Page 4729 - Week 16 - Wednesday, 28 November 1990
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the department and, if there is any question of my statement not being accurate, I would be very happy to hear about it.
The impression the station was under, of course, was not the case, and a meeting to discuss the issue was arranged with the station management for later that day. The station had ceased running its advertisements before the meeting and had independently made direct contact with the promoter of the concert. At the meeting, the board officials confirmed that the concert did not have the endorsement of Royal Canberra Hospital or the ACT Board of Health. It was also explained that any funds donated to the hospital, even if they were raised at the concert under the banner of "Save the Royal Canberra Hospital", could not be used by the hospital for that purpose. It was made plain that the Board of Health did not question the good intentions of the promoter; nor would it have any concerns if the concert proceeded. The board officials left the meeting without being told how the station intended to proceed, but with thanks being offered for clarification of the basic issues.
I have to say quite categorically, Mr Speaker, that at no stage did anybody from the hospital or the Board of Health or my ministry bring any pressure to bear on the station or on the promoter, but they were happy to bring to the attention of KIX 106 the fact that it was not sponsoring an official event on behalf of the hospital or the Board of Health. This meant that there could be no assurance that any money raised for the purpose of saving the Royal Canberra Hospital would, in fact, be used for that purpose, since neither the board nor the hospital had any involvement in that concert.
Tourism Campaign
MR STEFANIAK: My question is to the Minister for Finance and Urban Services. Mr Duby, is there a new campaign by the ACT Tourism Commission to promote awareness in this community of the value of tourism to the local economy?
MR DUBY: I thank Mr Stefaniak for the question. Yes, there is a new campaign. Today I launched the ACT Tourism Commission's local tourism awareness campaign. The commission's prime task is to market Canberra as a tourist destination. The commission realises, however, that the value of tourism also needs to be promoted to underscore the excellence of the Canberra product to the local population.
Mr Speaker, the campaign slogan is "Canberra. Explore it.". It seeks to reinforce the value of tourism to the local economy. The campaign invites Canberrans to explore Canberra and to make discoveries in their own backyard - - -
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