Tourism
December 8, 2009
The Tourism Satellite Accounts provide all states and territories with comprehensive data on the economic impacts of visitor expenditure on their economies. The 2007-08: Summary Spreadsheets have just been released and are available free from the STCRC (Sustainable Tourism Cooperative […]
November 27, 2009
The Country Hour’s Hobart presenter, Anna Vidot, reports today that while our pollies have been doing very much what pollies do, more than 70 Australian scientists reviewing ‘The Maritime Climate Change in Australia Report Card‘ believe Australia’s marine environment has […]
November 26, 2009
Many Australians suffer from obesity, heart disease and diabetes. Overseas the US, Denmark and Canada have banned the use of trans fats which increase the risk of heart disease and here, Hospitality magazine reports, Kogarah, Gosford and now Hurstville councils […]
October 24, 2009
That StreetSmart time of year is nearly here: 9 November – 24 December. There are over 230 top restaurants where you can dine, simply add a little bit to your bill and these many micro donations add up to a […]
October 1, 2009
Two years ago PWF posted Claiming Back Free Speech And Public Debate an article about the Small Press Underground Networking Community, SPUNC. SPUNC continues its work in 2009. It is a Non-Profit organisation set up to represent and promote collaboration […]
September 28, 2009
Hospitality Magazine reports that according to the Restaurant and Catering judges at this year’s NSW Regional Awards for Excellence many regional restaurants many are serving food as good as their Sydney counterparts. What Did The Judges Find? “The awards, held […]
September 9, 2009
The Neighbourhood Centre in historic Beechworth in Victoria’s NE will host a Dialogue to Change Orientation Workshop. What Actually Happens In A Dialogue To Change Workshop? ‘Dialogue’ and ‘deliberation’ are used to explore issues of concern and to develop solutions […]
September 7, 2009
Peter Smith OAM grew up on the Murray and is heavily involved in multiple water resource groups. Murray Darling Association Lower Murray Working Group (Lock 1 to the sea) MDA SA Reference Committee Rural City of Murray Bridge Water Resources […]
September 7, 2009
Marc ‘Aussie-Stone’ is passionate and indefatiguable in his efforts to communicate the realities of bringing visitors to country areas and building rural and regional tourism…he’s had a lot of experience! New Rural Resort Development System Marc has worked for years […]
September 6, 2009
The Victoria Walks website has some fantastic stories and info. They send out a monthly newsletter and are looking to “develop and implement a walking-for-transport local community engagement strategy that will support communities to build more inclusive, safer and walkable […]
August 18, 2009
EVERYONE needs holidays. ARE our tourism operators aware of the demand for holidays for people with disabilities? Small tourism businesses – especially regional operators – do not do well in difficult economic times and yet as Sheila King of the […]
August 4, 2009
A selection of tourism, government and community leaders from five of Australia’s key tourism destinations have identified more than 40 potential tourism-focused climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies to be considered by national research projects in the light of the […]