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Some Victorian tourism operators have recently received an email from “Victoria Tourism” advising that their business listing is due to expire and requires payment. It is important to note that ‘Victoria Tourism’ is not in any way affiliated with Visit Victoria, the Australian Tourism Data Warehouse (ATDW) or Tourism North East. We would like to…

Applications for the Business Victoria ‘Small Business Bushfire Support’ grants close on Sunday 31 January. Grants of up to $10,000 are available to support small businesses that experienced a significant loss of income due to the Victorian bushfires that commenced on 21 November 2019. Businesses in the local council areas of Alpine, East Gippsland, Indigo, Mansfield,…

Austrade, through Tourism Research Australia, is undertaking a Working Holiday Maker survey to help government understand how important Working Holiday Makers are for business and the challenges in recruiting a regional workforce. If you’ve employed or tried to employ Working Holiday Makers recently, you can take part in the survey by clicking on the link…

The new Working with Visit Victoria Industry Guide is designed to help Victorian tourism operators understand the best ways to engage with the Visit Victoria teams and learn about the opportunities and benefits of working with them. The guide provides a starting point for industry to connect with Victoria’s State Tourism Organisation and key industry…

Sourcing insurance cover has emerged as a significant challenge in the economic recovery of tourism businesses in Victoria and across Australia. On 28 July 2020, the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman launched an inquiry to investigate the practices of the insurance industry that impact small businesses. The findings were released in a recent…

The Victorian Government has launched a campaign to promote its Partners in Wellbeing Helpline to Victorian business owners, their employees and business advisers. The 1300 375 330 Helpline is available seven days a week from 9am to 10pm on weekdays and 9am to 5pm on weekends. The Helpline is part of the Victorian Government’s $26…

It’s critical that every Victorian business continues to operate in a COVIDSafe way to help protect the Victorian community.  As Victorians return from Sydney in response to the border changes, every business has the opportunity to increase their level of vigilance and drive home COVID Safety messages in their own business operations and with their…

WineVic has announced it will soon launch VICWINES.COM.AU, a comprehensive, searchable guide to Victorian wineries, under the campaign ‘The Little Black Book of Victorian Wine’. The website has been developed to help buyers filter wineries by location, taste preferences, winery credentials such as sustainability or accessibility features. The website is designed for user experience and…

Tourism North East is reminding tourism operators that the Vic Emergency website and app are the ‘go-to’ locations for emergency information and warnings. You can also access preparedness and recovery information related to emergencies. The website has a real-time map display with incidents across the state including floods, storms, fires, earthquakes, tsunami, beach closures, shark sightings…

Office Hours Tourism North East will be operating throughout the Christmas and New Year period. However, please note the office will be closed: Thursday 24th December / Friday 25th December / Monday 28th December / Friday 1st January / Tourism North East wishes everyone a safe and merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.