Hon Martin Pritchard questions the Premier regarding the costs, funding, and usage of the BigPic360 promotional bus, with the Premier's representative providing details on expenses, agency involvement, and lease arrangements.

AnsweredQoN 1193Legislative Council
Asked
20 October 2015
Portfolio
Leader of the House representing the Premier

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BIGPIC360
PROMOTIONAL BUS
1193. Hon MARTIN PRITCHARD to
the Leader of the House representing the Premier:
I refer to the BigPic360 promotional bus.
(1) What is
the total of all costs associated with the promotional bus, and what is the
breakdown of those costs for —
(a) purchase or lease/hire;
(b) driver costs;
(c) other staff costs;
(d) branding;
(e) retrofitting or modifications;
and
(f) other costs?
(2) From which agency's budget is finance for the
promotional bus or buses derived?
(3) How many Bigger Picture promotional buses are planned?
(4) Under what
arrangement or authority is a Transperth bus or buses being used for a
non-public transportation role?

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I thank the honourable member for some notice of this
question.
(1) (a) The bus hire cost is $2.63 per kilometre.
(b) It is
$77.41 per hour on a weekday, with a minimum of four hours; $102.05 per hour on
a Saturday, with a minimum of four hours; and $124.73 per hour on a Sunday,
with a minimum of four hours.
(c) Not applicable.
(d) Wrap, fit-out and signage cost
is estimated at $50 000 for the life of the campaign.
(e) See the answer to (d).
(f) Other campaign marketing
material is approximately $4 000 to date.
(2) The
Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority, on behalf of the Transport portfolio and
the Office of Strategic Projects and Asset Sales as joint funders of the major
projects awareness campaign.
(3) One is planned.
(4) The bus is under a lease arrangement from the Public
Transport Authority.

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