ARTS & CULTURAL RESEARCH COMMISSIONED

Tourism North East has commissioned Quantum Market Research to analyse and provide insights into arts and cultural heritage tourism in the High Country. This is a key priority of TNE’s Destination Management Plan and in order to develop this sector more fully, the research will gather data about what type of visitor travels for arts…

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CYCLE TOURISM BONANZA AS 7000+ PEAKS CONQUERED

The 2017/18 Ride High Country-7 Peaks cycling season has been an outstanding success with more than 7000 individual Peaks rides registered to date via Tourism North East’s new Strava-integrated app. The app now provides TNE with invaluable real-time data, recording numbers tackling the peaks, individual rides and numbers of riders completing all 7 Peaks. By…

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GET THE SPIRIT

Bright Brewery’s Autumn Warmer, High Country Harvest 2017 High Country businesses can be part of the region’s annual High Country Harvest festival for free! Take advantage of the festival’s strategic marketing campaign by offering a High Country Harvest Menu or special Autumn Warmer for the duration of the event. Cafes and restaurants can create a…

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$225K THUMBS UP FOR HIGH COUNTRY HARVEST

Tourism North East has secured a major three-year funding deal of $225,000 from Visit Victoria’s Regional Events Fund. Underscoring the importance to the regional visitor economy of the food, wine and craft beer sector, Visit Victoria confirmed it will commit $75k per year across three years to support and further develop the High Country Harvest…

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GET SET FOR 2018 TOURISM AWARDS

Pictured: The team from Mt Hotham Resort celebrate their 2017 RACV Victorian Tourism Award for Destination Marketing. The Victoria Tourism Industry Council is hitting the road with a series of free workshops to help tourism industry businesses prepare for the 2018 Victorian Tourism Industry Awards. The workshops are a ‘must attend’ for all entrants who…

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NETWORKING DINNER

Amber Gardner, TNE CEO with Bogong Horseback Adventures’ Lin Baird and Alex Phillips Meghan Gehrig, John Gehrig Wines (left) with Jill Smith from 1888 Boutique Accommodation Tourism business operators from across the High Country enjoyed great food and wine and a lively exchange of ideas at a recent Industry Networking dinner at Brown Brothers, Milawa.…

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Tourism North East’s Industry Networking Dinner

Don’t miss the opportunity to meet, catch up and exchange ideas with your fellow tourism business operators from around the region at Tourism North East’s Industry Networking Dinner at Brown Brothers Milawa on Tuesday 20 February from 5:30pm. These dinners are open to anyone and everyone in the regional tourism sector, whether your business is…

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WINNERS ARE GRINNERS AT 2017 TOURISM AWARDS

The 2017 Vic Tourism Awards, which annually showcases and recognises Victoria’s leaders in tourism excellence, were announced late November with Bright Brewery, Falls Creek Resort and Mount Hotham the big winners for the region. Bright Brewery took home the Gold in the Tourism Wineries, Distilleries & Breweries category while Mt Hotham won the Destination Marketing category…

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LEADING INFLUENCERS HIT THE HIGH COUNTRY ROAD

Australia’s most influential travel Instagrammer, Lauren Bath – @laurenpbath – teamed with fellow leading influencer Jewels Lynch – @jewelszee – on a week-long High Country odyssey co-sponsored by Falls Creek Resort, Alpine and Indigo Shires, the Rural City of Wangaratta and Visit Victoria. The ‘famil’ focused on the region’s spectacular scenery, food, wine and craft…

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SAVE THE DATE!

Don’t miss an opportunity to meet, catch up and exchange ideas with your fellow tourism operators from around the region at Brown Brothers Milawa on Tuesday 20 February from 5:30pm. This is a great chance to touch base in a very informal way over a delicious two course dinner with matched wines. Additional drinks will…

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