May
May 4, 2005
Recently released figures predict an annual 6.3% growth in international visitors over the next decade, though the economic value is expected to rise by less than one per cent. Some interesting points: (1) New South Wales received 2.7 million international […]
May 4, 2005
The Federal Government has announced $9.5 million in grants for businesses and regional organisations through the Australian Tourism Development Program (ATDP). Tourism Minister Fran Bailey has changed the guidelines that sent roughly half the funding to state governments. The emphasis […]
May 4, 2005
This call follows a plan unveiled by Victorian Environment Minister John Thwaites at a meeting of all Environment Ministers in Darwin recently, to try and force all small retailers to join the National Packaging Covenant (NPC) in phasing out plastic […]
May 4, 2005
Mutton Cove, in the heart of Port Adelaide, is a 50 hectare area of mangroves. It is the last remaining patch of tidal wetlands on the Le Fevre Peninsula – an important resting site for migratory wading birds and a […]
May 3, 2005
The announcement that backpackers are now eligible to work for twice as long is good news for farmers and for tourism. A new provision to the Working Holiday Maker scheme allows people to apply for a second Working Holiday Maker […]
May 3, 2005
Although 10,000 kms separate Indigo Shire and Bhutan they believe they share similarities – they each care deeply about preserving the natural, cultural and built environments and both recognise the importance of sustainable and culturally sensitive tourism. In January 2005, […]