House of Assembly: Tuesday, September 24, 2019

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Government Advertising

In reply to Mr BOYER (Wright) (29 July 2019). (Estimates Committee B)

The Hon. T.J. WHETSTONE (Chaffey—Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development): Answer

(a) 7.8 FTEs were allocated to communication and promotion functions (excluding website management) as at 30 June 2019, costing $848,000.

(b) FTEs budgeted to provide communications and promotion activities (excluding website management):

2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23
FTE 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.6
Estimated employee expenses $735,000 $746,025 $757,215 $768,573


(c) As an open and transparent government, marketing communications activity reports and annual media expenditure details are proactively disclosed. The reports list all marketing campaigns over the cost of $50,000 and are disclosed on the DPC website:

www.dpc.sa.gov.au/about-the-department/accountability/government-marketing-advertising-expenditure