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(4) What has been the total expenditure for “wrap around” fencing advertisements along the Stage One light rail route since the beginning of the 2016-17 financial year.

(5) How many metres of “wrap around” fencing advertisements have been produced for (a) Capital Metro and (b) Transport Canberra.

(6) How many different designs of “wrap around” fencing advertisements have been produced for (a) Capital Metro and (b) Transport Canberra.

Ms Fitzharris: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:

(1) Employees dedicated to communications or media related functions for light rail in the 2016-17 financial year is as follows:

i. July 16 – Dec 16: 1

ii. Jan 17 – April 17: 2

iii. May 17 – current: 3

iv. Note that from November 2016 the resources are shared across light rail stages 1 and 2.

(2) Total employment expenditure for communications staff working across both Stages 1 and 2 since the beginning of the 2016-17 financial year is $162,974.

(3) Minson Strategy were engaged to assist with stakeholder management and community consultation for the delivery phase of Stage 1 of the Light Rail project from March 2016 to December 2016 The value of the contract was $79,291.00 [incl. GST].

Elton Consulting were engaged following a public tender for provision of Communications and Engagement Advisory Services for Stage 2 of the Canberra Light Rail Project. The first deliverable for the contract was the development of a Communications and Consultation Plan. An option in the contract was exercised for Elton to then assist the Transport Canberra and City Services Directorate in the implementation of the Communications and Consultation Plan. This work is still in process. Total cost of this contract to develop the plan and then implement is forecast to be $174,000.

(4) The cost to supply and install shade cloth to the site fencing is within Canberra Metro’s Lump Sum cost and this item is not disaggregated from the total project cost.

(5) Shade cloth has been supplied and installed by Canberra Metro under the contract agreement. In total, over 9,000m of shade cloth has been produced (1,800m has been produced of 1.6m high shade cloth, with the remaining at 0.9m high shade cloth).

(6) Three different designs have been produced by Canberra Metro in consultation with the Territory.

Transport—light rail
(Question No 187)

Mr Coe asked the Minister for Transport and City Services, upon notice, on 12 May 2017:


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