Tourism
April 17, 2008
Murraylands Regional Tourist Association is a NonProfit organisation, with members from all parts of the drought affected River region of South Australia. PWF has received an email about funding for the region during this time of ‘extreme circumstances’. This is […]
April 3, 2008
Liz Howland, a Pastor working in remote regions has responded to our article Queensland Encourages Grey Nomads To Plug Skills Gaps suggesting a register so Grey Nomads can match their skills with remote community needs. Liz writes: Dear Gail, I […]
March 18, 2008
Tourism Queensland, Caravanning Queensland and www.workaboutaustralia.com.au have collaborated to provide grey nomads with easy access to information on working holidays in Queensland in the new Caravan and Touring Directory, 2008. Research on the potential of Grey Nomads to help with […]
March 12, 2008
One reason for not including regional hospitality and tourism on the list of approved industries allowing Working Holiday Visa (WHV) holders to qualify for a second year on their visa has been that, given a choice, primary industry jobs such […]
March 6, 2008
Sheila King of the Access For All Alliance tells us that the lack of accessible accommodation and tourism venues worldwide was quite clear at the November ’07 European Network For Accessible Tourism’s International Conference held in Valencia, Spain, where Sheila […]
February 27, 2008
PWF agrees with Claire Braund, Executive Director of Women on Boards, when she assesses the 2020 Summit as an opportunity to send clear message that Australian thinking, culture and values are the domain of all Australians – not just middle […]
February 26, 2008
Right around Australia business owners may be wondering who they will sell to when 81% of baby boomers are looking to retire in the next ten years? In WA’s South West and Peel Regions 40% of businesses are expected to […]
February 24, 2008
The Australian Collaboration believes that: “While the symptoms of Indigenous disadvantage are widely reported, inadequate attention has been given to examples of Indigenous creativity and leadership in tackling problems, NOR to the factors that lead to success in Indigenous organisations.” […]
February 18, 2008
The Tourism Industry Needs To Factor Terrorist Threats Into Business Risks There is still evidence of an ad hoc approach to security in Australia’s tourism industry, according to a new report. Terrorism and the Australian Tourism Industry, issued last week […]
February 7, 2008
Last year PWF wrote up Shane Strudwick’s efforts with the Online Murray-Darling Petition. They’ve collected collected 680 signatures on their way to 100,000. Not much Shane says, in the scheme of things, however as it progresses it’s growing quicker. They […]
January 31, 2008
Tiny Maleny on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, with a population of around 2000, NEVER ceases to amaze. Apparently the Maleny Film Society is one of the largest film societies in Australia and its Maleny Film Commission has contributed a small grant […]
January 31, 2008
Everything IS connected to everything else isn’t it, especially in regional areas? I found out about this tourism promotion in Get Farming! Tourism Australia (TA) and US publisher Conde Nast are jointly profiling Australia in Conde Nast’s leading travel publication,‘Traveler’. […]