Two outlets report that Value NSW, a New South Wales government agency responsible for setting land values, is taking about 300 staff on a three-night conference in Bathurst. The event, described as “gold, grit and greatness,” is being funded by taxpayers. Both articles say Value NSW has not disclosed the total amount it is spending on the trip. The reporting notes that the agency responsible for land-value functions is refusing to provide the cost details for the travel and conference arrangements, according to the available information cited by the outlets. No figures are provided in the summaries, and the articles focus on the lack of transparency around the expenditure rather than on any specific billing or procurement documents. Overall, the coverage centers on concerns about public spending and the withholding of cost information for the travel of a large group of public servants. Both sources frame the issue around the taxpayer-funded nature of the trip and the agency’s refusal to state its cost.