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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 747 asked in the Legislative Council on 1 November 2017 by Hon Colin Holt

Parliament: 40 Session: 1


WESTLINK TV NETWORK
      747. Hon COLIN HOLT to the Minister for Regional Development:
I refer to the government's decision to close down the Westlink TV network.
(1) What is the cost of delivering the Westlink service a year?
      (2) How many households, community resource centres and other institutions use Westlink on an annual basis?
(3) What are the government's anticipated savings from shutting down the service?
Hon ALANNAH MacTIERNAN replied:
I thank the member for the question.
(1) In recent years the average annual cost to deliver the Westlink service has been $658 000.
(2) Data on usage is not available.
(3) The savings are $658 000 per year.