Tourism
March 22, 2006
People can share their story about holidaying in the Northern Territory and have a chance to win $3000 worth of travel in the NT. The ‘Share Your Story’ competition calls on writers to put their Territory travels on paper and […]
March 22, 2006
Several times recently I’ve heard people talk about the disabled being a new market segment for tourism. A few weeks ago when I was in Gippsland (Eastern Vic) I met Ann Andrew who had given up her librarian’s job and […]
March 22, 2006
Poor road signs can be frustrating for tourists on a driving holiday, and it is a significant issue for tourism businesses right around Australia, particularly in regional areas. There can be a lot of confusion and emotion aroused over signing […]
March 21, 2006
This is one of the great collaborative efforts that you never seem to hear of in the daily news services. Last year after the devastating bushfires on South Australia’s Eyre peninsula, the National Bank announced it would cover the cost […]
March 20, 2006
NSW Rural Women’s Award to Wee Waa’s Kate Schwager Kate’s passion about rural communities and towns and their links to agriculture – as well as her contribution to the cotton industry as Women in Cotton’s publicity officer – has won […]
March 20, 2006
Is road signage an issue in your region? Poor road signs can be frustrating for tourists on a driving holiday, and it is a significant issue for tourism businesses right around Australia, particularly in regional areas. There can be a […]
March 15, 2006
“Chance of a Lifetime” for world class excitement Four young people between 10-14 years of age left Darwin yesterday for a wonderful opportunity to experience the hoo-haa that will be Melbourne and the Commonwealth Games over the next few weeks. […]
March 14, 2006
Queensland report on access for the disabled available soon After writing about Frog Gully Cottages – a start-up tourism business – and the care taken to make this accommodation ‘disabled friendly’, I discovered this morning that the Survey mentioned has […]
March 13, 2006
‘Lunch on Trestle – WILL be a unique dining experience! As usual at this glorious time of year there is heaps on everywhere, even in Victoria where there is stiff competition in the shape of the Comm.Games! Maree Wallace, West […]
March 11, 2006
Tourism for the disabled?regarded as a new niche tourism market. Several times recently I’ve heard people talk about the disabled being a new market segment for tourism. Why shouldn’t the disabled take holidays? In PWF Bulletin 45, we passed on […]
March 8, 2006
Does your town face a similar dilemma? Tony Gill, Director, Co-operative Development Services Ltd gives the business detail of how Kaniva – the last Victorian town before the SA border on the Western Hwy – saved their petrol station: In […]
March 6, 2006
Employee Buyouts guidebook revised & freely available Alan Greig from the not-for-profit Mercury Centre (PWF Bulletin 46 – Buyouts can preserve key community assets and facilities) has emailed us saying their revised guidebook can now be dowloaded from the Mercury […]