❓ Mr. Hyde questions Minister Waldron about an $18,000 lunch sponsored by the unbuilt Perth Arena for the One Movement For Music festival, alleging financial mismanagement and conflicting information from previous answers. Minister Waldron claims ignorance and promises to investigate.
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ONE MOVEMENT FOR MUSIC FESTIVAL — PERTH ARENA LUNCH
(1) Given the Premier’s alleged commitment to cutting expensive government promotions, how can the minister justify sponsoring an $18 000 lunch in the name of the unbuilt Perth Arena for just 30 delegates—that is a $600-a-head nosh-up—as part of the failed and poorly attended One Movement For Music festival? (2) How can the unbuilt Perth Arena, a project currently under the control of the building management and works division of the Department of Treasury and Finance, sponsor a lunch with its logo on all the One Movement festival promotion? (3) Is the minister aware that at the time One Movement had already secured $50 000 in funding from the Minister for Health, and that the tourism portfolio had been scammed for $2.95 million? Mr T.K. WALDRON
(1) Given the Premier’s alleged commitment to cutting expensive government promotions, how can the minister justify sponsoring an $18 000 lunch in the name of the unbuilt Perth Arena for just 30 delegates—that is a $600-a-head nosh-up—as part of the failed and poorly attended One Movement For Music festival? (2) How can the unbuilt Perth Arena, a project currently under the control of the building management and works division of the Department of Treasury and Finance, sponsor a lunch with its logo on all the One Movement festival promotion? (3) Is the minister aware that at the time One Movement had already secured $50 000 in funding from the Minister for Health, and that the tourism portfolio had been scammed for $2.95 million? Mr T.K. WALDRON
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(1)-(3) I thank the member for the question. I am not aware of that, quite frankly, although maybe I should be. Mr J.N. Hyde : You’ve answered a question on notice from me. Mr T.K. WALDRON : I am not aware of the question that the member is asking me today, and exactly what has happened. I will find out the details for the member. I will not try to answer today with the details that I am not across. I am happy to do that. Mr J.N. Hyde : You do acknowledge, because you said in answer to a question on notice 10 days ago that it actually occurred, and that you did sponsor it with $18 000. Mr T.K. WALDRON : I do not, because if I have, then — Mr J.N. Hyde : You signed the paper at the beginning. This has come about only because of your answer. Mr T.K. WALDRON : Okay. I am happy to look into it for the member. I do not actually recall signing that. Maybe I am getting confused about the member’s question, but I do not know the answer to it. I will find out and let the member know.
(2) How can the unbuilt Perth Arena, a project currently under the control of the building management and works division of the Department of Treasury and Finance, sponsor a lunch with its logo on all the One Movement festival promotion? (3) Is the minister aware that at the time One Movement had already secured $50 000 in funding from the Minister for Health, and that the tourism portfolio had been scammed for $2.95 million? Mr T.K. WALDRON replied: (1)-(3) I thank the member for the question. I am not aware of that, quite frankly, although maybe I should be. Mr J.N. Hyde : You’ve answered a question on notice from me. Mr T.K. WALDRON : I am not aware of the question that the member is asking me today, and exactly what has happened. I will find out the details for the member. I will not try to answer today with the details that I am not across. I am happy to do that. Mr J.N. Hyde : You do acknowledge, because you said in answer to a question on notice 10 days ago that it actually occurred, and that you did sponsor it with $18 000. Mr T.K. WALDRON : I do not, because if I have, then — Mr J.N. Hyde : You signed the paper at the beginning. This has come about only because of your answer. Mr T.K. WALDRON : Okay. I am happy to look into it for the member. I do not actually recall signing that. Maybe I am getting confused about the member’s question, but I do not know the answer to it. I will find out and let the member know.
