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MINISTER FOR HEALTH
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION
QUESTION NO. 1288
Police Drag Racing Team - Health
Promotion Fund Grant
Mr Cornwell - asked the Minister for Health:
Is it true, as stated in the Northside Chronicle in the week ending 18 April 1994, that the Ministers Department gave a $3 000 grant to a group of ACT police officers to help them buy a drag car?
Mr Connolly - the answer to Mr Cornwells question is:
$3 000 from the Health Promotion Fund was provided to the AFP Drag Racing Team in December 1993 as part of the highly successful "Cruize Without Booze" promotion at the 1993 Summernats.
The funds were provided as sponsorship of the drag car already under preparation by the Team, not as assistance to buy a car.
The sponsorship involved the car being signwritten with the "Cruize Without Booze" and "QUIT" messages, and being displayed at the 1993 Summernats. In addition, the car will be raced in motor sport events in the ACT and surrounding region until February 1995, and may be used at other promotions undertaken by the Health Promotion Fund.
The sponsorship is similar to successful promotions in Victoria, which have improved the relationship between motor enthusiasts and the Police. The exhibition of the car at the 1993 Summemats and the year-long promotion is expected to have similar effects in the ACT, as well as continuously promoting important health messages to an identified target audience over the period.
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