Hi all
My apologies for the sample newsletter sent to you earlier. Please find below the Redlands Tourism Enews for August.
Welcome
Welcome to REDLANDS TOURISM E-NEWSLETTER
Redlands Tourism Staff and Board would like to welcome you to our new look E-Newsletter. Redlands Tourism E-Newsletter will replace the newsletter that you have been getting on a monthly basis. Like the monthly newsletters the Redlands Tourism E-Newsletter will be full of updated industry news, visitor stats, events and more. Please feel free to provide feedback on this E-Newsletter as you know we welcome your thoughts.
A word from the Chair
Fellow members
Welcome to our new look enewsletter.
This is not just a new look in the presentation of the information but we hope that it demonstrates our new approach to serving members, improving the content & information & shortly there will be specific marketing information as well.
This edition is full on new information but the next three months are full of initiatives to assist our local Tourism Industry.
This is now the period when Redland Shire Council again commence the process of calling & contracting the Visitor Information Centre in Cleveland. Let me advise you all that regardless of the outcome of the Tender process your Industry Association- Redlands Tourism will be here to support you & your businesses.
Chairman’s Round Table
I will be holding regular round table discussion each month for members that wish to talk about their issues or ideas of tourism including direction. My first Tourism Round Table will take place next week and I invite any of our members to participate, I will be sending an invitation to each of you so please come along.
Yours in Community benefit.
John Conley
Chairman
Tourism Travel and Leisure Ball
Invites to the Brisbane's Moreton Bay & Island Tourism Travel and Leisure Ball are expected to go out this week with only 3 weeks to rsvp. This inaugural event will assist in raising the profile of the Moreton Bay and Islands with all profits going towards marketing the region. A big thank you to those members who have donated prizes and sponsored this event fund raiser. Further prizes can be donated by contacting Patsy via email.
There are 420 tickets in total this is only 42 tables and with 15 tables already taken before the invites have been sent, I wouldn’t leave it too long before you rsvp. Contact Patsy by email at patsy@redlandstourism.com
New Member
Please join us in welcoming the latest accommodation member to Redlands Tourism
Aileen Anderson is from Colburn House B&B at Colburn Ave Victoria Point. Find out more about Colburn House by visiting their website at www.colburnhouse.com.au
Sustainable Tourism Committee up for an Award
The North Stradbroke Island Sustainable Tourism committee is entering a Keep Australia Beautiful - Plastic Bay Reduction Award to raise the profile of North Stradbroke Island and the good work that is being done by the committee but most importantly to raise awareness of what plastic is doing to our environment.
Over the past 3 years the North Stradbroke Island Sustainable Tourism Committee Auspice by Redlands Tourism and in conjunction with the Redland Shire Council and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have begun promoting the eradication of plastic bags on North Stradbroke Island.
It is the objective of all those involved with this project that all operators on the island would cease using traditional HDPE plastic bags.
Those involved are well on the way to achieving this objective, with the island operators using the alternative of environmentally friendly, biodegradable cornstarch bags along with paper bags and boxes.
The cornstarch bags serve the same purpose as the traditional plastic bags, however they have been design to break down in water within 6 days and can be easily added to your compost to breakdown in a similar amount of time. This is in comparison to the normal plastic bag that can take between 15 and 1000 years to breakdown.
North Stradbroke Island is the first Island to introduce banning plastic bags and this campaign will continue for many years to come.
Plastic bags have a devastating effect on marine life and on the environment in general, and it is the objective of this motivated group to educate the local and wider community on the benefits of reducing the use of plastic bags and hopefully ceasing it all together!
Ecotourism Workshop
The Ecotourism/Nature Based Workshop was held on Thursday 6 July in Cleveland.
The agenda for the day included
· The ECO Certification Program - what is it all about
· What is involved in gaining certification
· How will certification benefit your business
· How has the ECO Certification Program benefited local operators.
The workshop provided a practical forum for operators considering ECO Certification or simply wanting to know a little more. At the workshop, attendees received a FREE copy of the ECO Certification Program Application (usual cost $85.00).
If you were one of the operators that would have liked to of participated in this workshop but unfortunately was unable to be there on the day could you please contact Patsy to register your interest in lobbying Tourism Queensland to repeat the Ecotourism Workshop.
patsy@redlandstourism.com
Redlands Tourism Websites
As you may be aware Redlands Tourism has recently been given an opportunity to participate with a program called Job Futures. This program is designed for a non-profit organisation to have a website designed FREE. In the past few weeks we have been experiencing some technical difficulties with the transferring of one service provider to another. This has caused endless issues with both sites, however I have been assured that all issues will be resolved within this next week. So thank you to those operators that brought this to our attention and a big thank you for your patients during this difficult period.
Volunteer Program
This year Redlands Tourism commenced a project where we have inducted volunteers to perform a “Roaming Information Service” throughout the Shire. This will allow us to:
· Enhance the visitor experience
· Participate and represent Redland Tourism and other partners in local and external events, festivals and the like
· Provide a unique Welcome Service-to visitors coming to the Shire
· Be a vital part of value adding, in the distribution of tourism and local information and information services to residents and visitors
· Demonstrate the pride they have in the Redlands and the Tourism products and the overall purpose of the interests of the Redlands Community
The volunteers will also be involved with the following campaigns:
· Welcome Wagon- Welcomes at the Cleveland Railway Station and Islands.
