Destination Southern Tasmania and the Coal River Valley Tourism Association invite you to join us for Tips and Tipples at Caledon Estate at Richmond on Wednesday, 25 June.
Opening less than six months ago, Caledon is the new kid on the cellar door block. Its spectacular architecture puts the sweeping views of the Coal River Valley front and centre, and features a five metre high stone wall which is made from the sandstone dug out of the ground during the cellar door construction at Caledon. Come and see this beauty for yourself, meet owners Karen and James Stewart, enjoy a sample or two of their award-winning wines, and mingle with your Coal River Valley tourism peers.
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.
We are able to deliver Tips and Tipples events to our members free of charge as part of their membership benefits package, however, if you are not a partner or financial member of DST and would like to come, please contact us.
Please also let us know if you have any specific access requirements.
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Registrations closing soon!
Exhibiting at the Showcase will put you face to face with travel agents, service providers, wholesalers, Shorex tour operators, cruise lines, conference organisers, and over 3000 consumers looking for travel options in Tasmania, many of them with Eat Local Stay Local vouchers to spend. We are literally bringing the market to you; all you have to do is convert the opportunity into bookings!
If you haven't already booked your exhibition space for the 2025 Tasmanian Tourism Showcase, click the button below to make sure you don't miss out. Exhibitor registrations close on 13 June.
Set amongst the historical High St of Oatlands you will find the newest kid on the block, Bunch.
They serve breakfast and lunch seven days a week, and the shelves of the providore are well-stocked with an ever evolving supply of seasonal produce sourced across Tasmania.
Located in Murray Street Pier, in the heart of Hobart's waterfront, Franklin Wharf is serving hungry locals and visitors seven days a week. The menu is extensive, including pizzas, pub faves and of course fresh Tasmanian seafood.
Stocking everything you need to stay alive - chocolate and caffeine! Specialising in handmade chocolates, quality gifts and beautiful homewares, its Salamanca location is very handy for picking up a little something special for a friend... or for yourself!
Taking step-by-step painting workshops to a whole new level for amateur artists and professional social butterflies! A great way to insert creativity and laughs into date night, catchups, private events, corporate events or book solo to make new friends!
A little slice of Greece, right in the heart of nipaluna/Hobart, serving authentic Greek cuisine and service in a warm and vibrant atmosphere that celebrates Greek culture and hospitality.
The park overlooks North West Bay and across to Bruny Island on the D’Entrecasteaux Channel. The property has self-contained cabins, powered and unpowered sites, set among landscaped gardens, providing a brilliant holiday base in an unhurried setting.
NEWS FROM SOUTHERN TASMANIA
Paint the Town Red is back in 2025
From 1–21 June, Tassie lights up in bold red as we celebrate the return of winter and Dark Mofo. Businesses, shopfronts and public spaces across the state are going all-in — think glowing red lights, themed displays, cocktails, and more.
This year’s Photography Competition invites you to capture the spirit. Register, snap your best red-lit moments, share them on Instagram with #pttr25 and tag @hobartandbeyond for your chance to win some incredible prizes — from boutique stays to VIP experiences and starlit seafood adventures.
Whether you're photographing a crimson-lit laneway or a business turning up the winter magic, we can't wait to see Tasmania through your lens.
Don’t miss your chance to be featured on the Southern Tasmania Touring Map! Become a member of Destination Southern Tasmania by 6 June (tomorrow!!) to be included in the 2025/26 reprint of this popular resource and connect with thousands of visitors across the state.
Entries are now open for the 2025 Sculpture Prize. Hosted by Art Farm Birchs Bay, this annual art prize offers over $10,000 in both acquisitive and cash prizes. The 2025 entries will be exhibited at the Art Farm between 15 November and 28 February as part of their Sculpture Trail experience.
Since 2006, the sculpture trail has been a much-loved feature of the Art Farm Birchs Bay calendar and is designed to encourage both artists and the public to engage with art through the landscape. QR codes along the trail link to an audio tour of the works to share insights and inspirations from the artists to connect visitors on an even deeper level.
The Tasmanian Travel and Information Centre has released its 2025-26 Advertising Prospectus to help you get your brochures in front of travellers. You can view the prospectus HERE, and fill out the online application form HERE. Don't forget there are special discounts for special people (i.e. DST members 😊).
TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
TICT Conference
The conference program and ticket sales are now live for the 2025 TICT Tourism Conference: Resilience and Reinvention. The program is jam-packed with lots of interstate and local talent, as well as important industry priorities and topics.
You’ll also gain access to the latest market intelligence, consumer insights, and travel trends — all aimed at helping you better position your business for long-term success.
Whether you’re a small operator, part of a larger organisation, or new to the industry — this is your chance to recharge, refocus and be inspired to take bold steps forward.
