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- Stott Despoja, Sen Natasha
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Senator Mackay
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Sport and Tourism, upon notice, on 19 January 2000:
With reference to the Regional Tourism Program:
(1) What was the total amount of funding provided for the program, the period over which it was paid and disbursement to date.
(2) What was the purpose of the Program.
(3) Can details be provided of all projects implemented and funding assistance provided to community organisations/groups/the private sector under the above program from 1996 to date.
(4) What are the names of the community organisations/groups/private sector groups that have received funding under this program, their addresses and the electorates they are located in.
(5) Can details be provided of the person/organisations/group that announced each project/funding assistance given under this program, and the date of the announcement.
(6) Can details be provided of the approval process for each project/funding assistance given under this program, the number of applications, the names of the applicants, the names of the successful applicants, and the name of the person/committee/group who selected the successful applicants.
Senator Minchin (Minister for Industry, Science and Resources)
—The Minister representing the Minister for Sport and Tourism has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:
(1) Funding for the Regional Tourism Program is $8 million over the four years from 1998/99 to 2001/02. The 1999 Budget provided for an additional $8 million over 4 years for the Program from 1999/00 to 2002/03. Of this there is a commitment to $2 million over 2 years for the Regional Online Tourism Program. Disbursement to date for the Program is $2.3 million.
(2) The objective of the Regional Tourism Program is to boost the capacity of businesses and organisations to deliver higher quality tourism attractions, products and services in regional Australia. The objective of the Regional Online Tourism Program is to develop geographically based regional tourism websites which cover a range of tourism products and services in regional areas.
(3) A list of the successful proponents is at Attachment A.
(4) A list of the successful proponents, their addresses and their electorates is at Attachment A.
(5) The successful projects were announced by the Minister for Sport and Tourism. The announcement dates were as follows:
19 February 1999 - National Accreditation Scheme
29 April 1999 - Queensland
4 May 1999 - South Australia, Western Australia, Northern Territory
13 May 1999 - New South Wales
28 May 1999 - Victoria, Tasmania
14 December 1999 - Bass Strait Transport Study
Product Development Grants were announced on 30 June 1999 by the Department of Industry, Science and Resources and the Centre for Regional Tourism Research.
The following projects were announced by the Prime Minister:
8 September 1998 - Tamar River Festival
8 September 1998 - Inveresk Wood Chopping Stadium
8 September 1998 - Strategy for Development of Tourism Icon Project Burnie
30 September 1998 - Gum San Chinese Pagoda Complex.
No announcement was made for the TCA Domestic Campaign Project.
(6) The approval process involves assessment by the Sport and Tourism Division of the Department of Industry, Science and Resources. Projects are rated against the approved guidelines available to all proponents. The final decision is made by a senior official within the Department.
The following projects were election commitments, Tamar River Festival, Inveresk Wood Chopping Stadium, Strategy for Development of a Tourism Icon Project Burnie and Gum San Chinese Pagoda Complex. The Tourism Council Australia Domestic Campaign Project, National Accreditation Scheme and the Bass Strait Transport Study were Government priorities.
There have been a total of 1273 proposals under the RTP, including 514 under Round 1, 642 under Round 2 and 117 under the Regional Online Tourism Program. The names of the applicants are commercial in confidence, the names of the successful applicants are in Attachment A.
ATTACHMENT A
Proponent | Project | Address | Electorate | Amount |
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Adelaide Hills Tourism | Adelaide Hills Information Services Network | 85 Mount Barker Road STIRLING SA 5152 | Wakefield/ Mayo | $20 000 |
Cabonne Council | Age of Fishes Museum - Stage 2 | PO Box 17 MOLONG NSW 2866 | Calare | $100 000 |
Cairns Regional Economic Development Corporation | New Horizons in Tourism - Industry Clustering | 38 Grafton Street CAIRNS QLD 4870 | Leichhardt | $25 000 |
Department of Environment, Heritage and Aboriginal Affairs | Rocky River Platypus Waterholes | Level 7 Chesser House 91-97 Grenfell St ADELAIDE SA 5000 | Barker | $100 000 |
Echuca-Moama and District Tourism Assoc Inc. | Port of Echuca Sound and Light Show | 2 Heygarth Street ECHUCA VIC 3564 | Murray | $25 000 |
Eden Local Aboriginal Land Council | Moneroo Bobberra Keeping Place | 11 Chandos Street EDEN NSW 2551 | Eden-Monaro | $100 000 |
