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TasGuide is a comprehensive gig guide to what's on at Tasmania's bars, restaurants and events. Plan your next Tasmanian adventure with the Eat, Play, Stay guide on the website. → Read More
Located midway between Hobart and Launceston and only 5 minutes from Oatlands, Bowhill Grange is the perfect base to explore Tasmania's southern midlands and beyond. Comprising of colonial farm buildings built in 1854, Bowhill Grange offers two beautifully refurbished cottages only an hour's drive from Hobart. → Read More
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NEWS FROM SOUTHERN TASMANIA
Mona Foma 2024
Hobart: 15–25 February.
Launceston: 2 March
Mona’s summer festival of art, music and other stuff is back again. Spread over three weekends across lutruwita / Tasmania in February–March, there’ll be plenty of art, music, food and other fun things, including: big-name musical acts (Queens of the Stone Age, Mogwai, Courtney Barnett, Shonen Knife); a seventy-foot yacht / ecological performance space; an Indian cultural summit; and a whole lot more!
Share the Mona Foma love! Window decals are back and brighter than ever! Perfect to display in your business front window or elevator, these can be collected from the DST office.
The Kiln Eatery is teaming up with Pagan Cider for a special cider pairing dinner on 24th February at 6.30pm. Why not eat, drink and stay with a special package at Clifton Homestead. Tickets are limited and bookings are essential.
230 delegates will descend upon Hobart for the 34th Annual Council for Australasian Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE) Conference. Held held at The Hedberg, Hobart, from 6-9 February 2024, CAUTHE is the largest and most prestigious academic conference for hospitality, tourism and events in Australasia.
Aquila Eco Retreat has sprung into 2024 with some exciting additions. The new communal guest area "Flame Space", features a fire pit, wood-fired sauna and barbeque with stunning views across the Coal River Valley!
Tasmanian Wild Seafood Adventureshave been named as a finalist in the national Grey Nomad Awards for their Deep to Dish experience. Shortlisted for the 2023 Best Foodie Experience, winners will be announced at a gala dinner celebration in Queensland on Friday 8 March. → Read More
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Tourism Tasmania’s Off Season winter program will be the biggest ever investment in winter, aimed at positioning Tasmania as a must-do winter experience.
Launching in April 2024, the Off Season campaign shows mainlanders that Tasmania has unique winter experiences like nowhere else. The campaign aims to reduce the effect of seasonality and drive winter visitation by encouraging Australians to book a winter holiday with a difference.
All tourism operators in Tasmania can submit an Off Season offer by 31 March, regardless of whether you have participated in the Offers Support Program. You can submit up to three offers for consideration that are bookable during the period 7th April to 31st August 2024.
Save The Date: Tourism Tasmania will be travelling around the state in March to provide an update on the Off Season marketing campaign.
30 Southern operators have already signed up to benefit from:
Cost savings
Increased efficiencies
Better staff retention
Enhanced business reputation
The TICT is still accepting applications to its FREE Emissions Reduction Initiative. Supported by the Tasmanian Government, this free business support program will help you to calculate your business emissions, develop a plan to reduce those emissions, and - for those business that are further ahead in their sustainability journey– to begin carbon accounting.
Wednesday 6 March |12.30-3.30pm | Crowne Plaza Hobart
This sell-out annual event coincides with International Women’s Day 2024 and aims to celebrate, honour, and challenge the role of Tasmanian women in tourism. → Book Tickets
Save the date: TICT’s Positive Impact Tourism Workshop
March 18 – 20, 2024
Off the back of the Tourism Industry Council Tasmania (TICT)’s launch of its Emission Reduction program, the TICT is holding a series of one-day workshops across the state focused on how to practically apply sustainability knowledge to everyday operations – and reduce overheads at the same time!
This FREE bespoke workshop program, curated specifically for Tasmanian tourism operators using local case studies. Details to be announced in the coming weeks by the TICT via their website (www.tict.com.au), e-newsletter and social media channels.
Food Safety Supervisor Training
Effective from 8th December 2023, all licensed food businesses in Tasmania must now have a designated Food Safety Supervisor (FSS) who has obtained this qualification within the past 5 years. It is strongly recommended that a business should nominate a Primary and a Secondary FSS. This new online, self-paced course will help ensure your teams are compliant as we head into the busy holiday period.
Southern Tasmania has an incredible line-up of markets and events over the coming month. These events drive strong visitation from local and interstate markets, so to help you get a piece of the action, here's a summary of what's on:
A total of $1 million will be made available under Round 1 (2023-24) of the Grants Scheme through two Programs:
Conservation Program: Small grants of $5,000 to $20,000 to support state-registered property owners to undertake small but significant, heritage conservation and restoration activities.
Activation Program: Large grants of $20,000 to $200,000 to support heritage property owners, skills development organisations and the community to activate heritage places.
Event Marketing Tasmania – Winter 2024 Edition
The Tasmanian Government has committed $100,000 to support event marketing activity for events held in Tasmania from April to September 2024. Eligible applicants can apply for a grant between $5,000 and $10,000, specifically designated to their interstate marketing activities that target visitors from outside Tasmania. The grant program will open on Tuesday, 13 February at 2:00 pm.
Through the support of the Tasmanian Government, the TICT is supporting tourism businesses in reducing their emissions by matching eligible tourism operators with one of two programs over 2023 and 2024.
Successful applicants will receive a grant of between $1,000 and $1,500 to obtain financial or business guidance services from a suitably qualified specialist/consultant.
Touring grants of up to $20,000 are available to eligible organisers of auto, motorbike, cycle or walking tours in Tasmania during the winter and shoulder season. Funding is based on the number of interstate or international participants staying in paid commercial accommodation for five nights or more, with 40 percent or more of the tour being held in regional areas.
The Scheme will provide no-interest loans of between $500 and $10,000 over three years to eligible households, residential landlords, small businesses and community organisations to fund investment in energy-efficient products.
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