(3) Is the minister aware that at the time One Movement had already secured $50 000 in funding from the Minister for Health, and that the tourism portfolio had been scammed for $2.95 million? Mr T.K. WALDRON replied: (1)-(3) I thank the member for the question. I am not aware of that, quite frankly, although maybe I should be. Mr J.N. Hyde : You’ve answered a question on notice from me. Mr T.K. WALDRON : I am not aware of the question that the member is asking me today, and exactly what has happened. I will find out the details for the member. I will not try to answer today with the details that I am not across. I am happy to do that. Mr J.N. Hyde : You do acknowledge, because you said in answer to a question on notice 10 days ago that it actually occurred, and that you did sponsor it with $18 000. Mr T.K. WALDRON : I do not, because if I have, then — Mr J.N. Hyde : You signed the paper at the beginning. This has come about only because of your answer. Mr T.K. WALDRON : Okay. I am happy to look into it for the member. I do not actually recall signing that. Maybe I am getting confused about the member’s question, but I do not know the answer to it. I will find out and let the member know.
Mr T.K. WALDRON replied: (1)-(3) I thank the member for the question. I am not aware of that, quite frankly, although maybe I should be. Mr J.N. Hyde : You’ve answered a question on notice from me. Mr T.K. WALDRON : I am not aware of the question that the member is asking me today, and exactly what has happened. I will find out the details for the member. I will not try to answer today with the details that I am not across. I am happy to do that. Mr J.N. Hyde : You do acknowledge, because you said in answer to a question on notice 10 days ago that it actually occurred, and that you did sponsor it with $18 000. Mr T.K. WALDRON : I do not, because if I have, then — Mr J.N. Hyde : You signed the paper at the beginning. This has come about only because of your answer. Mr T.K. WALDRON : Okay. I am happy to look into it for the member. I do not actually recall signing that. Maybe I am getting confused about the member’s question, but I do not know the answer to it. I will find out and let the member know.
(1)-(3) I thank the member for the question. I am not aware of that, quite frankly, although maybe I should be. Mr J.N. Hyde : You’ve answered a question on notice from me. Mr T.K. WALDRON : I am not aware of the question that the member is asking me today, and exactly what has happened. I will find out the details for the member. I will not try to answer today with the details that I am not across. I am happy to do that. Mr J.N. Hyde : You do acknowledge, because you said in answer to a question on notice 10 days ago that it actually occurred, and that you did sponsor it with $18 000. Mr T.K. WALDRON : I do not, because if I have, then — Mr J.N. Hyde : You signed the paper at the beginning. This has come about only because of your answer. Mr T.K. WALDRON : Okay. I am happy to look into it for the member. I do not actually recall signing that. Maybe I am getting confused about the member’s question, but I do not know the answer to it. I will find out and let the member know.
Mr J.N. Hyde : You’ve answered a question on notice from me. Mr T.K. WALDRON : I am not aware of the question that the member is asking me today, and exactly what has happened. I will find out the details for the member. I will not try to answer today with the details that I am not across. I am happy to do that. Mr J.N. Hyde : You do acknowledge, because you said in answer to a question on notice 10 days ago that it actually occurred, and that you did sponsor it with $18 000. Mr T.K. WALDRON : I do not, because if I have, then — Mr J.N. Hyde : You signed the paper at the beginning. This has come about only because of your answer. Mr T.K. WALDRON : Okay. I am happy to look into it for the member. I do not actually recall signing that. Maybe I am getting confused about the member’s question, but I do not know the answer to it. I will find out and let the member know.
Mr T.K. WALDRON : I am not aware of the question that the member is asking me today, and exactly what has happened. I will find out the details for the member. I will not try to answer today with the details that I am not across. I am happy to do that. Mr J.N. Hyde : You do acknowledge, because you said in answer to a question on notice 10 days ago that it actually occurred, and that you did sponsor it with $18 000. Mr T.K. WALDRON : I do not, because if I have, then — Mr J.N. Hyde : You signed the paper at the beginning. This has come about only because of your answer. Mr T.K. WALDRON : Okay. I am happy to look into it for the member. I do not actually recall signing that. Maybe I am getting confused about the member’s question, but I do not know the answer to it. I will find out and let the member know.