Delivered by the Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, this four-part series equips business owners, managers, and team leaders with the tools to tackle their finances with confidence. Each session builds on the last, offering a complete picture of financial literacy tailored for non-finance professionals.
Save with the discounted series package or attend individual sessions that meet your needs. Either way, you’ll leave equipped to face the new financial year on 1 July with clarity and confidence.
Date: Commences Monday 16 June 2025
Time: 10:30am start – sessions run for 2 to 2.5 hours each (Online)
Charged Up Tourism: Boost your business with EV Chargers
Have you been considering how an electric vehicle charging station might benefit your business?
The TICT & Electric Highway Tasmania are teaming up for a practical workshop designed to give you the knowledge and confidence to invest in electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure.
There is still time to register for the New Norfolk and Oatlands sessions on June 6.
The I-LEAD Young Professionals program is a uniquely Tasmanian opportunity designed to celebrate and empower the next generation of leaders across all sectors to step into management and lead with confidence.
I-LEAD Young Professionals is designed to help people under 35 step into management roles, lead teams, and take on projects with ease. This program is designed for under 35s to implement proven strategies to enhance leadership skills, understand the psychology of human behaviour, learn how to motivate others, influence decision-making, and unlock their potential to bring out the best in themselves and their teams.
Delivered over eight weeks (July - September) through a mix of online and in-person learning, the program features weekly online sessions that help participants apply insights immediately and stay on track for success.
Business Tasmania is hosting FREE EVENTS to help kickstart your new business.
Are you ready to transform your business idea into reality but don't know where to start? Or perhaps you've launched but sales aren't where you want them to be?
Essentials to Starting a Small Business
How to Get Started in Business
Learn the essentials of establishing your business
12:00pm Thursday, 12 June — Online
How to Get Started with Sales and Marketing
Discover strategies to consistently generate sales
Delivered in partnership with the TCCI, this series is aimed at people who employ staff and will connect you to useful resources to help you build a healthy workplace culture.
Tour Guides Australia, the peak body and not-for-profit membership organisation for tour guides, is bringing its nationally recognised Tour Guiding Fundamentals course to Hobart for the first time on 23-25 June.The course is $750 per person, or Business Packscan also be purchased for three staff at $2000.
Designed and delivered by qualified tour guides, the course has been recognised as the leading training for tour guides in the country, endorsed by Austrade as part of the THRIVE 2030 visitor economy strategy, and used by state governments and private organisations, including venues and attractions.
Preparation is underway for the eighteenth edition of the Wine Trails publication. This "go-to" guide for visitors to Tasmania’s cellar doors and vineyards also showcases complementary food, tourism, beverage and lifestyle offerings. The Wine Trails audience obviously love their wine, but they also need to eat, drink, travel and sleep whilst they are here! The new Wine Trails publication offers a complete and complementary suite of inclusions for advertisers, including an A3 hotel concierge map and far-reaching digital advertising. These inclusions mean more opportunities to reach visitors who – according to the most recent Tasmanian visitor survey – are prioritising food and wine experiences and spending significantly more per person than other visitors to the island.
Get your voting finger limbered up to cast your vote for this year's entries in the categories of Tiny, Small and Top Tourism Towns. Voters can opt into a prize draw to win a spectacular Tassie winter getaway valued at $4000. Special shout-out to our southern entries: Bothwell, Richmond and Port Arthur 👏👏
Tourism operators across the state have been saying for some time that the cost and accessibility of insurance is impacting their businesses. TICT is working with Dr Allison Anderson from episteme Consulting to better understand the challenges for industry around insurance and to start working on possible ways to improve the situation. Completing this survey will help us see where the real issues lie, and the more responses we collect, the more powerful the insights will be. Please share with any operators in the visitor economy. All responses are strictly confidential.
With end of financial year just around the corner, now is the perfect time to tackle preventative maintenance or consider your options for equipment that may be nearing end of life. Tasmanian Catering Solutions is your trusted preventative maintenance partner and catering solutions supplier, representing and servicing a range of brands and operating right across Tasmania.
Under new management since December 2023, they provide free, no obligation site visits to determine your preventative maintenance and equipment needs to develop customised proposals for your business, which will prevent problems before they arise, reduce unexpected and unnecessary downtime, and help you meet your compliance requirements.
DST MEMBER OFFER: Spend $1000 or more before 30 June and enjoy 10% off.
POSITIVE IMPACT IN ACTION
Derwent Distillery
Perched on the banks of the River Derwent at Dromedary, Derwent Distillery is leading the way in sustainable packaging. With the goal of making their packaging 100% recycled or recyclable, no stone is left unturned when it comes to detail; even the packing tape on their boxes is compostable! Not only is it doing the planet some favours but also your eyes - keep them peeled for a very smart new look soon! They are also proud winners of the Gold Award AND Editor's Choice at the 2024 Clean and Conscious Awards and are currently sitting on the short list for this year's awards 👏👏
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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