Cultural Centre Townsville, North Queensland
Grant funding of $250,000 has been provided to the Cultural Centre – Townsville by AusIndustry to support the development of Indigenous Tourism within the communities in and around Townsville.
This project is a development phase project which will deliver a collaborative strategic Indigenous tourism management and marketing plan for the Sarina to Cardwell region, extending west to Richmond and including Palm Island and Magnetic Island.
The objectives of this program are to:
Promote tourism development in regional and rural Australia;- Contribute to long term economic growth throughout Australia;
- Increase visitation and yield throughout Australia;
- Enhance visitor dispersal and tourism expenditure throughout Australia, including by encouraging tourist to move more widely within Australia; and
- Increase Australia’s competitiveness as a tourism destination.
A Project Management Committee (PMC) has been established to oversee this project.
The Function of this Project Management Committee is to take responsibility for the business issues associated with this project. The PMC is responsible for approving budgetary strategy, defining and realising benefits, and monitoring risks, quality and timeliness
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The PMC comprises the following members
- Scott Anderson – Chairperson, Cultural Centre - Townsville
- Mark Lewis – Townsville Enterprise
- Brenda McAuliffe – Department of Tourism, Regional Development & Industry
- Townsville City Council
- Palm Island Council
- Glenn Miller –Tourism Queensland
- Erik Oates – Indigenous Business Australia
- Ray Kent – Department of Education, Employment & Workplace Relations
Current members of the PMC include:-
- Cultural Centre – Townsville
- Townsville Enterprise
- Townsville City Council
- Department of State Development
- Tourism Queensland
- Palm Island Council
- Indigenous Business Australia
- Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
More information contact Scott Anderson.
Indigenous Tourism Overview
Research undertaken by Tourism Australia commented that the Australian Tourism industry is only meeting half the demand for Indigenous tourism experiences.
The research further commented that international visitors are clearly interested in experiencing these cultures but our tourism industry has not been able to develop sufficient Indigenous tourism product to meet the demand.