Mrs BRAHAM - 2005-06-30
Can you clarify the arrangements for BassintheDust? There are many rumours in Alice Springs at the moment that the organisers may not be Major Events; that, in fact, there is a private entrepreneur given the task. If so, what effect will that have on the cost of the tickets for young people? As a comparison, how much did BassintheGrass cost in Darwin, and how much will you allocate for BassintheDust in Alice Springs? Can you guarantee that it will not occur during the Alice Festival? There are also rumours that they were going to hold it on the finale night of the Alice Festival, which is the Desert Song, and it would clash.
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the member for Braitling for her question, and welcome back to the parliament. Major Events are the coordinators of BassintheDust, as they have been for the last two years. As you know, Major Events have been very busy recently. They have had the Darwin BassintheGrass on 4 June, the Finke Desert Race the following weekend, and now they are busy with the V8 Supercars. They are a small but very efficient organisation, working extremely hard at the moment.
They are well down the path towards securing major music acts, which are in final negotiations, for BassintheDust. We are confident of securing a very good line-up. I cannot give you the exact price, however, tickets for BassintheGrass were $45 and tickets for BassintheDust will be under that. They have consistently been under that. I cannot give you the final price at this stage.
We are looking at acquiring increased private sponsorship for BassintheDust, and it is looking good at this stage. What we want for BassintheDust, as with BassintheGrass, is an affordable, safe and enjoyable event for young Territorians and those who are young at heart.
Paul Cattermole, from Major Events, who is quite an extraordinary organiser and a man with much enthusiasm for the variety of events he tackles, has already been in contact with the Alice Festival and other relevant community organisations so that an appropriate date to stage the concert is selected. At this stage, with the support of those organisations, a tentative date of 10 September at Anzac Oval has been selected. I am assured by Major Events that that is being done in consultation with the relevant organisations in Alice Springs.
2006 will be a very exciting one for Alice Springs’ BassintheDust because, as I announced during the election campaign, there will be a big screen for the first time next year at BassintheDust. There is an additional $50 000 allocated to those two concerts. I believe Alice Springs youth will have a great time at BassintheDust, just as youth from the Darwin area had a great time at BassintheGrass.
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the member for Braitling for her question, and welcome back to the parliament. Major Events are the coordinators of BassintheDust, as they have been for the last two years. As you know, Major Events have been very busy recently. They have had the Darwin BassintheGrass on 4 June, the Finke Desert Race the following weekend, and now they are busy with the V8 Supercars. They are a small but very efficient organisation, working extremely hard at the moment.
They are well down the path towards securing major music acts, which are in final negotiations, for BassintheDust. We are confident of securing a very good line-up. I cannot give you the exact price, however, tickets for BassintheGrass were $45 and tickets for BassintheDust will be under that. They have consistently been under that. I cannot give you the final price at this stage.
We are looking at acquiring increased private sponsorship for BassintheDust, and it is looking good at this stage. What we want for BassintheDust, as with BassintheGrass, is an affordable, safe and enjoyable event for young Territorians and those who are young at heart.
Paul Cattermole, from Major Events, who is quite an extraordinary organiser and a man with much enthusiasm for the variety of events he tackles, has already been in contact with the Alice Festival and other relevant community organisations so that an appropriate date to stage the concert is selected. At this stage, with the support of those organisations, a tentative date of 10 September at Anzac Oval has been selected. I am assured by Major Events that that is being done in consultation with the relevant organisations in Alice Springs.
2006 will be a very exciting one for Alice Springs’ BassintheDust because, as I announced during the election campaign, there will be a big screen for the first time next year at BassintheDust. There is an additional $50 000 allocated to those two concerts. I believe Alice Springs youth will have a great time at BassintheDust, just as youth from the Darwin area had a great time at BassintheGrass.
Last updated: 09 Aug 2016