Documents Relating To The 2024 Mental Health Month Speaker Event As Per Austender Contract Notice: Cn4103403.

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The Department of Infrastructure engaged speaker Celia Pacquola through ICMI Speakers & Entertainers for a Mental Health Month event on 4 October 2023 at the department's Canberra office. The 30-minute fireside chat on anxiety and depression was scheduled for 1:00-1:30pm with an expected audience of 50-80 in-person attendees plus remote participants, including departmental staff from graduate to senior executive level and Secretary Jim Betts. The total cost was $15,402 (including $14,000 speaker fee, $299 admin fee, and approximately $1,103 travel costs). ICMI arranged return economy airfare from Melbourne and ground transfers, with the department covering meals and refreshments. The engagement was confirmed via contract ICMI-36198 with a briefing scheduled three weeks before the event.