Annual Report 2006-2007 Department of Tourism, Arts and the Environment The Department of Tourism, Department of Tourism, Arts and the Environment Annual Report 2006-07 Arts and the Environment Working together co-operatively to celebrate the value of place in Tasmania 1 Department of Tourism, Arts and the Environment Annual Report 2006-07 Contents Submission to the Minister 3 Workforce information 61 Secretary’s foreword 4 Human Resource Management Policies 61 Recruitment and selection 61 Organisational chart 6 Occupational health and safety performance 62 About us 7 Leave management 62 Who we are 7 Organisation and employee development 62 What we do 7 Managing diversity 63 Where we are going 8 Employee relations 63 Governance 8 Human Resource Management statistics 63 Strategic directions 9 Supporting Information 65 Management Boards 10 Policies to help manage our business 65 Creating strong communities 11 Asset management 65 Tasmania Together 11 Pricing policies 66 Our contribution to Tasmania Together 14 Risk management 66 Disability Framework for Action 17 Legislation administered by the Department 66 Business Unit Reports 19 Statutory and non-statutory bodies 67 Tourism Tasmania 20 Publications 67 Parks and Wildlife Service 24 Tenders and Consultancies 68 Heritage Tasmania 29 Freedom of Information 70 Aboriginal Heritage Office 33 Superannuation Certificate 71 Arts Tasmania 37 Financial statements 73 Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery 42 Table of Contents 74 Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens 45 Auditor General’s Report 76 Environment 49 Financial statements 78 Agency-wide Services 57 Compliance index 118 Office of the Secretary 57 Corporate Support Services 59 Alphabetical index 120 How to contact us 122 Front Cover: Clarendon Homestead, Nile Photo by Renee Hodskiss Parks and Wildlife Service remote crews in the south-west Photo by Parks and Wildlife Service staff Inside Front Cover: Insiders, Fiona Lee, Government Cottage, Port Arthur Historic Site (Port Arthur Project, Ten Days on the Island) Photo by Prof Noel Frankham, University of Tasmania and Ten Days on the Island Ltd Sheep ear tags, Young Collectors Display, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery Photo by Michelle Nichols, Preservation Island excavation Photo by Parks and Wildlife Service staff Back Cover: Bornemissza Beetle Collection presented by Dr Bornemissza OAM 1998-2006 Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery Unless otherwise stated, the copyright of all images remains with the Department of Tourism, Arts and the Environment 1 Department of Tourism, Arts and the Environment Annual Report 2006-07 Hon Paula Wriedt MHA Minister for Tourism, Arts and the Environment Dear Minister In accordance with the requirements of Section 36 of the State Service Act 2000 and Section 27 of the Financial Management and Audit Act 1990, I am pleased to submit to you for presentation to Parliament, the Annual Report for the Department of Tourism, Arts and the Environment for the financial year ending 30 June 2007. Separate reports will be presented to you by the Tourism Tasmania Board of Directors, the Botanical Gardens Board and the Trustees of the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, in accordance with State legislation. Yours sincerely Scott Gadd SECRETARY October 2007 3 Department of Tourism, Arts and the Environment Annual Report 2006-07 FOSTERING THE VALUE OF PLACE Secretary’s foreword Amplified 2006, APRA masterclass with Dave Faulkner of the Hoodoo Gurus Photo by Thomas Moore This year has been a year of consolidation for the tourism, The celebration of Tasmanian values, communities, arts and environment portfolio. The Department, together arts and culture is as important to the promotion and with its eight divisions, has been working to finalise its delivery of tourism experiences as inspiring images of first Corporate Plan and to maximise the benefit to our natural attractions. the State of having the diversity of the tourism, arts and Tasmania’s national parks and reserves are fundamental environment portfolio under one umbrella organisation. to the social, environmental and economic future of the The purpose of the Department of Tourism, State. They support regional communities and provide Arts and the Environment a range of recreational opportunities that inspire and The Department has responsibility for the natural and invigorate people, and promote a sense of place and cultural assets for which this State is renowned and in connection with nature. which creativity abounds. The work of the Department is Many improvements to facilities have been completed strategic as well as technical, long-term as well as reactive during 2006-07 including upgrades to the Lake St Clair and overall, always mindful of its important role and carpark and several management plans were published. impact on the lives of Tasmanians and the Tasmanian An arduous and long summer of fires directed many community. resources to ensuring the lives and properties of The Department’s people are professional, dedicated Tasmanians were protected