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Are you passionate about your town’s history and keen to share it with a wider audience? Join an upcoming webinar on 9 September, Hands-on-History: How to Bring Your Local History to Life, created especially for people who work or volunteer with regional historical societies and heritage organisations.

Join us on 22 October for an in-person workshop designed to help High Country accommodation providers optimise pricing strategies and market positioning. Learn how to leverage local research data and revenue management tactics to drive higher profitability and bookings for your accommodation business.

Join the team from Tourism North East on Tuesday 6th October as we welcome our guest speaker from Quantum Market Research for a presentation of our latest research: Visitor Spend and Wallet Prioritisation.

The Amex Shop Small Grants program is offering up to 100 grants of $20K nationwide to support small businesses to grow, innovate and support their local communities. Applications close Sunday 6 September 2026.

Round 3 of the Revive Live open competitive grant opportunity is now open for applications and will close on Friday, 28 August 2026.

NAB Foundation Community Grants funds local ideas and projects to help communities withstand and recover from natural disasters. Learn how to apply. Applications to Round 2 close on 14 September, 2026.

Wine Victoria is inviting Regional Wine Associations to propose locally relevant, community-led activities that support mental health, wellbeing, connection and resilience in regional wine communities.

As of 3rd August, seven cases of H5 bird flu have been confirmed in Victoria. There remain no H5 bird flu detections in poultry or other livestock in Australia, and risk to human health of H5 bird flu remains low.

Farm experiences make up 14% of Australian tourism, and Tourism Australia is gathering key insights to support and grow the sector. If you run farm stays, paddock tours, or direct visitor experiences, complete the quick 15-minute National Farm Tourism Survey.

Introducing Ride High Country Preferred, a fresh way for visitors to find High Country businesses that are fully committed to delivering exceptional experiences for their next cycling trip.