Hon. Sally Talbot questions the Minister representing the Minister for Regional Development regarding the Peel region branded sign system, including costs, collaboration, and legibility issues. The Minister provides details on participating organisations, project costs, funding sources, sign installation numbers, and planned improvements to sign legibility.

AnsweredQoN 892Legislative Council
Asked
8 September 2015
Portfolio
Regional Development

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PEEL REGION — BRANDED SIGN SYSTEM
892. Hon SALLY TALBOT to the
minister representing the Minister for Regional Development:
I refer to the Peel region branded sign system.
(1) Which organisations have collaborated in the project?
(2) What is the total cost of the project to date?
(3) How much funding was provided by —
(a) the Department of Regional
Development; and
(b) royalties for regions?
(4) How many signs have been installed to date?
(5) Is the minister aware of problems relating to the
legibility of the signs?
(6) If so, what is being done to improve their legibility and
what is the cost of the change?

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I thank the member for some notice
of this question.
(1) Through the
Peel Regional Leaders Forum the following organisations have collaborated on
the project: the City of Mandurah, the Shire of Murray, the Shire of Waroona,
the Shire of Serpentine–Jarrahdale, the Shire of Boddington, the Peel–Harvey
Catchment Council, Regional Development Australia Peel, the Peel Community
Development Group and the Mandurah and Peel Tourism Organisation.
(2) The total
cost to date is $1 104 895.
(3) The Peel
Regional Leaders Forum was awarded $1 104 895 for the Peel tourism signage
strategy as part of the 2011–12 country local government fund
groupings.
(4) Eighty-nine
signs have been installed to date, and 118 directional signs have also been
installed in the region.
(5) Yes.
(6) The Peel
Regional Leaders Forum advises that, to improve legibility, the signs will be
getting larger font sizes at a cost of $55 000, taken from savings on the
project.

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