Our July networking event is integrated into the 2025 Tasmanian Tourism Showcase program, at the end of the business-to-business session on the Friday afternoon, so we heartily encourage you to come along early and allow yourself some time to browse the 80+ stalls, do some business, book yourself a Tassie holiday experience, and then stay on from 5:00pm for an industry update, some entertainment and plenty of delicious things to eat and drink over a spot of networking. Click on the button below to register for the Friday Trade Showcase or the Networking Event, or both!
Please note that there are regularly photographers at our events, taking photos for use on digital platforms. If you do not want to be photographed, please let us know when you RSVP, or on arrival at the event.
Please also let us know if you have any specific access requirements.
REGISTER FOR THE B2B TRADE EXHIBITION
Friday, 25 July, 1:00 - 5:00pm
Are you a visitor economy stakeholder?
Looking for new suppliers or service providers?
Or perhaps seeking inspiration for staff incentives or team-building activities?
Or maybe you're looking for collaborative partners?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, you can't miss the 2025 Tasmanian Tourism Showcase B2B session on Friday, 25 July.
This exclusive industry-only day is designed for tourism operators, influencers, media, government and industry organisations to connect with over 70 passionate stallholders and countless more industry peers. Whether you're looking to spark new collaborations, source product for itineraries, uncover emerging experiences, or simply reconnect with colleagues – this is the place to be.
Appointments
If you're time poor, we've created an appointment portal to make it easier for you to ensure you get time with the stallholders you want to target. Just follow these simple steps:
Register HERE for the B2B session and/or Networking Event.
Browse our list of exhibitors HERE to decide who you'd like to meet with.
Go to the appointment portal to schedule a 15-minute meeting with the businesses on your "must see" list.
Follow the Showcase on Instagram and Facebook, and check the website to see which stallholders will be there and what special offers are planned.
NEWS FROM SOUTHERN TASMANIA
Paint The Town Red:
A Big Year for Red-Hot Snaps
Over 680 moody, magical, and dramatic red-lit images of Southern Tasmania flooded Instagram this winter for the 2025 Paint The Town Red Photographic Competition—and wow, the creativity was next level.
After a tough judging process, 24 finalist images were chosen and put to the public vote. The People’s Choice Award alone drew over 1,600 votes—proving just how passionate our community is about Tassie in all its winter glory.
Massive thanks to everyone who entered, voted, and helped us shine a red spotlight on our extraordinary region.
Tasmanian Wild Seafood Adventures has launched a new night time nature experience. The Sea to Sky Cruise invites guests to witness local ocean life at night, feed local fish and listen to stories from the company’s founder Shane Wilson. Underpinned by a deep commitment to sustainable tourism, Tasmanian Wild Seafood Adventures champions slow travel, connection to country, and ethical storytelling. Each element of the Sea to Sky Cruise has been designed to help guests disconnect from daily noise and reconnect with nature. From the hot cider and scallop pies, to the plush blankets and mindful moments, the journey is both grounding and awe-inspiring.
MEET OUR NEW DST MEMBERS
Click on the headings to read more about each of our new members...
This modern award-winning Beach House merges together sophisticated design and a breath-taking location; there is nothing else like it on Bruny Island – or, possibly, anywhere. Set on 85 acres of land, it's just you, your companions, a glorious beach and 5-star luxury.
A mico-distillery in the Huon Valley that produces absinthe, gin, vodkas and fine liquers. Their glasshouse cellar door provides the perfect location to discover their beautiful spirits.
Celebrating the Tasmanian Central Highlands is what Miena Guiding is about. This wilderness adventure company offers walking, fly fishing, hiking and overnight or expedition camping experiences.
Award-winning Woodbridge is a Heritage-listed Georgian mansion, handbuilt by convicts in 1825. With an absolute waterfront location, lush gardens and its convict heritage, the Woodbridge is a spectacular historic landmark.
Paying it Forward
We have recently introduced a new member benefit to our prized Ultimate partners. We have invited them to help strengthen the tourism community by nominating a not-for-profit organisation or social enterprise that would benefit from a complimentary one-year DST Essential Membership.
This ‘pay it forward’ initiative aims to ensure inclusive access to industry networks, insights, and advocacy. It's our way of working with our Ultimate members to support those who are doing good work in our community.
Not surprisingly, the team of dynamos at The Old Woolstore Apartment Hotel and Hadley's Orient Hotel has been the first to jump on board, nominating Art Farm Birchs Bay as their gift recipient. Art Farm Birchs Bay is a not-for-profit association that fosters engagement between community, art and the landscape at Five Bob Farm in southern Tasmania (Lutruwita) through a sculpture prize, residencies, exhibitions, and events.
Share your news with DST
Destination Southern Tasmania is always interested in your industry updates. Completing this form lets us know what’s happening in your business or region. Your news and information may be shared with Tourism Tasmania and throughout the Destination Southern Tasmania social, email and web channels. Priority is given to DST members.
