Whitsundays receives $79,200 for tourism research
Published Wednesday, 14 November, 2007 at 10:59 AM
Minister for Tourism, Regional Development and Industry
The Honourable Desley Boyle
Tourism Whitsundays will receive a special grant of $79,200 to plan for new local tourism attractions.
Tourism Minister Desley Boyle and Parliamentary Secretary Jan Jarratt, who is also the Member for Whitsunday, announced the funding today.
“The idea of having a ship sunk off the Whitsundays for people to dive has been talked about for a while. And having a Marine Discovery Centre for people to visit and learn about local marine life is also a great idea,” Ms Jarratt said.
“I am pleased that Tourism Whitsundays will be able to use this funding to undertake feasibility studies into both projects.
“This is an exciting first step into what may become very important tourist attractions for the region.
“The funding will also be used to develop the Whitsundays Coast Regional Ecotourism Plan.
“This will involve an audit of tourism operations and will outline the way forward to grow ecotourism in the Whitsundays region.
“The Whitsundays is one of Australia’s most important tourism destinations with tourism visitation growing by more than 9 per cent over the past year.
“The Queensland Government – in partnership with industry – is dedicated to building a better Whitsundays tourism industry.”
Ms Boyle said the grant for Tourism Whitsundays was part of a $1 million funding boost to assist regional tourism organisations to implement the Bligh Government’s ten-year, $48 million Queensland Tourism Strategy.
“The Queensland Tourism Strategy is a key commitment to secure the economic, environmental and social sustainability of the State’s tourism industry,” Ms Boyle said.
“I congratulate Tourism Whitsundays on preparing a funding submission dedicated to developing new local tourism opportunities for operators.”
For more information on the Queensland Tourism Strategy visit www.qldtourismstrategy.com.au
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14 November 2007
Tourism Minister Desley Boyle and Parliamentary Secretary Jan Jarratt, who is also the Member for Whitsunday, announced the funding today.
“The idea of having a ship sunk off the Whitsundays for people to dive has been talked about for a while. And having a Marine Discovery Centre for people to visit and learn about local marine life is also a great idea,” Ms Jarratt said.
“I am pleased that Tourism Whitsundays will be able to use this funding to undertake feasibility studies into both projects.
“This is an exciting first step into what may become very important tourist attractions for the region.
“The funding will also be used to develop the Whitsundays Coast Regional Ecotourism Plan.
“This will involve an audit of tourism operations and will outline the way forward to grow ecotourism in the Whitsundays region.
“The Whitsundays is one of Australia’s most important tourism destinations with tourism visitation growing by more than 9 per cent over the past year.
“The Queensland Government – in partnership with industry – is dedicated to building a better Whitsundays tourism industry.”
Ms Boyle said the grant for Tourism Whitsundays was part of a $1 million funding boost to assist regional tourism organisations to implement the Bligh Government’s ten-year, $48 million Queensland Tourism Strategy.
“The Queensland Tourism Strategy is a key commitment to secure the economic, environmental and social sustainability of the State’s tourism industry,” Ms Boyle said.
“I congratulate Tourism Whitsundays on preparing a funding submission dedicated to developing new local tourism opportunities for operators.”
For more information on the Queensland Tourism Strategy visit www.qldtourismstrategy.com.au
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Media contact: 3224 2004
14 November 2007