Mr J.N. Hyde : You do acknowledge, because you said in answer to a question on notice 10 days ago that it actually occurred, and that you did sponsor it with $18 000. Mr T.K. WALDRON : I do not, because if I have, then — Mr J.N. Hyde : You signed the paper at the beginning. This has come about only because of your answer. Mr T.K. WALDRON : Okay. I am happy to look into it for the member. I do not actually recall signing that. Maybe I am getting confused about the member’s question, but I do not know the answer to it. I will find out and let the member know.
Mr T.K. WALDRON : I do not, because if I have, then — Mr J.N. Hyde : You signed the paper at the beginning. This has come about only because of your answer. Mr T.K. WALDRON : Okay. I am happy to look into it for the member. I do not actually recall signing that. Maybe I am getting confused about the member’s question, but I do not know the answer to it. I will find out and let the member know.
Mr J.N. Hyde : You signed the paper at the beginning. This has come about only because of your answer. Mr T.K. WALDRON : Okay. I am happy to look into it for the member. I do not actually recall signing that. Maybe I am getting confused about the member’s question, but I do not know the answer to it. I will find out and let the member know.
Mr T.K. WALDRON : Okay. I am happy to look into it for the member. I do not actually recall signing that. Maybe I am getting confused about the member’s question, but I do not know the answer to it. I will find out and let the member know.
(2) How can the unbuilt Perth Arena, a project currently under the control of the building management and works division of the Department of Treasury and Finance, sponsor a lunch with its logo on all the One Movement festival promotion? (3) Is the minister aware that at the time One Movement had already secured $50 000 in funding from the Minister for Health, and that the tourism portfolio had been scammed for $2.95 million? Mr T.K. WALDRON replied: (1)-(3) I thank the member for the question. I am not aware of that, quite frankly, although maybe I should be. Mr J.N. Hyde : You’ve answered a question on notice from me. Mr T.K. WALDRON : I am not aware of the question that the member is asking me today, and exactly what has happened. I will find out the details for the member. I will not try to answer today with the details that I am not across. I am happy to do that. Mr J.N. Hyde : You do acknowledge, because you said in answer to a question on notice 10 days ago that it actually occurred, and that you did sponsor it with $18 000. Mr T.K. WALDRON : I do not, because if I have, then — Mr J.N. Hyde : You signed the paper at the beginning. This has come about only because of your answer. Mr T.K. WALDRON : Okay. I am happy to look into it for the member. I do not actually recall signing that. Maybe I am getting confused about the member’s question, but I do not know the answer to it. I will find out and let the member know.
(3) Is the minister aware that at the time One Movement had already secured $50 000 in funding from the Minister for Health, and that the tourism portfolio had been scammed for $2.95 million? Mr T.K. WALDRON replied: (1)-(3) I thank the member for the question. I am not aware of that, quite frankly, although maybe I should be. Mr J.N. Hyde : You’ve answered a question on notice from me. Mr T.K. WALDRON : I am not aware of the question that the member is asking me today, and exactly what has happened. I will find out the details for the member. I will not try to answer today with the details that I am not across. I am happy to do that. Mr J.N. Hyde : You do acknowledge, because you said in answer to a question on notice 10 days ago that it actually occurred, and that you did sponsor it with $18 000. Mr T.K. WALDRON : I do not, because if I have, then — Mr J.N. Hyde : You signed the paper at the beginning. This has come about only because of your answer. Mr T.K. WALDRON : Okay. I am happy to look into it for the member. I do not actually recall signing that. Maybe I am getting confused about the member’s question, but I do not know the answer to it. I will find out and let the member know.
Mr T.K. WALDRON replied: (1)-(3) I thank the member for the question. I am not aware of that, quite frankly, although maybe I should be. Mr J.N. Hyde : You’ve answered a question on notice from me. Mr T.K. WALDRON : I am not aware of the question that the member is asking me today, and exactly what has happened. I will find out the details for the member. I will not try to answer today with the details that I am not across. I am happy to do that. Mr J.N. Hyde : You do acknowledge, because you said in answer to a question on notice 10 days ago that it actually occurred, and that you did sponsor it with $18 000. Mr T.K. WALDRON : I do not, because if I have, then — Mr J.N. Hyde : You signed the paper at the beginning. This has come about only because of your answer. Mr T.K. WALDRON : Okay. I am happy to look into it for the member. I do not actually recall signing that. Maybe I am getting confused about the member’s question, but I do not know the answer to it. I will find out and let the member know.
