Meet the Boss…..All of Industry Networking Dinner

Don’t miss  your chance to meet and hear special guest speaker, Peter Bingeman, the recently appointed CEO of Visit Victoria, at an All of Industry Networking Dinner at Brown Brothers’ Patricia’s Table on Wednesday 12 April.  This will be a great opportunity to network with other business operators across the region and to hear the…

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Get Familiar!

As part of the Wander Victoria campaign, TNE has worked with Visit Victoria to create itineraries for visiting journalists and photographers from The Urban List and Broadsheet, both influential lifestyle leader publications. To date these have included: The Urban List, Winter 2016 Here’s why you need to plan a snow getaway this winter The Urban…

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Bumper Harvest

In its fifth year in 2017, High Country Harvest has grown to become one of the State’s key regional festivals with a record 53 free and ticketed events in a program curated by Tourism North East and held region-wide from 5 to 21 May. TNE has been successful in securing $75k of grant funding for…

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New Ride High Country Campaign Hits Home Run

TNE successfully launched the new Ride High Country brand and website in January, effectively unifying the region’s extensive cycle tourism offering. This new brand has been taken to market by a dynamic and integrated campaign that highlights the region’s strengths across its mountain bike, rail trail and road cycling offering. This includes the use of…

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Ride the Cycling Boom!

Two initiatives – the Cycle Friendly Business Program and the new Ride High Country Preferred Business Program – are now available to help business operators benefit from the current boom in cycle tourism. More than 100,000 annual visitors to North East Victoria cycle, contributing nearly $50 million to the regional economy. Both the Cycle Friendly…

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Alert for Business Operators

High Country businesses should be on the alert to emails from a Queensland-based company, Victoria Tourism, recently prosecuted and fined for sending unsolicited invoices to operators for tourism business listings on their site. The company’s listings are completely unconnected to ATDW listings linked to Tourism Australia, Visit Victoria, Victoria’s High Country and Destination sites, but…

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Food and Wine Guide New Edition

Victoria’s High Country 2017/18 Food & Wine guide is set to go, offering a comprehensive guide to the rich array of food, wine, craft beer and spirits experiences available across the region. The new Food & Wine Guide is used to both inspire food and wine lovers to visit the High Country, and also piece…

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Building Better Regions Funding

The $297.7 million Building Better Regions Fund (BBRF) supports the Australian Government’s commitment to create jobs, drive economic growth and build stronger regional communities into the future. The program will fund projects in regional Australia. A mapping tool is available to assist applicants determine the eligibility of their project location. There are two streams of…

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TNE Launches New Cycle Site Brand

The new Ride High Country site, ridehighcountry.com.au, will inspire riders to travel to the High Country and also provide detailed information for seamless trip planning with suggested cycling routes, comprehensive trail mapping, cycle friendly accommodation options, transport providers, bike hire and cycle touring companies.This will ensure that all of their cycle tourism needs are catered…

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Upcoming Industry Development Sessions

Industry and product development is a key focus of TNE. This work entails working with businesses within the region to enhance their current tourism experience, and also diversify their offering to meet current and emerging product demand. To this effect, TNE has several sessions coming up over the next few weeks for regional businesses that…

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