❓ A WA parliamentary question scrutinising the funding and transition from the 'In The City' music festival to 'One Movement for Music' during the 2008 state election caretaker period, focusing on the roles of Eventscorp and Tourism Western Australia.
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In relation to the approval under the previous State Government of funding for the In The City music festival for Perth, I ask:
(a) on what date did Eventscorp and Tourism Western Australia determine and advise that the In The City event would not proceed or be funded;
(b) on what date did negotiations with Sunset Events and/or any other organisers of the One Movement for Music begin;
(c) given that the State election was called on 7 August 2008 and the Government then went into caretaker mode, can the Minister confirm that on 8 August 2008 Tourism Western Australia were referring in correspondence to In The City as an iconic music event for Western Australia and the broader region?
(d) please list all officials at Eventscorp and Tourism Western Australia involved in any negotiations on the continuation or folding of In The City since the Government went into caretaker mode, eliminating Ministerial direction, since 7 August 2008;
(e) please list all officials at Eventscorp and Tourism Western Australia involved in any negotiations on the One Movement Festival since Government went into caretaker mode and the formation of the minority Liberal Government, since 7 August 2008?
(a) on what date did Eventscorp and Tourism Western Australia determine and advise that the In The City event would not proceed or be funded;
(b) on what date did negotiations with Sunset Events and/or any other organisers of the One Movement for Music begin;
(c) given that the State election was called on 7 August 2008 and the Government then went into caretaker mode, can the Minister confirm that on 8 August 2008 Tourism Western Australia were referring in correspondence to In The City as an iconic music event for Western Australia and the broader region?
(d) please list all officials at Eventscorp and Tourism Western Australia involved in any negotiations on the continuation or folding of In The City since the Government went into caretaker mode, eliminating Ministerial direction, since 7 August 2008;
(e) please list all officials at Eventscorp and Tourism Western Australia involved in any negotiations on the One Movement Festival since Government went into caretaker mode and the formation of the minority Liberal Government, since 7 August 2008?
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Answered
22 February 2010
Responded by
Minister for Tourism
Response time
97 days
(a) Eventscorp received verbal advice from the proponents of In The City Access All Areas at a meeting held on Wednesday 29 August 2007 that the event would no longer take place. Formal written advice was received on 26 September 2007 from Mr Pete Carroll, event organiser with In the City Access All Areas.
(b) Negotiations with Sunset Events began on 17 January 2008 at a meeting held at Tourism Western Australia.
(c) Yes. The name change for the event from In the City to One Movement for Music Festival Perth was approved by the Board on 8 September 2008.
(d) & (e)Tourism Western Australia Chief Executive Officer (Mr Richard Muirhead); Eventscorp Executive Director (Mr David van Ooran); Eventscorp Director Event Development (Mr Glenn Hamilton); Eventscorp Event Development Manager (Ms Saskia Doherty), Eventscorp Event Development Manager (Ms Renee Zaffino-Little); and Eventscorp Contract Manager (Mr Sam Phillips) were involved in the negotiations regarding In The City which then became One Movement for Music Festival Perth/MUSEXPO on 8 September 2008.
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(b) Negotiations with Sunset Events began on 17 January 2008 at a meeting held at Tourism Western Australia.
(c) Yes. The name change for the event from In the City to One Movement for Music Festival Perth was approved by the Board on 8 September 2008.
(d) & (e)Tourism Western Australia Chief Executive Officer (Mr Richard Muirhead); Eventscorp Executive Director (Mr David van Ooran); Eventscorp Director Event Development (Mr Glenn Hamilton); Eventscorp Event Development Manager (Ms Saskia Doherty), Eventscorp Event Development Manager (Ms Renee Zaffino-Little); and Eventscorp Contract Manager (Mr Sam Phillips) were involved in the negotiations regarding In The City which then became One Movement for Music Festival Perth/MUSEXPO on 8 September 2008.
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