Tourism
August 24, 2007
How do Gunns feel about alienating consumers and retaining workers, I wonder? Their primary export product is Tasmanian oak veneer, enhancing many Australian homes no doubt. The company also runs a Tamar Valley vineyard (!) as well as other timber-related […]
August 23, 2007
Are our financial gurus finally realising the value in employee share ownership plans (ESOP) – as they do elsewhere in the world? Alan Greig of The Mercury Centre has alerted us to a two page Australian Financial Review report by […]
August 23, 2007
PWF stats show a lot of interest in the legal upgrade of electric bike power from 200W to 300W. Graham Bradshaw, EO of the Retail Cycle Traders Industry, advises on progress towards 300W bikes being legal in Oz without a […]
August 21, 2007
One Mission accomplished!cries the banner on the Mission Beach Community Association website (MBCA) – population now 30,000 under the NEW Cassowary Coast Regional Council, as the coastal villages are officially united. MBCA was formed by residents and ratepayers (including non-residents) […]
August 16, 2007
“It’s that time of year again,” writes Barb. “Yep, it’s visitor season in the Capes again. Can’t find a parking spot. Supermarket sold out of your favourites. Need to make a reservation at your neighbourhood noshery instead of just dropping […]
August 13, 2007
Drought has put people under siege all over Australia. Of those taking it as hard as you could ever imagine are the people in the Victorian Shire of Murrindindi who rely on Lake Eildon and its feeders for their very […]
August 6, 2007
“All of us are living in the world’s luckiest and richest country. It’s easy to be negative. Blame the Shire, blame the Government, blame the shop down the road…” Read on for a ‘real world’ approach to tourism business sent […]
July 31, 2007
There’s been much talk about last night’s 4 Corners report by Liz Jackson on the highly controversial approval process for Australia’s biggest pulp mill in Tasmania this morning. Today we received this email from one of our frustrated readers, Greg […]
July 30, 2007
A proud Gippslander has sent us this news about Australian cheeses making their debut on the Italian ‘Slow Food’ stage, as reported recently in The Age Epicurean. Australian cheeses will be making their first appearance at Cheese, Slow Food International’s […]
July 23, 2007
The PWF article Unpopular backpacker ’set down – pick up’ transport regulations under review in Victoria generated a lot of comment back in November 2005. Nearly two years on Greyhound Australia CEO, Robert Thomas has appealed to the Victorian Government […]
July 19, 2007
When we last wrote about 457 Visas in March, we would never have predicted they would hit the news like they have in the past couple of weeks. Previously we looked at a few companies who abused the scheme by […]
July 18, 2007
Some wine and food ‘team games’ and a cookbook, A Taste of Australia, produced by Tourism Australia in the UK and designed to appeal to the business events market, was last week voted Best Promotional Brochure at the British Association […]