June
June 15, 2005
200 volunteers helped Casterton, birthplace of the Kelpie in the Wimmera (south-western Victoria) celebrate the 5th Annual Casterton Kelpie Festival over the Queen’s Birthday weekend. The Australian Kelpie Muster, incorporating the Casterton Kelpie Festival and Casterton Working Dog Auction is […]
June 15, 2005
No-one likes what appears to be a gross waste of water by businesses such as plant nurseries, wineries or poultry processors. There are complaints to the EPA, who then have discussions with business owners, who then need practical solutions. Systems […]
June 15, 2005
The pro-indigenous stand by Brendan Hammond, Argyle Diamond’s general manager of operations, was spurred on by a visit to an impoverished Aboriginal community near the world’s biggest diamond mine in 1998. He believes the proportion of the indigenous workforce needs […]
June 15, 2005
‘Dodgy’ operators are costing legitimate hostels millions of dollars a year and are potentially damaging Australia as a safe, quality backpacker destination. The Australian Tourism Export Council (ATEC) welcomes the announcement that the NSW Government will establish a working group […]
June 14, 2005
The spontaneous sighting of wildlife in Tasmania’s natural environment is a treasured moment, so Tas. is planning to develop encounters such as, devils feeding, penguins and seal colonies. The approach taken in the new Tasmanian Wildlife Tourism Strategy is that […]
June 14, 2005
A $2-million blitz is part of the $9.4-million funding injection recently announced by Premier, Geoff Gallop, for a concerted worldwide campaign to make WA Australia’s premier tourism State. The combined cinema, subscription TV, internet, and free-to-air TV campaign is the […]
June 14, 2005
Project SCAN is a partnership between Tourism Snowy Mountains, Capital Country Tourism, Australian Capital Tourism and Tourism NSW. Each organisation is contributing financially with the aim of stimulating tourism throughout Canberra and the surrounding regions. Tim Fischer, Chairman of Tourism […]
June 14, 2005
Adelaide City Council is the first in Australia to provide free bikes for visitors and city workers, modelling its program on the bicycle-friendly cities of Copenhagen and Helsinki. Jointly, the Council and Bicycle SA are starting with a fleet of […]
June 2, 2005
Jetstar’s ongoing commitment to lower fares has changed travel within Australia says Tourism & Transport Forum (TTF) Australia Managing Director Chris Brown. As a result Australians are travelling interstate more frequently – they can now ‘pick up and go’ far […]
June 2, 2005
Food and wine are indivisible partners in the tourism experience and are major regional tourism strengths. They bring in an excess of $1 billion annual revenue to communities throughout Australia, with more than two thirds of Australian wineries depending on […]
June 1, 2005
South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory are joining forces to lure international backpackers away from the country’s east coast while the Victorian Backpacker Operators Association of Victoria (BOAV) in conjunction with Tourism Vic are planning ways to lure […]
June 1, 2005
Around 30 indigenous tourism businesses presented the first public indigenous tourism and cultural expo last weekend from 10.30am to 5pm at The Studio, Sydney Opera House. The expo, coordinated by Aboriginal Tourism Australia, and free to the public, aimed to […]