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Importers close door on overseas online stores

May 11th, 2012

From The Age:

AUSTRALIAN consumers will be forced to pay substantially more for their favourite fashion brands as a growing number of local importers reach agreements with international brands to stop selling their clothes to Australians on overseas websites or to lift their web prices.

While this will be welcome news to the country’s struggling retailers, it means shoppers will no longer be able to save up to 50 per cent by buying labels from overseas.

The distributors, who typically have exclusive wholesale rights to some international brands in Australia, say they have no choice while the government refuses to lower the $1000 GST-free threshold for imported goods.

Click here to read the full article on The Age website.

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Victorian Government supports cycling tours in regional Victoria

May 10th, 2012

From the Tourism Victoria website:

Regional Victoria is set to benefit from a boost to the local tourism industry with the Victorian Coalition Government’s announcement of $25,000 to support three cycling tours under Tourism Victoria’s Events Program.

Minister for Tourism and Major Events Louise Asher said the Coalition Government’s support would be used to promote the cycling tour events nationally through metro and regional newspapers, cycling websites and the CycleSport Victoria handbook.

The Tour of Gippsland, Tour of the Murray River and the inaugural Tour of the Great South Coast will attract both interstate and international cyclists to Victoria along with large support crews.

Click here to read the full article on the Tourism Victoria website.

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Celtic celebration receives funding boost

May 10th, 2012

From the Tourism Victoria website:

Minister for Tourism and Major Events Louise Asher announced $52,500 in Victorian Coalition Government funding for the 2012 National Celtic Festival.

Held on the Bellarine Peninsula over the Queen’s Birthday long weekend in June, the National Celtic Festival is a celebration of Celtic culture and combines arts and cultural activities with local heritage experiences.

“Funding from Tourism Victoria’s Events Program will be used to promote the event in Melbourne and interstate markets, and funding from Regional Development Victoria’s Putting Locals First Program will support the event’s economic and potential job creation impacts,” Ms Asher said.

Click here to read the full article on the Tourism Victoria website.

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Festival funding is music to Mildura’s ears

May 10th, 2012

From the Tourism Victoria website:

The 2012 Mildura Country Music Festival has received funding to the tune of $27,500 from the Victorian Coalition Government to promote the annual celebration of independent country music.

Minister for Tourism and Major Events Louise Asher said the Coalition Government’s support under Tourism Victoria’s Flood Recovery Events Program demonstrated the government’s ongoing support of regions affected by the floods in 2011.

Now in its 26th year, the Festival attracts country music lovers from all over Australia to the banks of the Murray for 10 days of country music entertainment and local Mildura hospitality.

Click here to read the full article on the Tourism Victoria website.

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MasterChef launches in Melbourne for the first time

May 10th, 2012

From the Tourism Victoria website:

This Sunday, Channel Ten ratings juggernaut MasterChef will launch its fourth series in Melbourne as part of a new partnership with the Victorian Coalition Government through Tourism.

Minister for Tourism and Major Events, Louise Asher said that television programs such as MasterChef are an excellent way to reinforce Victoria’s reputation as one of Australia’s leading food and wine destinations.

Victoria will play host to the first week of the new MasterChef series, with challenges taking place in the Royal Exhibition Building and the South Melbourne Market in Melbourne.

Regional Victoria is also set to receive greater exposure on the show with the top 50 contestants from around the country undertaking challenges set in Red Hill area in the Mornington Peninsula, Lake House in Daylesford and Montsalvat in the Yarra Valley.

Click here to read the full article on the Tourism Victoria website.

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Melbourne wins the right to host Harvard World Model United Nations Conference in 2013

May 10th, 2012

From the State Government website:

Minister for Tourism and Major Events Louise Asher today announced that the Harvard World Model United Nations Conference 2013 (WorldMUN), one of the world’s largest student-led international meetings, will be held in Melbourne next year.

Ms Asher said Melbourne fended off competition from Spain, France and Turkey to host the event, which was expected to bring approximately 1700 delegates from around the world to Melbourne.

“This is a coup for Victoria and is expected to generate $8.6 million for the state economy,” Ms Asher said.

“International education is Victoria’s largest export industry. More than 160,000 international students from 165 countries were enrolled in Victorian education institutions by the end of 2011, with the sector injecting $4.8 billion into the state’s economy each year and creating an estimated 50,000 jobs for Victorians.”

