Page 1195 - Week 03 - Thursday, 22 March 2012
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(29) Has the situation referred to in part (28) now been rectified.
(30) What is the Corporation’s creditor management policy.
Ms Burch: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) The program is promoted by the Canberra Theatre Centre who contact organisations which match the genre for the show and offer tickets to the relevant organisation.
(2) There is no specific annual budget set for the value of the tickets under the program. As noted on page 48 of the 2010-11 Annual Report of the Cultural Facilities Corporation (CFC), tickets to the value of $28,200 were distributed under the program in 2010-11.
(3) The criteria to determine entitlement to tickets requires the organisation to be a community, volunteer or charitable organisation within the Canberra region.
(4) The CFC receives excellent feedback regarding the program, including letters expressing appreciation and noting the program provides access to live theatre for people who would not otherwise have the opportunity to attend.
(5) Some independent producers participate in the scheme. The CFC encourages partnerships between independent producers with suitable programs and organisations which represent people who have a special interest in those programs.
(6) There are opportunities to extend the program subject to budget availability and staff to administer the program.
(7) Separate visitor data are not collected for each separate gallery space within Canberra Museum and Gallery (CMAG). It is noted approximately 40,000 visitors a year visit CMAG.
(8) Approximately 5,000-7,000 people a year visited the Nolan Collection when it was housed at Lanyon.
(9) The former Nolan Gallery building is in a fair condition.
(10) The ongoing future use is yet to be determined for the former Nolan Gallery building.
(11) See previous answer.
(12) The CFC has been involved in a number of discussions with the Treasury Directorate regarding the purpose and accounting treatment of a retained earnings fund. These discussions are ongoing.
(13) The establishment of a retained earnings fund would not have any impact on the cost to government per patron. If such a fund were established, this may result in the ability to bring larger shows to the Canberra Theatre Centre. It would be anticipated the result over time would be a reduction in the cost to government per patron.
(14) The development of a new lyric theatre has been identified by the CFC as a strategy in the CFC’s 2011-16 Strategic Plan, objective “A performing arts centre for the future”.
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