Tourism
July 13, 2005
Encouraging large corporations operating in the Australian marketplace to show greater loyalty to Australian citizens is the aim of Richard Bovill, vegetable farmer and organiser of the Fair Dinkum Food Campaign which aims to make people aware of the need […]
July 12, 2005
Planet Ark is calling on schools, community groups and individuals to help it plant more than one million trees in one weekend – this year National Tree Day is July 31st and Schools’ Tree Day will take place on July […]
July 12, 2005
Sales of Territory Discoveries holiday packages have increased by 44.6% over the last twelve months, exceeding budget estimates by $1 million says Clare Martin, Chief Minister and Minister for Tourism. Average revenue per booking through the Alice Springs Call Centre […]
July 12, 2005
Every year around 50,000 people use the Murray to the Mountains Railtrail in Victoria’s NE. The fifth railtrail brochure, targetting both Australian and international visitors, is currently underway and is being designed to include:– where people can stay and eat;– […]
July 12, 2005
There is no limit to the images you can submit for a ‘montage’ at the Opening Ceremony of this year’s National General Assembly of Local Government. The organisers want to create a visual presentation that truly reflects Australian local government […]
July 12, 2005
Trainees in Swan Hill (vic) are working on fencing, machinery and tractor operations at NutriGreen, the farm that grows ingredients for the Nutrimetics cosmetic company. Funded under the Government’s Community Jobs Program, trainees from Victoria’s Horn of Africa community, which […]
July 12, 2005
More than 700 beautiful voices in some of Tassie’s most historic locations delighted visitors and locals in the first Festival of Voices over the week of July 4-10. Choirs from around the island and interstate took part in free and […]
July 12, 2005
In response to a ministerial direction that Neighbourhood Centres apply minimum fees to their courses the Gippsland Regional Neighbourhood House Group is writing a ‘Position Paper’, outlining the sector’s need to be exempt. The Paper will be sent by the […]
July 11, 2005
Applications for this ANZ Bank Program close 1 September 2005. Funding is available for Victorian projects with the following aims: 1) Enabling children with physical disabilities to gain access to mainstream community activities. 2)Providing access to work, education and mainstream […]
July 11, 2005
Carlos Teuffer, a young man with a marketing degree from Mexico and an Australian Environmental Management Masters, has recently arrived back in Sydney after three years as an Ecotourism Coordinator with a Non Government Organisation (NGO) committed to the conservation […]
June 29, 2005
In NE Vic, the Rutherglen community’s new tourism/e-commerce platform has had a huge 15 – 25% growth on each previous month since its launch in August 2004, according to delighted coordinator, Kerissa Heritage. Rutherglen, a charming former goldmining town, population […]
June 29, 2005
The last two legs of the Tom Quilty Cup were abandoned for the first time in 40 years after 50mm of rain in 24 hours made it unsafe for horses, riders and rescue vehicles in the rough terrain around Sheffield […]