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Parliamentary Questions


Question On Notice No. 3188 asked in the Legislative Council on 15 September 2020 by Hon Martin Aldridge

Question Directed to the: Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Health
Parliament: 40 Session: 1


Question

I refer to the Political Finance Annual Report from the Western Australian Electoral Commission, and I ask:
(a) please provide a breakdown of spend by the Department of Health including the person or organisation who received funding, the purpose of the funding and the amount of funding relating to each occasion:
(i) $333,000 on advertising agencies;
(ii) $1,052,299 on market research organisations;
(iii) $43,234 on direct mail organisations; and
(iv) $962,970 on media advertising organisations?

Answered on 15 October 2020

I am advised:

(a)   (i)

Advertising Agencies

 

Person, Agency or Organisation Name

Amount ($)

Purpose

303 MullenLowe

                   189,705

Food safety campaign, GP Urgent Care Network campaign, Future health research branding

Josie Kate Dickinson

                      8,275

Sexual health report, Environmental Health website graphics

Boogie Monster

                      3,889

Aboriginal Sexually transmitted infections (STI) & Blood-borne Virus campaign (BBV)

Rhythm

                    92,509

Youth STI and Aboriginal STI & BBV campaign

Gettin Hectic

                    28,018

Youth STI campaign event

Chop Shop Media

                      7,315

Youth STI campaign concept development

Inshot productions

                      3,388

Perth Children’s Hospital video

 

Total

                   333,099

 

 

(ii)

Market Research Organisations

 

Person, Agency or Organisation Name

Amount ($)

Purpose

Edith Cowan University

                1,015,389

Health and Wellbeing Survey, Patient Satisfaction Survey, Sexual health and Immunisation evaluations

Painted Dog

                    36,910

GP Urgent Care Network campaign development, Aboriginal STI & BBV campaign evaluation

 

Total

                1,052,299

 

 

(iii)

Direct Mail Organisations

 

Person, Agency or Organisation Name

Amount ($)

Purpose

QuickMail

                    43,234

Immunisation program and campaign mailouts

 

Total

                    43,234

 

 

(iv)

Media Advertising Organisations

 

Person, Agency or Organisation Name

Amount ($)

Purpose

Carat

                   165,000

Perth Children’s Hospital opening

Initiative

                   712,381

Immunisation and sexual health campaigns

International recruitment

                    50,227

Activities (expos, advertising) to recruit and attract clinical workforce shortfalls i.e. Junior medical officers to fill seasonal shortfalls, Specialty nurses and midwives (predominantly for WACHS), medical physicists and radiation therapists to address on-going shortfalls. Also, to promote WA and WA health system as a destination and employer of choice.

Facebook

                    35,362

Heatwave warnings, immunisation and sexual health campaigns

 

Total

                   962,970