Flinders Island Tourism Association Inc. | Flinders Island Integrated Visitor Information System | PO Box 143 Whitemark FLINDERS ISLAND TAS 7255 | Bass | $30 000 |
Indigo Shire Council | Victorian Wine Interpretation Centre | Ford Street BEECHWORTH VIC 3747 | Indi | $100 000 |
Katherine Region Tourist Association | Katherine Visitor Information Centre upgrade | Cnr. Stuart Hwy & Lindsay Street KATHERINE NT 0850 | Northern Territory | $35 000 |
Kimberley Land Council | Mimbi Caves | Loch Street DERBY WA 6728 | Kalgoorlie | $70 000 |
Lonely Planet Publications | Guide to Aboriginal Australia and the Torres Strait Islands | 192C Burwood Road HAWTHORN VIC 3122 | National | $100 000 |
Marine and Freshwater Resources Institute | Marine Discovery Centre | Weeroona Parade QUEENSCLIFF VIC 3225 | Corangamite | $80 000 |
Mid West Development Commission | Batavia Coast Interpretive Centre | 244 Marine Terrace GERALDTON WA 6530 | O'Connor | $100 000 |
Mount Tomah Botanic Garden | Mount Tomah Indigenous Ecotour | Bells Line of Road MT TOMAH NSW 2758 | Macquarie | $32 000 |
Phillip Island Promontory Country Tourism Inc. | Regional Tourism Economic Impact Study | 76 McBride Avenue WONTHAGGI VIC 3995 | Gippsland | $50 000 |
Queensland Department of Natural Resources | Clohesy River Fig Tree Interpretation & Boardwalk | 83 Main Street ATHERTON QLD 4883 | Leichhardt/Kennedy | $51 000 |
Queensland University of Technology/RMIT University | Ecotour Guide Training Video | National | $89 000 | |
Savannah Guides Ltd | Expansion of the Savannah Guides | 57 McLeod Street CAIRNS QLD 4870 | Leichhardt/Kennedy | $32 000 |
South Australian Tourism Commission | Tourism Product Audits to enhance Tourism opportunities for People with Disabilities | 178 North Terrace ADELAIDE SA 5000 | Adelaide | $50 000 |
Tourism Tasmania | Yield Management for Attraction and Tour Operators | 110 Collins Street HOBART TAS 7000 | Denison | $23 000 |
Tourism Training Australia | Foreign Language & Cross Cultural Skills | Level 4, 64 Clarence Street SYDNEY NSW 2000 | Sydney | $80 000 |
Tourism Training NSW | Regional Tourism Business Skills Development | Level 6, 1 Chandos Street ST LEONDARDS NSW 2065 | North Sydney | $75 150 |
Wet Tropics Management Authority | Barron Gorge Interpretation | 12-15 Lake Street CAIRNS QLD 4870 | Leichhardt | $90 000 |
The Royal Launceston Show | Inveresk Wood Chopping Stadium | Invermay RoadINVERESK TAS 7248 | Bass | $60 000 |
Burnie City Council | Tourism Icon Strategy | PO Box 973BURNIE TAS 7320 | Braddon | $50 000 |
Northern Tasmanian Regional Development Board Ltd | Tamar River Festival | PO Box 603LAUNCESTON TAS 7250 | Bass | $140 000 |
Western Australian Tourism Commission | World best practice for wilderness lodge and safari camp developments | GPO Box 2261 PERTH WA 6001 | Perth | $20 000 |
Bramley Tourism Analysis | The use of cultural resources as a catalyst to stimulate regional tourism product development | PO Box 964INDOOROOPILLY TARINGA QLD 4068 | Ryan | $18 000 |
Tourism Tasmania | Partnerships and natural attractions: The innovative use of natural attractions to create jobs for regional economics | GPO Box 399 HOBART TAS 7001 | Denison | $15 000 |
Country Victoria Tourism Council | Identify critical success factors for establishment of tourism routes | PO Box 181 MELBOURNE VIC 8003 | Melbourne | $16 500 |
Tourism Tropical North Queensland | World best practice in `nature based tourism lodges', their design, their operation and alternative power solutions | PO Box 42F CAIRNS QLD 4870 | Leichhardt | $18 000 |
Geelong Otway Tourism | Best practice interaction of public and private sectors in the development of long distance walking trails and their associated infrastructure | 'Kangaroobie' Great Ocean Road PRINCETOWN VIC 3269 | Wannon/ Corangamite | $15 000 |
Tourism NSW | The development of regional tourism through the research and communication of world's best practice in sustainable destination branding | GPO Box 7050 SYDNEY NSW 2001 | Sydney | $15 000 |
North Star Holiday Resort | To collate benchmark strategies from USA highest rated caravan parks | HASTINGS POINT NSW 2489 | Richmond | $7 500 |
Fergusson's Winery | Best practice wine and food tourism | Wills Road YARRA GLEN VIC 3775 | McEwen | $17 500 |
Barton Cottage | International best practice models for delivery of tourism products and services to visually impaired people | PO Box 72 BATTERY POINT TAS 7004 | Denison | $17 500 |
Touism Council of Australia | Tourism Council Australia domestic campaign project | Level 17/ 100 William St, WOOLLOOMOOLOO, 2011 | Sydney | $50 000 |
Ararat Rural City Council | Gum San Chinese Pagoda Complex | PO Box 246, ARARAT, VIC 3377 | Wannon | $200 000 |
Tourism Council Australia | National Accreditation Scheme | Level 17/ 100 William St, WOOLLOOMOOLOO, 2011 | Sydney | $173 000 |
Finances committed but not yet paid
Tourism Council Australia (Tasmania) | Bass Strait Transport Study | 16 Davey St HOBART 7000 | Denison | $200 000 |
Tourism Council Australia | National Accreditation Scheme | Level 17/ 100 William St, WOOLLOOMOOLOO, 2011 | Sydney | $127 000 |