Council travel expenses 2005
Brisbane City Council's representatives' travel expenses for 2005.
| Representative and travel date | Occasion and travel details | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
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Michael Byrne Manager, Strategic Procurement 18 - 21 November 2005 |
Singapore Internal Audit and Risk Management Conference |
Total cost: $5,244 Airfares: $4,791 |
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Ian Hunter City Policy and Strategy Division 13 - 16 November 2005 |
New Zealand Recreation Association Conference 2005 Key speaker on Council projects; Active and Healthy Parks and the Rocks Riverside Park |
Total cost: $350 Personal allowance: $200 |
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Michael Bobrowicz City Business 4 - 13 November 2005 |
Buenos Aires, Argentina International Solid Waste Association, World Congress and Exhibition |
Total cost: $10,942.48 Airfares: $6,315.11 |
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Campbell Newman Jude Munro Ben Myers Judy Liu |
Taipei “Healthy Cities Conference” and visit our Sister City, Kaohsiung. An invitation was sent by the Mayor of Taipei to attend the "Second Annual Taipei International Healthy Cities Conference". The Delegation also visited Kaohsiung, Brisbane’s sister city in Taiwan and took the opportunity to meet with the new Mayor of Kaohsiung. |
Campbell Newman, Jude Munro Ben Myers Judy Liu |
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Fiona Chandler City Policy and Strategy Division 16 October - 2 November 2005 |
North America Sustainable Urban Water Management International Study tour |
Total cost: $3985.56 Airfares: $428.02 |
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Campbell Newman Cr Kevin Bianchi Cr Jane Prentice Cr David Hinchliffe Cr Carol Cashman Gregory Bowden Julie Harris Terence Hogan Gordon Scott Lara Thompson Richard Ang John Cowie Martin Reason Judy Liu 10 - 18 October 2005 |
China 2005 Asia Pacific Cities Summit and The Greater Brisbane China Business Development Program and Mayoral Mission. After Chongqing, the mission travelled to Shenzhen, Brisbane’s Sister City, for 2 days of government receptions and business matching activities. The final stop on the 3 city mission was Shanghai where further market education sessions and business matching meetings were conducted. The Summit and mission achieved extensive media coverage in Australia and China. Brisbane’s profile in Chongqing and Shenzhen in particular, was greatly enhanced by the mission. A survey was conducted after the mission, which reported an extremely high level of satisfaction from mission participants. Brisbane City officials were able to provide high profile support to business meetings. Several of the travelling officials also fulfilled important roles in managing the large delegation.
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Campbell Newman Greg Bowden Gordon Scott Judy Liu Lara Thompson Richard Ang John Cowie & Martin Reason Kevin Bianchi Carol Cashman David Hinchliffe Terry Hogan Julie Harris |
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Mark Rigby City Business 11-15 August 2005 |
Auckland, New Zealand Australasian Planetarium Society meeting. |
Total cost: $1,844.20 Airfares: $707.38 |
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Judy Liu 7 - 11 July 2005 |
Taiwan Attend the celebrations organised by the Kaohsiung Police Bureau to commemorate the establishment of the Kaohsiung Mounted Police Unit. Kaohsiung City Government’s Police Bureau had formed a Mounted Police Unit in July 2005, and a formal invitation was issued to Brisbane, as sister city to take part in the official ceremony and activities (such as parade and performances) associated with it. |
Airfares: Paid for by Kaohsiung City Government Personal allowance: $200 |
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Lara Thompson 17 June - 2 July 2005 |
China Pre-planning of the 2005 Asia Pacific Cities Summit and The Greater Brisbane China Business Development Program and Mayoral Mission. The purpose of this travel was to conduct extensive planning for Brisbane’s presence at the 2005 Asia Pacific Cities Summit in Chongqing, China, and the Greater Brisbane China Mayoral Mission. |
Airfares: $4,835.00 |
