Michael Ronaldson (Victoria, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Veterans' Affairs) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

asked the Minister representing the Minister for Veterans' Affairs upon notice on 19 June 2012.

(1) Will the Minister confirm that the Government has established a sub-committee of the Anzac Centenary Advisory Board, to seek and coordinate corporate sponsorship for the Anzac Centenary commemorations?

(2) Who are the members of the sub-committee and how often has it met?

(3) What fundraising target has the Government or the Advisory Board established for the sub-committee?

(4) Does the sub-committee have a series of projects it is requested to fund; if so, what are they?

(5) Has a request been made for the sub-committee to raise funds to offset the cost of commemoration activities in Australia or overseas; if so, for which activities and to what value?

Bob Carr (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Minister for Veterans' Affairs has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:

(1) On 9 February 2012, the Minister for Veterans' Affairs, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Anzac Centenary, the Hon Warren Snowdon MP, announced the membership of the six Anzac Centenary Working Groups supporting the Board; including a Business Working Group

(2) Membership for all Working Groups may be found at www.anzaccentenary.gov.au. The Chair of the Business Group, Mr Lindsay Fox, indicated his preference to work autonomously in raising money and therefore the members of the original Business Group have now joined the Partnerships Committee which is responsive to the Anzac Centenary Advisory Board regarding partnerships for the Anzac Centenary Program.

This committee is chaired by Mrs Kathryn Greiner AO, and its membership includes the Hon Arch Bevis, RADM Davyd Thomas AO CSC RANR; BRIG Bill Rolfe AO (Ret'); Professor Christine Charles; Mr Sandy Hollway AO; Ms Gabrielle Trainor; Ms Catherine Harris AO PSM and Mr Steven Skala AO.

The committee met for the first time on 13 September 2012 in Sydney and met again on 2 November 2012.

(3) The Anzac Centenary Advisory Board has not determined a fundraising target and at this stage the committee is responsible for advising the Board on opportunities for business participation for the Centenary, including potential sponsorship, philanthropy, profit and non-profit ventures, and partnerships with Government.

(4) No.

(5) No.