$700,000 in federal funding to lure tourists to Canberra

CanberraMum said :

I really just do not understand, why should successful businesses with healthy bank balances be given my tax-payer dollars in order to increase their revenues??

Hear, hear!

Also, it’d be cheaper and more effective to stop the politicians badmouthing the place at every opportunity, or legislating fines for “journalists” who use “Canberra” as a synonym for the Federal Government.

BimboGeek said :

Manuka is proudly public art free. We keep our art appropriately segregated in our art gallery where it won’t frighten anyone who doesn’t specifically go searching for it. How about a $700000 pilot study to see whether other centres would benefit from a similar policy.

Can’t tell whether troll or Lindsay Lohan

BimboGeek said :

Manuka is proudly public art free. We keep our art appropriately segregated in our art gallery where it won’t frighten anyone who doesn’t specifically go searching for it. How about a $700000 pilot study to see whether other centres would benefit from a similar policy.

Please, whoever stole the dinosaur, put in in Manuka on the lawns.

Manuka is proudly public art free. We keep our art appropriately segregated in our art gallery where it won’t frighten anyone who doesn’t specifically go searching for it. How about a $700000 pilot study to see whether other centres would benefit from a similar policy.

Ben_Dover said :

$700,000?

$100,000 for a project manager.
$150,000 project support staff.
$200,000 consultancy fees.
$100,000 focus groups.
$50,000 consumer awareness survey.
$50,000 project corporate design.
$45,000 project evaluation costs.
$5,000 “Come to Canberra, it’s not really as sh!te as you think” stickers to be distributed at Floriade.

Money well spent! Now how much for tourism?

$700,000?

$100,000 for a project manager.
$150,000 project support staff.
$200,000 consultancy fees.
$100,000 focus groups.
$50,000 consumer awareness survey.
$50,000 project corporate design.
$45,000 project evaluation costs.
$5,000 “Come to Canberra, it’s not really as sh!te as you think” stickers to be distributed at Floriade.

I really just do not understand, why should successful businesses with healthy bank balances be given my tax-payer dollars in order to increase their revenues?? Why not something clever, like a tax break for three years whilst the new initiative takes off…money that no one requires except the business…. as for increasing tourists to Canberra, why don’t we upgrade the tourist information centre, clean up the city, and have more police patrols so that is considered safe at night for female tourists….

Once 700k is split between interest groups it’s the best part of f@#$% all

DrKoresh said :

gooterz said :

$700,000 part of which should goto arts, ACT could fund an Australian battle of the bands. Have the final competition in Canberra, get come corporate sponsors.

I actually really like that idea. I don’t know what would be the best way to organise it but I think it’s something that would definitely attract people’s attention.

As long as it was better than what they currently call TV.. Even aim at the 20-40’s crowd.
Does ANU still host battle of the bands?

gooterz said :

$700,000 part of which should goto arts, ACT could fund an Australian battle of the bands. Have the final competition in Canberra, get come corporate sponsors.

I actually really like that idea. I don’t know what would be the best way to organise it but I think it’s something that would definitely attract people’s attention.