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Barry Dennien Brisbane Water 28 May -13 June 2005 |
Singapore, Florida, Mexico, California Recycled Water Study Tour 2005. Brisbane has been recognised as a national leader in industrial recycling and planning for smaller integrated urban recycling schemes. Tour fees included airfare, meals and accommodation. |
Total cost: $13,471.74 Conference fees: $11,722 |
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Cr David Hinchliffe 11 - 17 May 2005 |
Kobe, Japan Brisbane-Kobe Sister City 20th Anniversary Celebrations. Mayor of Kobe, Mr Tatsuo Yada issued an official invitation to the Lord Mayor to lead a delegation to Kobe in May 2005 to participate in 20th Anniversary celebrations. The Lord Mayor was unable to attend and the Deputy Mayor travelled in his stead. The visit has been scheduled to coincide with the City’s annual ‘Kobe Festival’ and its highlight, the ‘Festival Parade’ through the main street of Kobe City. As part of the 20th Anniversary celebrations, Kobe City Hall hosted an exhibition on Brisbane including artwork from Brisbane primary school students depicting their impressions of Kobe and Japan. |
Airfares: $7,871 |
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Andy Krumins Brisbane Water 22 April 2005 |
Munich, Germany 14th International Trade Fair for Waste Disposal and the Environment. Attend 14th International Trade Fair for waste Disposal and the Environment Water, Sewage, Refuse and recycling conference. WSAA have provided funding for airfares, accommodation, and conference fees. |
Total cost: $613.30 Personal allowance: $400 |
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Michael Papageorgiou Urban Management 2 - 10 April 2005 |
China Undertake an architecture and city planning study. |
Total cost: $5,029.60 Airfares: $3,289.60 |
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Stuart Hoverman City Policy and Strategy Division March 2005 |
Hawaii, USA Development of Best Practise Guidelines Workshop at a joint American Water Works Association (AWWA) - Australian Water Association (AWA) Summit Meeting. |
Total cost: $758.91 Accommodation: $512.91 |
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Cr Kevin Bianchi 27 - 30 March 2005 |
Kobe, Japan Kobe Reconstruction Gathering. Brisbane was invited by the Governor of Hyogo Prefecture, Japan to participate in the International Gathering for Reconstruction Support Appreciation in 2005 to mark the 10th Anniversary of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake that occurred in Kobe City, Hyogo Pref. on 17 January 1995. |
Airfares: $4,916.13 |
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Wakib Khan David Solley Peter Tranter Brisbane Water 8 - 19 March 2005 |
Oslo, Norway HAZOP, Risk Assessment and Safety Integrity Level (SIL) Analysis workshops in CAMBI AS head office, Oslo, Norway. Visit was part of the design review for the Oxley Creek project. |
Wakib Khan Airfare: $7,210.73 David Solley Airfare: $7,210.73 Peter Tranter Airfare: $7,210.73 |
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Robin Lewis Grahame Simpson Brisbane Water 22 February - |
Sydney Membrane and Desalination Specialty Conference. Followed up by visit to the NEWater Recycled Water Plant in Singapore as part of the Australian Water Association Techno Tour Conference. |
Robin Lewis Airfare: $2,091 Grahame Simpson Airfare: $2,091 |
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Neil Abel Corporate Services Division 20 - 26 February 2005 |
Hong Kong Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Conference, and Institution of Engineers Public Private Partnership Conference and meeting at the Hong Kong University on electronic tendering systems for construction projects. Benefits to Council included raising the profile of Council in the area of electronic tendering, publication of the paper in the conference proceedings, also a Hong Kong delegation subsequently visited Brisbane to view the system. The delegation was introduced to Australian software developers. |
All travel and accommodation costs other than travel insurance costs, which was met under Council travel scheme, were met by Neil Abel. |
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Ken Deutscher Urban Management 10 February - 5 April 2005 |
UK Staff Exchange with Greater Manchester Public Transport |
Total Cost: $19,610 Airfares: $6,980 |