Tourism
June 29, 2005
‘Journeys to Authentic Australia’ featuring South Australia is a new 68 page Lonely Planet publication aiming to inspire young travellers from around the world. The full-colour guide traces a journey through South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory, highlighting […]
June 29, 2005
Jo Eady has recently won an award for ‘www.shopregional.com.au’, due to be launched in October 2005. She is General Manager of the Queensland based Rural Women in Business (RWIB)Global Learning Centre – www.rwib.com. She writes movingly to her RWIB members […]
June 29, 2005
Aiming to instil positive action and attitudes in children and young people, Bendigo, in central Victoria, is to be the first Australian host to this international training model. St Lukes’ Youth Services – Anglicare, is underwriting the project. Nicole Ellerton, […]
June 29, 2005
One of the hardest emotions for social change workers to handle is helplessness, experienced in the face some community situations, says social change activist Fran Peavey. They cannot come in and ‘save the day’ nor can they pretend they have […]
June 29, 2005
A Western Australian strategy to help Aboriginal people enter and pursue careers in the tourism industry has been released in Perth. It aims to develop commercially viable tourism ventures showcasing authentic Aboriginal culture and experiences. Tourism Minister Mark McGowan says […]
June 28, 2005
Australia’s reputation as daring, thrill seeking, adventurous holidaymakers was recently confirmed by a major international survey,the ‘MasterIndex of Travel’ conducted by MasterCard International. It found: 1)41% prefer destinations offering adventure and untamed encounters with nature;2)33% travel to learn more about […]
June 15, 2005
Australians have a strong core value of basic justice and fairness and on Sunday 19 June, World Refugee Day, rallies around the country will ask for permanent protection for all refugees and an end to mandatory detention. Rural Australians for […]
June 15, 2005
200 volunteers helped Casterton, birthplace of the Kelpie in the Wimmera (south-western Victoria) celebrate the 5th Annual Casterton Kelpie Festival over the Queen’s Birthday weekend. The Australian Kelpie Muster, incorporating the Casterton Kelpie Festival and Casterton Working Dog Auction is […]
June 15, 2005
‘Dodgy’ operators are costing legitimate hostels millions of dollars a year and are potentially damaging Australia as a safe, quality backpacker destination. The Australian Tourism Export Council (ATEC) welcomes the announcement that the NSW Government will establish a working group […]
June 14, 2005
The spontaneous sighting of wildlife in Tasmania’s natural environment is a treasured moment, so Tas. is planning to develop encounters such as, devils feeding, penguins and seal colonies. The approach taken in the new Tasmanian Wildlife Tourism Strategy is that […]
June 14, 2005
A $2-million blitz is part of the $9.4-million funding injection recently announced by Premier, Geoff Gallop, for a concerted worldwide campaign to make WA Australia’s premier tourism State. The combined cinema, subscription TV, internet, and free-to-air TV campaign is the […]
June 14, 2005
Project SCAN is a partnership between Tourism Snowy Mountains, Capital Country Tourism, Australian Capital Tourism and Tourism NSW. Each organisation is contributing financially with the aim of stimulating tourism throughout Canberra and the surrounding regions. Tim Fischer, Chairman of Tourism […]