CORONAVIRUS
— EVENT SUPPLIERS SUPPORT PROGRAM
93. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the parliamentary secretary representing the
Minister for Culture and the Arts:
I refer to the question without
notice I asked on 15 February 2022, and I ask again —
(1) What are the deemed criteria
and definitions of a ''ticketed'' and ''non-ticketed''
event?
(2) Will the criteria and
definitions be tabled; and, if not, why not?
(3) When will the program
guidelines be published on the department website?
(4) Will country shows be
considered ticketed or non-ticketed events?
Hon
SAMANTHA ROWE replied:
I thank the member for some notice
of the question, and provide the following answer on behalf of the Minister for
Culture and the Arts.
(1)–(2) The
event suppliers support program will complement the existing Getting the Show
Back on the Road program. The Getting the Show Back on the Road program
provides support through sharing the risk of lost
ticket revenue for live performance, mass participation sporting, tourism,
culinary events, and regional agricultural shows impacted by the border
opening delay, COVID-19 mandated cancellations, and/or COVID-19 infections for
key event personnel. Eligibility for the program includes ticketed events with
projected gross ticket sales or sporting�related registration fees of greater
than $5 000 that are planned to take place in Western Australia. The Event
Suppliers Support program will provide funding to eligible event suppliers who
support these ticketed events. This program will be limited to event venue
hospitality, staging, security, traffic
management and audiovisual activities for ticketed events. It will require
businesses to demonstrate a minimum 30 per cent reduction in turnover in
the period 5 February to 5 May 2022 compared with the same period in 2019, or
similar period to account for reporting dates.
(3) The
Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries is currently
finalising guidelines and will publish them on its website when available.
(4) Ticketed country shows will be
considered eligible.