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❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice 4477 reveals spending on professional photo editing services by various government departments and agencies, with the Government Employees Superannuation Board (GESB) incurring the most significant costs. Other departments largely reported no expenditure or referred to other QoNs.

AnsweredQoN 4477Legislative Assembly

Asked

12 February 2019

Member

Mr Z.R.F. Kirkup

Portfolio

Treasurer; Minister for Finance; Aboriginal Affairs; Lands

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Have any of your departments, agencies, boards, publicly owned corporations or Ministerial Office (since 17 March 2017) spent money on professional photo editing services: (a) If so: (i) What company has been engaged to undertake the photo editing; (ii) What was the purpose of each engagement; (iii) How much money has been spent; and (iv) Have the edited images been made publicly available: (A) If not, why not?

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Answered

12 March 2019

Response time

6 days

Ministerial Office
(a) No
(i-iv) Not applicable
Department of Treasury
(a) No
(i-iv) Not applicable
Department of Finance
(a) No
(i-iv) Not applicable
Western Australia Treasury Corporation
(a) No
(i-iv) Not applicable
Economic Regulation Authority
(a) No
(i-iv) Not applicable
Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage
F ormer Department of Aboriginal Affairs (17 March – 30 June 2017)
No.
(a)(i)-(iv) Not applicable.
Former Department of Lands (17 March – 30 June 2017)
No.
(a)(i)-(iv) Not applicable.
Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage (1 July 2017 – 12 February 2019)
Please refer to Legislative Assembly question on notice 4480.
Aboriginal Policy and Coordination Unit
Please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 4467.
Government Employees Superannuation Board
(i) Company engaged to undertake photo editing
Date
(ii )Purpose of each engagement
(iii) Money spent
(ex GST)
The Brand Agency
31/03/2017
Edits made to GESB website home page banner image to promote new GESB website.
$506.17
The Brand Agency
28/03/2017
Brand guideline stock images - edits to 4 stock images. Stock images were used as the cover pages for GESB's brand guidelines. They were edited to include the title of each guideline.
$216.93
The Brand Agency
31/10/2017
Lifestyle images for the website - edits to 2 stock images. These images were used on the GESB website, as general decoration.
$511.34
The Brand Agency
31/10/2017
Conceptual images - edits to 3 stock images. These images were used on the GESB website , as general decoration.
$289.24
Link Marketing
14/12/2017
Electronic Direct Mail header/banner images - edits to 17 stock images. These images were edited to include the tile of the related educational webinar or seminar invite template they were used in.
$1 423.75
Link Marketing
20/12/2017
Electronic Direct Mail replacement mailing header/banner images - edits to 6 stock images. These images were used as the header images for GESB's Electronic Direct Mail communications, providing the relevant members with the information regarding insurance, retirement savings, Gold State Super and ways to grow your super.
$586.25
Link Marketing
5/03/2018
Electronic Direct Mail header/banner image - edits to 1 stock image.
$125.63
Link Marketing
6/06/2018
Electronic Direct Mail change to header/banner image for Member Online registration campaign.
$125.63
Link Marketing
12/06/2018
Electronic Direct Mail change to header/banner image for Member Online password reset campaign.
$167.50
Link Marketing
14/06/2018
Electronic Direct Mail change to header/banner image for launch of GESB's new retirement calculator. Edits made to 1 stock image.
$461.00
Link Marketing
24/07/2018
Electronic Direct Mail header/banner image for Review Your Insurance campaign. Edits to 1 stock image.
$127.13
Link Marketing
1/08/2018
Statement image - edits to 1 stock image.
$84.75
Link Marketing
8/08/2018
Electronic Direct Mail statement images - edits to 5 stock images and adding text.
$635.63
Link Marketing
22/08/2018
Electronic Direct Mail change to header/banner image - edits made to 1 stock image.
$127.13
Link Marketing
14/11/2018
Electronic Direct Mail change to header/banner image - edits made to 1 stock image.
$169.50
Link Marketing
31/01/2019
Edits to 4 stock images consisted of adding text and graphics.
$423.75
Link Marketing
6/02/2019
Edits to 1 stock image consisted of adding text.
$127.13
Total $6 108.46
(iv) Yes. Images have been displayed on the GESB website, with some to be displayed in upcoming communications on the website and other will be used in direct communication to the relevant members.
Fire and Emergency Services Superannuation Fund
(a) No
(i-iv) Not applicable
Insurance Commission of Western Australia
(a) Yes.
(i)    dotDXF.
(ii)   Photo editing.
(iii)  $150.
(iv) Yes.
Office of the Auditor General
No
(a) (i-iv) Not applicable
Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries
Please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 4474.
Landcorp
(a) (i) to (iv) Please refer to table
2017
Company engaged/date
Reason for engagement
Cost
Have the photos been made public?
The Brand Agency
Cockburn Central West
ARC opening photography
$720
Yes
2018
Company engaged/date
Reason for engagement
Cost
Have the photos been made public?
The Brand Agency
Jane Brook
Highland Range photography grading
$1,000
Yes
2019
Company engaged/date
Reason for engagement
Cost
Have the photos been made public?
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Landgate
(a) No
(i-iv) Not applicable

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