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David Cook-Doulton, Hotel Vera

Hear about the newly opened Hotel Vera and how a reimagined historic building can have a new life and purpose. Hotel Vera is a gateway for inquisitive travellers and they are encouraged to unearth the new gold nuggets in a 21st century sustainable world.

See David’s presentation here.

Gorgi Coghlan, The Provincial Hotel

Discover what media presenter and local business owner Gorgi Coghlan loves most about Ballarat and why she and her husband Simon feel that Ballarat is only just beginning to scratch the surface of its potential.

See Gorgi’s presentation here.

Sara Quon, Sovereign Hill

Sovereign Hill turned 50 during the pandemic. Sara will outline their master plan for the next 20 years and cover how they used covid to reflect on learnings from the past and a vision for the future.

See Sara’s presentation here.

This panel session covered the top six regional tourism priorities as well as the key projects ART has been working on over the past 12 months.

View the slides here.

Dr Sarah Gardiner, Griffith University

Local leaders that are passionate about your destination are often a key ingredient for success. In this hands-on workshop, you will learn the secrets to unlocking innovation in your destination, discover the experience- market profile and unpack how you can pave the way of local leaders and collective…

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Carolyn Childs, MyTravelResearch.com

Everyone loves a trends presentation but few then act on the trends. This session provides a practical road map to doing so – with new material created especially for ART.

See Carolyn’s presentation here.

Katrina Denoux, International College of Management Sydney, Villa Tropez Tourism

How is the pulse of your community when it comes to host community sentiment, and their voice when being consulted on tourism? This session will discuss the breaking down of barriers and solutions to a healthy culture of community in developing…

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Linda Tillman, Tilma Group & Vanessa Briody, Oregional Collective

It may be tricky to quantify, but no one debates the value events bring to regional and rural destinations across Australia. Delve into the benefits events provide regional and rural destinations and how tourism bodies and operators can collaborate with events in order to…

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