ANZAC SERVICES —
ALBANY
1447. Hon COLIN HOLT to the minister representing the
Minister for Tourism:
I refer to Anzac services in
Albany.
(1) How many people attended the 2014 services in
Albany to commemorate the departure of the first convoy?
(2) What was the estimated
financial benefit of this event?
(3) What are the
estimated attendance figures for Anzac dawn services in Albany for 2017, 2018
and 2019?
(4) What was the estimated financial benefit of the
Albany Anzac dawn service to Albany for each of those years?
Hon
ALANNAH MacTIERNAN replied:
I
thank the member for the question. The following information has been provided
to me by the Minister for Tourism.
(1) According to
the former Premier, Hon Colin Barnett, approximately 40 000 people attended the
services in Albany to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of the departure of
the first convoy, which were held over a four-day period and marketed
throughout Australia and New Zealand as a unique event.
(2) These events
were part of a combined schedule, which included the unveiling of the National
Anzac Centre and other events financed by the Australian and New Zealand
federal governments, and as such the specific financial benefit from the
services cannot be determined.
(3) The Anzac Day dawn service in each of these years
attracted approximately 4 000 people; and the Anzac Day march through Albany
attracted approximately 5 000 people.
(4) As these
Anzac Day services are planned, coordinated and run by the RSL WA, with
financial help from Lotterywest, Tourism Western Australia has no direct input
towards either the planning of the event or any
benefits that flow from it. Typically, unlike the event referenced in part (1)
of this question, Anzac Day services in Western Australia, with the
exception of Kings Park, are attended by local residents.