Business Awards are held across the region to recognise and reward businesses for their business excellence. Please see the links to current award information. RACV Victorian Tourism Awards - Nominations open to 30 June 2018 Bass Coast Business Awards East Gippsland Business Awards LCBTA People's Choice Awards Gippsland Business Awards...
Goldsmith’s in the Forest is located in the Colquhoun Forest Lakes Entrance. Operated by Darilyn and Les Goldsmith you can immerse yourself in interpretive walks, native food tasting (from the bush) bird watching and animal tracking are all based on their 37 years experience on...
The Victoria Tourism Industry Council is pleased to announce that entry for the 2017 RACV Victorian Tourism Awards is now open. There has been a delay in opening this year while the Australian Tourism Industry Council (who manages the Tourism Awards nationally) has been busy...
Applications are now open to participate in the Ken Hore Tourism Mentoring Program for 2017/2018. The program now in its fourth year is a fabulous opportunity and has been well regarded by past participants. The purpose of the Ken Hore Tourism Mentoring Program is to honour the...
Meet Kim Kleinitz from the beautiful Jetty Road Retreat at Nungurner and the newly established Country House Retreat. Kim has been running a multi Victorian Award Winning business for the past 5 years and has some great tips to share with you. Put yourself in the customer’s...
The first in our series of four Gippsland Tourism Leader and Industry Forums for 2017 will be held at the Traralgon Vineyard on Tuesday 4 April 2017. Series 1 is hosted in partnership with the Latrobe City Council, Wellington Shire Council, Latrobe City Business Tourism Association...
Parks Victoria is seeking wider community and visitor views on the Pennicott Wildnerness Journey (PWJ) proposal for Wilsons Promontory Cruises. On 8 December 2016, PWJ submitted a proposal to Parks Victoria to operate boat tours from Norman Bay, Tidal River at Wilsons Promontory National Park. PWJ propose to...
Frog Gully Cottages - Ann & Dallas Andrew We would like to thank Ann for her contribution to the Gippsland Tourism Industry for the past 10 years as a member of the Destination Gippsland Industry Development Committee. We wish her well in her future...
Special VTIC Membership offer Victoria Tourism Industry Council (VTIC) is the peak body for Victoria’s tourism and events industry. Destination Gippsland works collaboratively with VTIC to drive positive tourism outcomes for the the Gippsland Region and the State as a whole. In recognition of the great...
Destination Gippsland’s role is to inspire, influence and lead positive tourism outcomes through partnerships across Gippsland. We would like to learn from our industry and government partners on what we can improve for the future. We are inviting all stakeholders to participate in a 10 minute...
There are a range of funding streams available to community groups, organisations and small business. To further explore your eligibility please see the following details. Regional Events Fund Expressions of Interest are open for Visit Victoria's $20 million Regional Events Fund. The fund is designed to support...
Earlier this year, Transport Safety Victoria (TSV) held a discussion session at Lakes Entrance for commercial businesses who hire or run kayak, canoe or SUP activities. This is one of several discussion sessions being held around Victoria. Transport Safety Victoria TSV are the State Government...
This blog by Evan Le Page has some good advice and useful tools. Photo credit Biznology....
We will be hosting a series of four Gippsland Tourism Leaders and Industry Forums across Gippsland in 2017. The Forums will provide an opportunity for a greater number of operators and industry leaders to engage with Destination Gippsland and receive updates on relevant policy issues affecting...
Destination Gippsland, East Gippsland Shire Council and Business & Tourism East Gippsland will be hosting an Eco Tourism Networking meeting following the East Gippsland Tourism Forum at the Central Motel/Hotel in Lakes Entrance on 21 November 2016 from 2.00pm until 3.00pm. The Networking Meeting is open...
Survey Feedback Thank you for participating in the RACV Gippsland Tourism Conference 2016. We hoped you enjoyed the days you spent with us at Lardner Park, Walhalla and our dinner at Wild Dog Winery. We value your feedback and would ask you to please fill in the survey...
The RACV Gippsland Tourism Conference 2016 is being hosted in the Baw Baw Shire at Lardner Park on Tuesday 13 September and at Walhalla on Wednesday 14 September 2016. It is supported by the RACV Inverloch Resort, Baw Baw Shire Council, Walhalla & Mountain Rivers Tourism Association,...
Tourism Tribe is offering a SPECIAL 25% DISCOUNT for Gippsland Tourism businesses renewing a membership for the following 12 months. This can be applied to any level of membership. Take advantage of this wonderful resource and rejoin by logging onto www.tourismtribe.com/join Select the membership of your choice and...
Visit Victoria has announced new guidelines for the Regional events fund. To access the information please follow the link. https://visitvictoria.smartygrants.com.au/regionaleventsfund For other grant opportunities please log onto our grants page. http://destinationgippsland.com.au/industry-development/grants/ Vic Arts Grants have also been released for August 2016 Here are some tips in assisting you to make a grant application. Do your...
GUIDELINES AND SELECTION CRITERIA 2016 - 2017 Purpose The purpose of the Ken Hore Tourism Mentoring Program (known as the ‘Mentoring Program) is to honour the contribution made by Ken Hore to the Gippsland and Phillip Island tourism industry. It will do so by providing an...
