. It was a fantastic event. Lots of people
were there. My son, who never goes to anything, went down there without my
knowledge to see it because of those events that were on.
Mr D.A. Templeman :
Freddy Krueger was there.
Dr K.D. HAMES :
Yes. Some world champions participated in that event and put on a fantastic
performance. I want to congratulate Eventscorp for the types of events that it
is supporting and the huge improvement it is making in the attraction of Perth
as a city, not just for our own people but for others to come and watch what we
put on.
the order of best beaches, I was a little disappointed to hear that Mandurah's
beaches were not mentioned, as they are fantastic. As the member for Mandurah
and I both know, Mandurah is outside the metropolitan area, so its beaches
cannot be included. The member for Mandurah should not make any comments or
they will be recorded.
Mr M. McGowan : In
the outback.
Dr
K.D. HAMES : Yes, that is much better.
Mr D.A. Templeman interjected.
Dr K.D. HAMES :
There are a few cobblers down in Mandurah as well; they got fished out, though
not by me.
Sculpture by the Sea has been a fantastic event, year after year. It is one of the premier events
that is funded by Tourism WA and Eventscorp. It has seen a continued increase
in the number of people attending. We had 250 000 people visit the exhibition,
which is 35 000 more than last year, which broke previous records. That is a
fantastic number. The winner of the $2 500 people's choice award was
Wang Shugang from China. His sculpture was my favourite, which was a fantastic
piece. He also won last year. The NAB kids' choice was a sculpture from
Finland, which was again a fantastic result. It is really good to see what
Eventscorp has been doing to get people out. Recently we had the Channel Seven
Crab Fest in Mandurah, which is a fantastic event. We significantly increased
funding this year to hold the EYRES Action Sports Games, which includes
world-class waterskiing, cycling and skating. It is a fabulous event. About 120
000 people came to watch that event, which is very interesting because I know
Victoria is trying to shop out the grand prix. It spends about $50 million
sponsoring the grand prix. The grand prix attracted about the same number of people—in
fact, marginally less—to that event on a single day compared with what
we had in Mandurah over the weekend. It was a fantastic event. Lots of people
were there. My son, who never goes to anything, went down there without my
knowledge to see it because of those events that were on.
Mr D.A. Templeman :
Freddy Krueger was there.
Dr K.D. HAMES :
Yes. Some world champions participated in that event and put on a fantastic
performance. I want to congratulate Eventscorp for the types of events that it
is supporting and the huge improvement it is making in the attraction of Perth
as a city, not just for our own people but for others to come and watch what we
put on.
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