Tourism
March 23, 2005
Kakadu’s new management plan aims to create job opportunities for young indigenous people wanting to work on their country, says the new Chairman of the Board, Jonathon Nadji. The traditional owners will look to Governments for help in gaining business […]
March 23, 2005
VICkit is the first research kit of its kind for Visitor Information Centre (VICs) to evaluate their contribution to tourism yield in their region. The VICkit helps to identify the VIC’s role in changing visitor behaviour by increasing length of […]
March 23, 2005
The Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources is calling the second round of the Tourism and Conservation Partnerships funding. This is seed funding to encourage the development of business planning and feasibility studies that increase nature-based tourism and also increase […]
March 23, 2005
Mary Rummery lives in the Macedon Ranges in Victoria. She is currently a full time parent with two girls Emma (six) and Beth (three). Prior to leaving the paid workforce, Mary worked in Secondary Education as an Outdoor Education Teacher. […]
March 23, 2005
The Gippsland Innovation Festival, as part of the Australia-wide Innovation Festival, will celebrate the best in science, technology and manufacturing as well as in specific fields such as nurturing our young and the strong development of regional communities, the arts […]
March 23, 2005
The Australian networking association for professional tour guides is keen for people to know about their role in our tourism industry. Most Tour Guides work on a free-lance basis, though there are some small tour guide businesses. Important attributes for […]
March 23, 2005
There are skills shortages yet we hear skilled people are unable to get jobs – what is the reality? Mike Keating, former head of the PM’s Dept, says there is a mismatch between the skills needed in the workplace and […]
March 23, 2005
As of March 2004, there were 1,798 wineries in Australia, with 78% having cellar doors, 29% offering an on-site restaurant or light meals and 11% providing on-site accommodation. Commenting on a new report ‘A Profile of Wine Visitors in Australia […]
March 9, 2005
Research shows 21% of Melburnians would consider moving to the country if conditions were right. On this basis Regional Development Victoria has allocated $2.85 million over three years to a marketing campaign aimed at attracting people to live, work and […]
March 9, 2005
There are millions of volunteers working for the Australian environment, Coastcarers, friends groups and Landcare members. Many community groups had been asking the Myer Foundation to help care for and protect their waterways. At a series of forums attended by […]
March 9, 2005
The Alpine School, a centre for training young leaders, selects teams of 4-6 Year 9s from 8 schools in both metropolitan and country areas. The School is on the outskirts of the picturesque Dinner Plain Village – not far from […]
March 9, 2005
“Tourism jobs can be fun, social and exciting – and who better to do these jobs than friendly, laid back Territorians?” asked Chief Minister Clare Martin recently as she launched a $57,000 ‘Tourism in Schools Program’ to run till September […]