Founded in 1991 by Harvard University, WorldMUN is the largest and most diverse university conference of its kind outside North America. With delegates from more than 65 countries, WorldMUN offers an unparalleled opportunity for youth leaders to engage in cultural exchange and compete at the highest international levels of Model United Nations (UN).

Click here to read the media release on the Premier of Victoria website.

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Changes to Victorian Vocational Education and Training

May 9th, 2012

As part of the Victorian State Budget, the state government recently announced changes to the Vocational Education and Training system, in particular with fees and funding, improving quality and industry engagement.

Below are copies of relevant documents for your perusal:

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SIT07 Tourism, Hospitality & Events Training Package Update

April 30th, 2012

Quick Update!

Tourism – SIT07 V3 Endorsed

  • Service Skills Australia have just been informed that the NSSC endorsed SIT07 Tourism, Hospitality and Events Training Package Version 3 at their 20 April meeting.
  • SIT07 Version 3 renames the Certificate III in Tourism (Retail Travel Sales) to Certificate III in Travel. The Packaging rules and outcome of the qualification remain unchanged.
  • The SSA team are currently uploading SIT07 Version 3 onto www.training.gov.au. SIT07 Version 3 should be available on www.training.gov.au later this week. In the meantime, you can download a draft of SIT07 Version 3 from the Tourism, Hospitality and Events Training Package project webpage.

Hospitality – Validation Draft feedback closed

  • Feedback on the Validation Draft closed last Friday, 27 April.
  • Service Skills Australia is currently working through the feedback. For areas of contention, Service Skills Australia will be seeking direction and decision from the Tourism and Hospitality IAC.

Events – Scoping Paper and Draft One released, Consultation on Draft One opened

  • The Events Scoping Paper and Draft One was released on the project website today. The Online Feedback Register for Events Draft One will be activated tomorrow.
  • You can download the Scoping Paper, Draft One and accompanying Review Guide from the project website.
  • Feedback on Draft One is open until Friday 18 May.

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Tourism Australia research and eBook

April 30th, 2012

From the Tourism Victoria website:

Tourism Australia recently released new marketing and research tools that are now available on their website, including:
The Working with Tourism Australia eBook that explains how industry can get involved with Tourism Australia’s marketing activities, resources and programs such as activities from trade shows, PR, social media and research.
The Quarterly Market Update report that outlines the latest key facts, figures and updates of international tourism in Australia.
2020 China building the foundations – knowing the customer consumer research report provides key insights into the Chinese consumer, their purchasing intentions and desire for experiencing travel.

Tourism Australia recently released new marketing and research tools that are now available on their website, including:

  • The Working with Tourism Australia eBook that explains how industry can get involved with Tourism Australia’s marketing activities, resources and programs such as activities from trade shows, PR, social media and research.
  • The Quarterly Market Update report that outlines the latest key facts, figures and updates of international tourism in Australia.
  • 2020 China building the foundations – knowing the customer consumer research report provides key insights into the Chinese consumer, their purchasing intentions and desire for experiencing travel.

Click here to read more news items on the Tourism Victoria website.

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International and National Visitor surveys show strong growth

April 30th, 2012

From the Tourism Victoria:

Despite the ongoing challenges of a strong Australian dollar and more Australians travelling overseas, the latest figures show Victoria’s tourism industry continues to perform positively from both a national and international perspective.
For the year ending December 2011, Melbourne recorded its highest number of international overnight visitors and expenditure, with strong growth also occurring in regional Victoria, including an impressive 17 per cent increase in expenditure compared to 2010.
On the national front, domestic overnight visitors to Victoria increased by 7.2 per cent to reach 16.9 million, which outperformed the national average increase of 3.5 per cent. In addition, regional Victoria experienced strong growth in overnight expenditure, increasing by 6.5 per cent to $4.2 billion.

Despite the ongoing challenges of a strong Australian dollar and more Australians travelling overseas, the latest figures show Victoria’s tourism industry continues to perform positively from both a national and international perspective.

For the year ending December 2011, Melbourne recorded its highest number of international overnight visitors and expenditure, with strong growth also occurring in regional Victoria, including an impressive 17 per cent increase in expenditure compared to 2010.

On the national front, domestic overnight visitors to Victoria increased by 7.2 per cent to reach 16.9 million, which outperformed the national average increase of 3.5 per cent. In addition, regional Victoria experienced strong growth in overnight expenditure, increasing by 6.5 per cent to $4.2 billion.

Click here for more news items on the Tourism Victoria website.

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