HIGH COUNTRY ON THE MENU AT MOVIDA AQUI LUNCH

A strategic partnership between Victoria’s High Country and leading Melbourne restaurateurs, MoVida, culminated in an exclusive High Country Harvest lunch at MoVida Aqui in Melbourne on 24 June with a menu showcasing the amazing food, wine and spirits of the North East. The MoVida team were delighted with the lunch, which was the largest ticketed…

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WINE TOURISM UNDER THE MICROSCOPE

TNE has led the delivery of a significant research project that looks to strengthen the region’s wine industry through securing much-needed insights into consumer trends and behaviours around winery and cellar door tourism. Quantum, the research consultant engaged to deliver this comprehensive body of work, presented the findings of the Winery Tourism and Cellar Door…

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WINE GROWTH FUND ROUND 2 ANNOUNCED

The second round of the Wine Growth Fund was announced on 9 June by Regional Development Victoria. The Wine Growth Fund is a small grants program designed to support initiatives to develop the Victorian wine industry. Expressions of Interest (EOI) for the Fund are now open, and projects need to be well planned/researched prior to…

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SKILL UP AT INDUSTRY WORKSHOPS

TNE offers a range of FREE industry and product development sessions aimed at helping regional businesses enhance their tourism offering.  Please register now to secure a position. Here’s what’s coming up across the region this month: Future Trends Industry Workshops Join Tourism North East for a hands on, interactive workshop that brings to life global…

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RIDE HIGH COUNTRY GEARING UP

As part of Ride High Country campaign, TNE were on location this month on the Murray to Mountains Rail Trail capturing video and photos with Flow Mountain Bike co-founder and cycling industry guru, Mick Ross, (pictured with camera) gearing up for the coming cycling season’s marketing campaign.

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TNE WELCOMES NEW TEAM MEMBERS

TNE is pleased to announce the appointments of three staff to key positions on the team. Matt White – Marketing Manager. Replacing Susannah Doyle in the role, Matt brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to TNE having recently returned to Australia from the US where he most worked as the Vice President of Client…

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ENHANCED ENGAGEMENT FOR YOUR DIGITAL BUSINESS LISTINGS

Over the last few months a series of enhancements have been made to the region’s destination websites, which have delivered a significant improvement to the layout and engagement of business listings. The new look layouts improve the desktop, tablet and importantly mobile views of the listing – did you know that on average 62% of…

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$12 MILLION FOR MURRAY TO MOUNTAINS RAIL TRAIL

Cycle tourism in Victoria’s High Country has received a massive vote of confidence with a State Government commitment of $12 million during 2017/18 to extend, enhance and market the iconic Murray to Mountains Rail Trail. The funding boost was announced by Jaclyn Symes, Member for Northern Victoria, with the project forming part of a broader…

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VTIC Conference and Membership

Registrations are now open for the 2017 Victorian Tourism Conference – VTC17 – in Melbourne in July. The 2017 Victorian Tourism Conference is coming up on Monday 24 & Tuesday 25 July at Flemington Racecourse. The conference will offer an inspirational line-up of local, national and international speakers with a focus on building profitable, sustainable…

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High Country Welcomes Visit Victoria CEO

Tourism business operators recently took the chance to hear first hand Visit Victoria’s new CEO outline his vision for regional tourism at an All of Industry Networking Dinner at Brown Brothers. Around 90 tourism business operators had the chance to meet and hear Visit Victoria’s new CEO, Peter Bingeman,  at a Tourism North East Industry…

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