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Zoological Parks Authority ANNUAL REPORT 2012
Disclosures and Legal Compliance
Other Financial Disclosures
Capital Works continued
Customer Management System
Work continued in 2011‐12 to finalise the
remaining aspects of the software installation
for Perth Zoo’s ticketing and customer
management system, mainly associated with
enhanced management reporting capabilities.
The final phase of the project is focused on
the delivery of e-commerce capability. Detailed
planning for the introduction of e-commerce
functionality across various business functions
progressed during 2011‐12. This culminated
with the implementation of on-line donations
functionality on Perth Zoo’s website in June
2012. A total of $160,052 of the $160,000
budget was spent in 2011‐12 bringing total
expenditure on this major system development
project to $502,580.
This project has provided the Zoo with a
system to manage all admission ticketing,
revenue receipting, debtor invoicing, education
bookings, venue bookings, Zoo Friends
memberships, corporate sponsors and
fundraising business capabilities. Further
e‐commerce capability will now be managed
and implemented in a phased approach from
the operational budget.
Other
Other capital projects completed in 2011‐12
included exhibit and facility upgrades along
with planning for future capital developments.
Over $427,416 was spent on upgrades to
the Australian bushwalk, African savannah,
boardwalk in the Cassowary exhibit and
improved visitor shade infrastructure.
A total of $68,747 was spent on the purchase of
computer equipment using State Government
capital works funding.
Capital Works in Progress
Sumatran Orangutan Exhibit
Design work was finalised in 2011‐12 for the
visitor viewing aspect of this project including a
new boardwalk for visitors and new interactive
interpretation. The project progressed to tender
stage at the end of 2011‐12. A total of $131,323
was spent on the project in 2011‐12 bringing
the total project expenditure to $1.4 million,
funded from the State Government’s capital
contribution for the project. The project is
scheduled for completion in 2012‐13.
Australian Wetlands
The Zoo began planning for the replacement
of the mesh netting that covers the Australian
wetlands exhibit in 2009-10. The design was
finalised and progressed to tender in late
2010‐11. The existing netting along with the
infrastructure suspending the netting sustained
significant damage during the severe hail storm
that hit Perth in March 2010, so aspects of this
project are subject to an insurance claim. The
project scope includes upgrades of the netting
infrastructure, boardwalk, filtration system and
penguin pool. A total of $1,593,768 was spent
on the project in 2011‐12 bringing the total
project expenditure to $1,778,616.
The netting and related infrastructure for the
project was completed in February 2012
enabling the Australian wetlands exhibit to be
partially reopened to the public. The final stage
of the project was a major upgrade to the
penguin pool which was completed in May 2012
when the exhibit was able to be fully reopened
to the public. While practical completion of
the project was achieved in 2011‐12, there are
final invoices and commitments for this project
that will be settled in 2012‐13. The total project
budget is $2.4 million.
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