(1)-(3) I thank the member for the question. I am not aware of that, quite frankly, although maybe I should be. Mr J.N. Hyde : You’ve answered a question on notice from me. Mr T.K. WALDRON : I am not aware of the question that the member is asking me today, and exactly what has happened. I will find out the details for the member. I will not try to answer today with the details that I am not across. I am happy to do that. Mr J.N. Hyde : You do acknowledge, because you said in answer to a question on notice 10 days ago that it actually occurred, and that you did sponsor it with $18 000. Mr T.K. WALDRON : I do not, because if I have, then — Mr J.N. Hyde : You signed the paper at the beginning. This has come about only because of your answer. Mr T.K. WALDRON : Okay. I am happy to look into it for the member. I do not actually recall signing that. Maybe I am getting confused about the member’s question, but I do not know the answer to it. I will find out and let the member know.
Mr J.N. Hyde : You’ve answered a question on notice from me. Mr T.K. WALDRON : I am not aware of the question that the member is asking me today, and exactly what has happened. I will find out the details for the member. I will not try to answer today with the details that I am not across. I am happy to do that. Mr J.N. Hyde : You do acknowledge, because you said in answer to a question on notice 10 days ago that it actually occurred, and that you did sponsor it with $18 000. Mr T.K. WALDRON : I do not, because if I have, then — Mr J.N. Hyde : You signed the paper at the beginning. This has come about only because of your answer. Mr T.K. WALDRON : Okay. I am happy to look into it for the member. I do not actually recall signing that. Maybe I am getting confused about the member’s question, but I do not know the answer to it. I will find out and let the member know.
Mr T.K. WALDRON : I am not aware of the question that the member is asking me today, and exactly what has happened. I will find out the details for the member. I will not try to answer today with the details that I am not across. I am happy to do that. Mr J.N. Hyde : You do acknowledge, because you said in answer to a question on notice 10 days ago that it actually occurred, and that you did sponsor it with $18 000. Mr T.K. WALDRON : I do not, because if I have, then — Mr J.N. Hyde : You signed the paper at the beginning. This has come about only because of your answer. Mr T.K. WALDRON : Okay. I am happy to look into it for the member. I do not actually recall signing that. Maybe I am getting confused about the member’s question, but I do not know the answer to it. I will find out and let the member know.
Mr J.N. Hyde : You do acknowledge, because you said in answer to a question on notice 10 days ago that it actually occurred, and that you did sponsor it with $18 000. Mr T.K. WALDRON : I do not, because if I have, then — Mr J.N. Hyde : You signed the paper at the beginning. This has come about only because of your answer. Mr T.K. WALDRON : Okay. I am happy to look into it for the member. I do not actually recall signing that. Maybe I am getting confused about the member’s question, but I do not know the answer to it. I will find out and let the member know.
Mr T.K. WALDRON : I do not, because if I have, then — Mr J.N. Hyde : You signed the paper at the beginning. This has come about only because of your answer. Mr T.K. WALDRON : Okay. I am happy to look into it for the member. I do not actually recall signing that. Maybe I am getting confused about the member’s question, but I do not know the answer to it. I will find out and let the member know.
Mr J.N. Hyde : You signed the paper at the beginning. This has come about only because of your answer. Mr T.K. WALDRON : Okay. I am happy to look into it for the member. I do not actually recall signing that. Maybe I am getting confused about the member’s question, but I do not know the answer to it. I will find out and let the member know.
Mr T.K. WALDRON : Okay. I am happy to look into it for the member. I do not actually recall signing that. Maybe I am getting confused about the member’s question, but I do not know the answer to it. I will find out and let the member know.
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