Date
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Description of Travel
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Which Elected and Staff Members Attended?
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Cost
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Itinerary
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Reason for Travel
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Council Decision
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6 - 8 March 2013
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New Zealand
Local Government Chief Officers’ Group Conference
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John Harry, CEO
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Cost to Council: $1121 (flights, accommodation and conference registration)
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To network with other CEOs.
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N/A
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23 - 30 July 2014
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Mobara, Japan
Sister Cities Delegation
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Mayor Gillian Aldridge, Cr Betty Gill, Cr Julie Woodman, Cr Donna Proleta, John Harry, CEO, Nichola Kapitza, Manager Community Planning and Vitality
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Cost to Council: $4,053.22 (this was the cost for Nichola Kapitza attending)
All other attendees paid their own expenses.
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To commemorate the 60th anniversary of the City of Mobara and the 10 year anniversary of the signing of the Sister City Agreement.
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23/09/2013
Item SCSC2
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9 - 18 January 2015
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London, England
State Government Delegation at the invitation of the Minister for Manufacturing and Innovation and Minister for Automotive Transformation
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John Harry, CEO
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Cost to Council: $2,696 (flights, accommodation, travel, some meals)
Total cost for CEO to attend - $5,696 (noting the State Government contributed $3,000 towards costs).
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To support the development of a five year economic plan, the Minister led a tour of communities in the UK which had undertaken significant adjustments in response to major industry closures. The tour enabled a clear understanding of strategies, outcomes and processes applied in these communities, including the differing roles of industry, government and research institutions in implementing those strategies.
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15/12/2014
General Business Item 3
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22 - 29 May 2015
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Shandong Province (Linyi), China
Premier’s Delegation (2n Shandong Province Business Forum Mission)
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Mayor Gillian Aldridge
John Harry, CEO
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Cost to Council:
Approx. $9,400 ($4,700 per delegate covering flights, accommodation, train and visa).
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25 – 27 May - Shandong - South Australia Cooperation and Development Forum (commencing in Jinan and concluding in Qingdao) and included signing of the Shandong - South Australia Local Government Economic Development Cooperation Memorandum of Understanding by the SD Bureau of Commerce and the SA Dept of State Development.
Case study briefings of doing business with China and discussions with property consultants also took place. |
Undertaken for economic development purposes, at the invitation of the State Government.
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15/04/2015
Item SIPSC1
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7 - 11 June 2015
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Rotorua, New Zealand
Institute of Public Works Engineers Australasia; International Federation of Municipal Engineers International Conference
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Mark van der Pennen, General Manager City Infrastructure
John Hutton, Manager Projects
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Cost to Council:
$6,437 (flights, accommodation and conference).
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Maintain industry knowledge, innovation, technical expertise, professional development, networking.
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CEO approval
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4 - 10 April 2016
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Shandong Province (Linyi), China
State Government Delegation
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Mayor Gillian Aldridge
John Harry, CEO
Greg Ratsch, Manager Economic Development
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Cost to Council: Approx. $9,600.
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Undertaken for economic development purposes in the northern areas, at the invitation of the State Government.
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18/01/2016
Item 1.2.1
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25 July - 1 August 2018 |
Mobara, Japan
Sister City |
Deputy Mayor, Cr Linda Caruso
Cr Graham Reynolds
Jo Cooper, Manager Community Capacity & Learning |
Cost to Council for staff member attending:
$2,584 (flights, transfers, meals, accommodation, baggage service) |
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Sister City delegation. |
18/12/2017
Item SIPSC3 |