Archive for March, 2005

New Kakadu tourism ideas could apply in many regional areas

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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

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Visitor Information Centre Kit (VICkit) released by the Sustainable Tourism CRC

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

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Tourism & Conservation Partnerships Expressions of Interest – closing date 6 April 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

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A request to the grassroots for untold women’s stories: a work in progress

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.

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Gippsland & the Australian Innovation Festival

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

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