WHAT'S ONW
Festival of Voices
Tassie's supreme singing festival is well underway now, but there's still time to join the fun this weekend. There are knees-ups, shindigs and sing 'n' sip events aplenty, and for classical buffs there are requiems, workshops and concert series.
Happy 20th birthday FoV! 🎉🎉
The Big Sing 2025
Image: Alastair Bett
Lightwave
Lightwave presents three days of music and art events on Turrakana Tasman Peninsula in the southeast of Tasmania. The main event features live music, contemporary light-based art, delicious food, and community warmth and is a free, all ages community festival.
Willie Smith's Mid-Winter Series
Willie Smith's is re-living the spirit of the Willie Smith’s Mid-Winter Festival in 2025 through three unique immersive events during July:
July 12 - Feast and Storytelling
July 19 - The Pagan Gala
July 26 - Family Fun and Wassail
For more events near you, visit our Events page on Hobart & Beyond.
TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
Getting Started in Agritourism
Tilma Group is running a webinar for people interested in starting an agritourism business on 16 July.
This free webinar will explore:
What types of tourism are permitted on farms and legislative compliance
Who to talk to about agritourism on your farm, including councils, tourism industry bodies, agriculture businesses, and other agritourism businesses
Developing your agritourism experience for key target markets
This will be an engaging Q&A session on social media marketing, delivered by Taihlaura from Kingthing Marketing. It is a great opportunity to ask questions about Facebook, Instagram, content planning, and advertising. Perfect for anyone managing their own socials and wanting to make their posts, and ad spend, go further.
SEO for Small Business: Simple steps to get found online
Rob from Kingthing Marketing will demystify SEO in this session and will cover how search engines work, why SEO matters, and how to improve your visibility online. You’ll learn simple techniques to optimise your content, boost your website’s ranking, and attract the right audience - even if you don’t have a technical background.
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has launched a new campaign providing resources and support for small business owners to understand and comply with their tax, super and registry obligations.
Tourism Tasmania has launched its new Trade Connect Program, which will provide international trade ready operators with a 50 per cent discount on attendance fees for select Tourism Australia Marketplace events in 2025.The subsidy will support international trade ready operators to attend Marketplace events in India in August, USA in September and China in November, providing operators with the chance to meet and do business with qualified travel distribution companies in these key markets.
Financial support through this program is available to all approved Tasmanian operators attending this year’s events in India, USA and China, noting Tourism Australia manages applications and attendance at the marketplace events. More information on the Trade Connect Program is available on the Tourism Tasmania website.
Australian Tourism Data Warehouse update
There have been some changes to the ATDW quality assurance and industry support services. ATDW head office will now be providing quality assurance (QA) for ATDW listings and industry support services. This will not impact the ATDW level of service, with Tourism Tasmania to work with industry on any improvements as needed.
If you or any operators have any ATDW enquiries the contact details remain (03) 6165 5286 or atdw@tourism.tas.gov.au. ATDW head office will respond directly to enquiries or send onto Tourism Tasmania for response if needed.
POSITIVE IMPACT IN ACTION
Woodlands Huon Valley
Flowers repurposed to deliver random acts of kindness
The wonderful Susie Hunt (whom many will know from from her tenure at DST) is living her dream, running garden tours, a roadside stall and an event floristry business from her beautiful property at Lucaston.
If you are lucky enough to be the beneficiary of her services for your event, you have the option of spreading the joy even further by having Woodlands Huon Valley rearrange the best of your ‘leftover’ flowers and deliver to a charity of your choice at no cost.
In keeping with her positive impact values, Susie also promises no floral foam, no single use plastics, only biodegradable and recycled packaging, no refrigerated transport, no excessive use of fertilisers, no pesticides and low flower kilometres (using natives whenever possible). She is also busy raising money to purchase and set up a Biochar Kiln for community use in the Huon.
For a fantastic example of a Positive Impact statement, visit the Woodlands website HERE.
This grant program is designed to cater for both large and small events, with two tiers of funding available for events with either intrastate or interstate visitation targets. Grants between $2,500 and $10,000 are available to support event organisers in enhancing their existing marketing strategies for established Tasmanian events.
Grants are available until the available funding allocation has been fully allocated, or the program has closed – whichever occurs first.
One-off Assistance grants of up to $20 000 are available to promote the number of winter events in regional Tasmania, increasing visitors and local community engagement through the non-peak tourist season, and assisting to grow event expertise skills and capacity in regional Tasmania.
The $50 million Regional Tourism Development Loan Scheme is now open for applications. The scheme is available to promote investment in tourism products and experiences that stimulate regional tourism and dispersal in Tasmania. The scheme will open for applications until 2pm, 30 June 2026 or until all funding has been utilised, whichever occurs first.
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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