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Event Tourism

381 The Hon. J.S. LEE (Deputy Leader of the Opposition) ().28 August 2024). Can the Minister for Tourism advise:

1. Can the minister provide a list of all 34 regional events that were attracted and/or supported through the tourism events program in 2023-24 and identify if each event was new or existing?

2. Can the minister outline the funding amount each event received?

3. Can the minister explain why she stated that only 30 regional events received funding in 2023-24 in the Budget Estimates Committee, when the Budget Papers state that 34 events received funding?

4. Can the minister identify any regional events that received funding in 2022-23 but did not receive funding in 2023-24 and explain why their funding was cut?

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development, Minister for Forest Industries): The Minister for Tourism has advised:

1. List of Regional Events Receiving SATC Sponsorship in 2023-24:

Event New or Previously Sponsored
Auburn Frenchfest New
Clare Valley Festival of the Lamb New
Grenache and Gourmet New
A Celebration of Seafood @ Streaky Bay Previously Sponsored
Ceduna Oysterfest Previously Sponsored
Coonawarra Cabernet Celebrations Previously Sponsored
Anlaby Spring Festival New
Bay to Birdwood Previously Sponsored
Riverland Rose and Garden Festival Previously Sponsored
Feast Festival Previously Sponsored
Handpicked Festival Previously Sponsored
Froth and Fury New
Bay Sheffield Previously Sponsored
SummerVines New
Riverland Dash 4 Cash and Dinghy Derby Previously Sponsored
Taste the Limestone Coast Festival Previously Sponsored
Kangaroo Island Racing Cup Carnival Previously Sponsored
Beachport Crayfish Festival Previously Sponsored
Dupang Pangari (Coorong Spirit) New
A Taste of the Hills Festival New
The Laura Fair New
Yorke Peninsula Saltwater Classic Previously Sponsored
SALT Festival Previously Sponsored
Generations in Jazz Previously Sponsored
Clare Valley Gourmet Week Previously Sponsored
The English Ale Previously Sponsored
FLAME Festival New
Gutsy Kangaroo Island New
Winter Reds Previously Sponsored


2. Event Funding

The funding amounts for these events are commercial in confidence and thus cannot be disclosed.

3. Number of Events

Over the course of the funding period, event organisers decided to not proceed with staging the event.

4. Funding of Events in 2022-23 and 2023-24

The Regional Event Fund is a competitive application-based sponsorship fund and is assessed against the Regional Event Fund criteria. In line with the Fund, some events choose to not reapply for funding and some events may have been funded as one-off events.

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