· Representation - Attendance at Redlands Tourism Functions and those of the partners
· Presentations and representations to local sporting & cultural groups and act as assistants when there are special events being conducted by such organizations.
· Visitor Surveys - Visitor observation of behaviour patterns and the distribution of information, material and local regulations at Boat Ramps, Parks and similar locations where visitors may gather.
· Roaming Information Service - Providing information services at local markets, events and shopping centres in the Region.
· Welcome services to visiting groups and tourist buses
· Festival and Event Information Services- To provide professional, coordinated and consistent services for the cooperative benefit of event organizing committees and local tourism.
· Promote the Redland Region, with the Redlands Tourism Information Van throughout the region and elsewhere, using modern marketing techniques including, audio/visual presentations, merchandising and product sampling
The campaign strategies will be prioritised to give maximum impact and benefit to the region, having regard to resources, obligations and promotional / community benefit.
If you would like to know more or to sponsor such an innovative program you can contact Patsy via email patsy@redlandstourism.com
Tourism Signage
The District Tourism Signage Committee meets bimonthly and is made up of Department of Main Roads and Tourism Industry and is used to determine applications of tourism signage. Patsy’s position on this committee has been invaluable for assisting members with applications and applying for signage within the Shire. If you are looking to apply for signage and need assistance contact patsy via email on patsy@redlandstourism.com
Opportunity for Sponsorship
Redlands Tourism is providing an opportunity to any member that would like to sponsor this newsletter. For more information email patsy@redlandstourism.com
1/2 Yearly Report
To enable us to keep you up to date with what we are doing at Redlands Tourism we will be providing you with a ½ yearly report. This report will be out in about 3 weeks and will certainly give you an insight of where we are at with all aspects of our industry.
Visitor Numbers
VISITOR NUMBERS AT BOTH INFORMATION CENTRES
June 06 was 58 (aver. daily)
Locals residing in the Redland Shire – 970
Qld visitors inside 400kms of Centre – 98
Qld visitors outside 400kms of Centre –352
NSW - 46, VIC - 7, Other Aust. States - 4
New Zealand - 27, Japan - 28, Other Asia – 18
Nth America & Canada – 41, Other Overseas – 18 UK -62, Other Europe - 53
Upcoming Events
AUGUST
6/13//20/27 ORMISTON HOUSE OPEN, Wellington St Ormiston Ph: 33824 1285 (Meg O’Driscoll)
19-27 SENIOR CITIZENS WEEK IN THE REDLANDS 2006, ENQUIRIES 3286 2927
19 GRAND FAMILY PICNIC IN THE PARK RABY BAY HARBOUR PARK 10AM – 2PM. ENQUIRIES 3286 2927
20 SPRING GARDEN PARTY - ORMISTON HOUSE, Wellington St Ormiston Ph: 3824 1285 (Meg O’Driscoll)
20 ‘ FREE YOUNG AT HEART’ LAUNCH CONCERT - REDLANDS COMMUNITY CULTURAL CENTRE 1PM ENQUIRIES 3821 3988
27 AUGUST 27 FREE BANDS SPECTACULAR WITH AUSTRALIAN ARMY BAND BRISBANE. REDLAND SHIRE BANDS ASSEMBLY HALL SMITH ST CLEVELAND. 1PM. ENQUIRIES 3821 1759
SEPTEMBER
3/10/17/24 ORMISTON HOUSE OPEN, Wellington St Ormiston Ph: 33824 1285 (Meg O’Driscoll)
3 STRADDIE KINGFISHER TOURS – Father’s Day “Dad’s Day Out” Ph: 3409 9502
3 FATHER’S DAY, Grand View Hotel. Ph: 3286 1002
8 Brisbane’s Moreton Bay & Islands Tourism Travel and Leisure Ball Ph: 38210057
9-10 REDLANDS SPRING FESTIVAL, Cleveland Showgrounds. Ph: 3286 4858.
10/24 POINT LOOKOUT COMMUNITY MARKETS, Point Lookout North Stradbroke Island
Ph: 3409 8798 (Noreen McKinnon)
23 MAYOR’S VARIETY SPECTACULAR , ORMISTON COLLEGE 7PM
ENQUIRIES/BOOKINGS 3821 3988
25 – 30 SCHOOL HOLIDAY ENTERTAINMENT, Capalaba Park Shopping Centre Ph: 3390 2033
Mount Cotton Drama Group Festival of Short Plays
The 4th August performance is a benefit night to help raise funds for
the Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland Bayside Branch.
Mt Cotton Drama Group has a reputation for presenting good value live
entertainment for local audiences for over 30 years. The group's first
short play festival, directed by Alaine and Rob Neilson, is an
extravaganza of fast-paced live theatre featuring an incredible
variety of plays, skits and live performances involving almost the
entire group.
Don't miss out - BOOK NOW!! ring 0402323704
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