as fires burnt large tracts and share the values that underpin those assets for which of the State. Already, a program to address a strategic we are custodians and that creativity which we seek burning program has been introduced. to nurture and which contribute daily to Tasmanians’ In January 2007, Tourism Tasmania launched the $3 enjoyment of their island. million ‘Island of Inspiration’ marketing campaign in its The value of place strongest pitch ever to attract domestic visitors. Tourism Tasmania continued its support for major tourism events The Department of Tourism, Arts and the Environment, in 2006-07. Many of these events fostered the value across its divisions, plays an important role in promoting of place by focussing attention on our island’s natural that value of place. At the core of all we do is respect for environment or culture. and acknowledgement of Tasmania’s Aboriginal culture, heritage and history; a role which we have met across the Uniquely Tasmanian events that can attract visitors Department with increasing vigour in recent years. are opportunities for communities to share their own connection with place. The Australian Wooden Boat The ongoing protection and promotion of Tasmanian Festival achieves this through a strong alignment with Aboriginal heritage, culture and history is integral to the Tasmania tourism brand built on our maritime Tasmania’s value as a place. Tasmania is home to one of heritage, and the passion and skill of boat owners and the world’s most unique and longest surviving cultures, a builders. This biennial event, which is supported by Events story which spans tens of thousands of years of Aboriginal Tasmania, attracted more than 500 vessels and 30,000 occupation. There now exists a thirst for knowledge attendees in February 2007. about the true story and identity of Tasmania. 4 5 Department of Tourism, Arts and the Environment Annual Report 2006-07 A key component of Tasmania’s unique value is its The six Tasmanian sites included in the nomination are abundant native wildlife, the most well-known species the Port Arthur Historic Site, the Coal Mines Historic Site, being the iconic Tasmanian devil. Tourism Tasmania Maria Island’s Darlington precinct, the Cascade Female secured a partnership with Warner Bros. that drew on Factory, Brickendon Estate and Woolmers Estate. Today, the worldwide fame and popularity of the Looney Tunes these sites are among Tasmania’s most visited tourism character Taz to help raise funds for research on the destinations, highlighting the social and economic value Tasmanian Devil Facial Tumour Disease that is impacting of places of historic heritage. on the species. Planning for the long-term futures of both the Royal Similarly the ‘value of place’ is central to many of Arts Tasmanian Botanical Gardens and the Tasmanian Museum Tasmania’s most successful programs. What would and Art Gallery is also well under way. Established in Ten Days on the Island be without its positioning of a 1818 the Gardens are Australia’s second oldest botanic statewide festival celebrating Tasmania’s natural assets garden and will celebrate its 190th anniversary next year. and its links to island cultures world-wide? The Gardens have embarked on the development of a Strategic Master Plan which includes the development of Arts Tasmania’s Natural and Cultural Residency Program, a Conservation Plan and Thematic Interpretation Plan, run in conjunction with the Parks and Wildlife Service, both of which will lay the foundation for conserving and enables artists to spend time in some of Tasmania’s interpreting the Gardens into the future. greatest locations and to express their artistic impressions of ‘place’. In response to interest from artists world-wide, Likewise, the Museum is progressing with a $30 million Arts Tasmania opened the program to international artists. redevelopment, which is indicative of the value the Government places on the Museum to provide Emerging designers from each State and Territory joined Tasmanians with an opportunity to understand more with local designers in a Design Island workshop led by about the natural, artistic and social environment in two Parisian designers at the fabulous Bay of Fires Walk. which we live. A new suite of Tasmanian Book Prizes for the best book about Tasmania, the best book by a Tasmanian and the The Environment Division has continued to play a major best book published in Tasmania provided a focus on role in ensuring best environmental practice within the the written word. Nicholas Shakespeare’s ‘In Tasmania’ State’s industrial activities, including the proposed pulp presented a slice of Tasmania to a worldwide audience. mill. Regulation, legislation and policy development, environmental assessment and extension programs, Tasmanian Living Writers’ Week provided discourse on such as the Living Environment Program, all contribute many aspects of Tasmanian life and the opportunity for to ensuring the sustainable development of Tasmania’s readers to engage with Tasmania’s prominent writers in natural resources. These tasks and functions all assist settings around the State.