PERTH FESTIVAL —
CORNUCOPIA
1045. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the minister representing the
Minister for Tourism:
My
question of which some notice has been given would have been to the Minister
for Regional Development, but I presume
the parliamentary secretary is representing the minister. I refer to the media
statement titled ''Bj�rk's star power to light up Perth
Festival in Australian exclusive''.
(1) Did Tourism
WA and/or Lotterywest provide any funding to Bj�rk to attend the 2023 Perth
Festival and perform Cornucopia?
(2) If yes to (1), how much funding was provided, and
will the minister table a copy of the funding agreement?
(3) How much funding has Tourism WA and/or Lotterywest
provided in total towards the 2023 Perth Festival?
(4) Will the minister table a breakdown
of these costs; and, if not, why not?
Hon Sue Ellery: Are you a fan?
Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS: I remember the early days.
Hon
DARREN WEST replied:
It's Oh So Quiet. I thank
the honourable member for some notice of the question. On behalf of the
Minister for Regional Development, I provide the following answer from the
Minister for Tourism.
(1) Tourism Western Australia advises that it is
providing funding towards the headline event for Perth Festival 2023,
Bj�rk's Cornucopia.
(2)–(4) The
Minister for Tourism asks the honourable member to place this aspect of the
question on notice.