Page 1327 - Week 04 - Thursday, 21 April 1994

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WITH REGARD TO THE COMMITTEES COMMENTS ON THE POTENTIAL FOR TOURISM EXPANSION, MY GOVT WILL BE EMPHASISING THE CONTINUATION OF THE TOURISM. COMMISSIONS CLOSE LINKS WITH THE NSW TOURISM COMMISSION AND THE REGIONAL SHIRES TO FACILITATE COORDINATED PROMOTION OF OUR TOURISM ATTRACTIONS AND FACILITIES.

SOME OF THE MATTERS REFERRED TO IN THE REPORT HAVE ALREADY BEEN INITIATED MY GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING

A REVIEW WHICH WILL EXAMINE THE LICENSING OF TOUR OPERATORS IN NAMADGI NATIONAL PARK. THIS IS DUE TO BE COMPLETED IN 1994, AS PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ECO-TOURISM POLICY FOR THE ACT;

THE CANBERRA WHATS ON EVENTS CALENDAR IS ALREADY BEING PRODUCED. THIS DRAWS TOGETHER DETAILS OF EVENTS; EXHIBITIONS, THEATRE AND ENTERTAINMENT DATES OF INTEREST TO OUR VISITORS AND RESIDENTS ALIKE;

WE. ARE CONTINUING OUR EFFORTS, THROUGH THE

COMMISSIONS SALES PROGRAM, TO HAVE TOURISM

. OPERATORS INCLUDE THE ACT ON VISITOR

AND WE ARE CONTINUING CONSULTATIONS WITH THE NSW

GO AND REGIONAL SHIRES TO UPGRADE SIGNAGE IN

THE REGION.

MY. GOVERNMENT HAS FUNDED THE ACT TOURISM COMMISSION TO ESTABLISH AN EVENTS UNIT TO FOSTER THE DEVELOPMENT OF EXISTING EVENTS, AND TO ATTRACT NEW EVENTS WITH THE POTENTIAL TO INCREASE TOURIST VISITATION TO THE ACT. WE HAVE MAINTAINED EVENTS FUNDING IN THIS YEARS BUDGET, AND CONFIDENTLY EXPECT CONTINUED GOOD RESULTS FROM OUR INVESTMENT IN MAKING CANBERRA AN ATTRACTIVE PLACE AS A VENUE FOR EVENTS ORGANISERS, AND FOR TOURIST VISITORS TO THOSE EVENTS.

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