House of Assembly: Tuesday, November 06, 2018

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Government Advertising

In reply to the Hon. Z.L. BETTISON (Ramsay) (25 September 2018). (Estimates Committee B)

The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment): I have been advised that:

The Department of Trade, Tourism and Investment (DTTI)

(a) Investment Attraction South Australia had 1.5 full time equivalent (FTE) employed to provide communication and promotion activities in 2017-18. DTTI was not established until 1 July 2018.

Year No of FTEs budgeted to provide Communication and Promotion Activities Estimated Employment Expense
2017-18 1.5 $183 871


(b) DTTI has eight FTE positions budgeted to provide communication and promotion activities:

Year No of FTEs budgeted to provide Communication and Promotion Activities Estimated Employment Expense
2018-19 8 $861 000
2019-20 8 $877 000
2020-21 8 $891 000
2021-22 8 $905 000


(c) As an open and transparent Government, Marketing Communications Activity Reports and Annual Media Expenditure details are proactively disclosed. The Activity Reports list all marketing campaigns over the cost of $50,000 and are posted on a monthly basis.

This information can be found at: https://dpc.sa.gov.au/what-we-do/servicesfor government/government-communications/government-media-advertising expenditure.

South Australian Tourism Commission (SATC)

(a) As a tourism agency the SATC's role is to market and promote the State as a tourism destination. In line with this, the below information provides the total FTEs for the areas that specifically provide marketing and promotional activities, namely Marketing, Public Relations, Events South Australia and Destination Development units of the agency.

Unit 2017-18 Actual
FTE's Actual $'s
Marketing & PR 44 4 698
Events South Australia 49.9 4 892
Destination Development 9.2 1 158
TOTAL 103.1 10 748


(b)

Unit 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22
Est. Year End FTE's Budget $'s Est. FTE's Est. Budget $'s Est. FTE's Est. Budget $'s Est. FTE's Est. Budget $'s
Marketing & PR 42.6 4 143 42.6 4 247 40.1 4 104 40.1 4 206
Events South Australia 47.3 4 783 47.3 4 903 44.8 4 766 44.8 4 885
Destination Development 9.2 1 037 9.2 1 063 8.7 1 032 8.7 1 058
TOTAL 99.1 9 963 99.1 10 213 93.6 9 902 93.6 10 149


(c) The SATC does not conduct government advertising. The role of the SATC is to undertake domestic and international marketing campaigns that promote South Australia as a tourism destination.

However, as an open and transparent Government, Marketing Communications Activity Reports and Annual Media Expenditure details are proactively disclosed. The activity reports list all marketing campaigns over the cost of $50,000 and are posted on a monthly basis.

This information can be found at: https://dpc.sa.gov.au/what-we-do/servicesfor government/government-communications/government-media-advertising expenditure.

Adelaide Venue Management Corporation (AVMC)

(a) One FTE was allocated to communication and promotion functions as at 30 June 2018, costing $114,920.

(b)

Year No of FTEs budgeted to provide Communication and Promotion Activities Estimated Employment Expense
2018-19 1 FTE $117 000
2019-20 1 FTE $118 800
2020-21 1 FTE $120 600
2021-22 1 FTE $122 400


(c) As an open and transparent Government, Marketing Communications activity reports and Annual Media Expenditure details are proactively disclosed. The Activity Reports list all marketing campaigns over the cost of $50 000 and are posted on a monthly basis.

This information can be found at: https://dpc.sa.gov.au/what-we-do/servicesfor government/government-communications/government-media-advertising expenditure.