November
November 19, 2004
I noticed this in the Tourism-Talk e-newsletter then Wendy Rhodes (Heyfield Wetlands Centre) provided a firsthand run-down on what’s been happening in her patch! Alison and Charles Burke who set up their own farm business in Qld provided the real […]
November 19, 2004
Comments from Jane Bennett – Ashgrove Cheese Tasmania – in response to a request for advice on an arts co-operative/tourism project. Gill Heal Project Coordinator with Wonthaggi’s Creatively Connecting Communities project in Wonthaggi organised a recent seminar where Jane Bennett […]
November 19, 2004
Over the last year Victoria has had 17.9 million domestic visitors (24% of the market) both into and within the state and they have spent over $7.1 billion here. Tourism Vic has actively promoted regional destinations in the March quarter […]
November 19, 2004
For communities interested in Farmers’ Markets the following research findings may be of some value: (i) The majority of visitors earn between $40 -49,000 pa (ii) 40.8% of visitors to markets were tourists, the rest are locals (iii) Of the […]
November 19, 2004
The new Ghan link to Darwin has seen tourism rebound after depressed visitor numbers due to a string of disasters including the war on terrorism, SARS, the Ansett collapse and Singapore and Malaysian Airlines pulling out. Regarded as something of […]
November 19, 2004
I once heard a NAIDOC organizer say it was hard to remember what the letters stand for so it is sensible of the National Gallery of Victoria to prompt readers with ‘National Aboriginal Islander Day Observance Committee’ in brackets in […]
November 19, 2004
Pigs Will Fly is about grassroots collaboration and getting results for grassroots effort – you’ve heard it all before! Back in Bulletin 6, I passed on what, to me, are 6 essential ingredients for collaboration and this last week success […]
November 19, 2004
Just how do we communicate with others in our community? and how, apart from the ballot box, do grassroots people actually communicate with government? Although journalists talk of their right to keep the public informed, grassroots info is rarely sufficiently […]
November 19, 2004
‘Wage share’ the percentage of national income that gets paid out in wages has been flat or declining across the developed world for the past two decades according to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The new labor […]
November 19, 2004
Frustration with a system where grassroots groups ‘reinvent the wheel’ and, inevitably, waste scarce resources, often surfaces when community workers get round a table. This fragmented system of hardworking community people, from both public and private sectors, does not make […]
November 19, 2004
‘Hiking Plus’ is a gourmet hiking adventure through the spectacular pristine wilderness of Wilson’s Promontory National Park. It is a wonderful, ‘reviving’ escape from day to day pressures say Mary Bond and Robert O’Sullivan about their four and a half […]
November 19, 2004
Here is a Conservation Partnership initiative I saw in the ATC Newsletter, May 13th – it may be of interest to some! You can check it out at www.atc.australia.com/eweekly.asp ‘Expressions of Interest for funding under the Tourism and Conservation Partnership […]