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Annual Report 2025/26

Australian Regional Tourism is pleased to present the 2024/25 Annual Report. This report outlines our continued advocacy efforts, key achievements...

Accessible Tourism Australia 2035

Accessible Tourism Australia 2035 A discussion paper prepared by The Access Agency for Australian Regional Tourism One in five Australians...

Tourism’s True Value

DRAFT FRAMEWORK FOR CONSULTATION Tourism’s True Value Tourism investment that sustains liveable regional communities. A national dataset, measured with communities,...

Fuel Crisis Impacts – Survey Snapshots

New feedback from regional tourism operators shows the ongoing fuel situation continues to place significant pressure on regional visitor economies....

Annual Report 2024/25

Australian Regional Tourism is pleased to present the 2024/25 Annual Report. This report outlines our continued advocacy efforts, key achievements...

Membership Prospectus 2026/27

ART Agritourism Pre-budget submission 2025-26

Australian Regional Tourism submitted a pre-budget submission for the 2024–25 Budget, which seeks seeks long-term support for the sustainability and...

Social Impact Discussion Paper

ART Strategic Plan 2025 – 28

The Australian Regional Tourism Strategic Plan guides key priorities and actions for 2025 – 2028. The ART Strategic Plan outlines...

ART Agritourism Pre-budget submission 

Australian Regional Tourism submitted a pre-budget submission for the 2024–25 Budget, which seeks long-term support for sustainable Australian farming through...

Agritourism Action Plan

ART will provide leadership on enabling the Strategy with coordinated support for the six priorities and recommendations. Support sustainable &...

Local Government Spend on Tourism study

In October 2016, Australian Regional Tourism commissioned DBM Consultants to undertake research into the ‘Local Government Spend on Tourism’. More...

‘Visitor Economy Thinking for Local Government’ toolkit

 ART has released a toolkit which seeks to encourage discussion and collaboration as well as provide councils with a clear...

Tourism Research

There is a wealth of regional tourism research available from a number of sources.

ART Bushfire Survey snapshot

ART conducted a survey of business owners and industry stakeholders seeking feedback on the short, medium and long term support...

Bushfire Statement & Response Strategy

ART Bushfire Recovery Position Statement Research conducted by ART indicates that greater support, including financial assistance, is needed for businesses...

THRIVE 2030

National Agritourism Strategy Framework

This National Strategy Framework is designed to unify an emerging sector under one voice in two ways:

Enabling Agritourism – Paving the Way for Successful Development Applications 

This guide has been created primarily for local governments with an interest in supporting agritourism growth for their region, and...

Enabling Agritourism – A Guide for Farmers Planning to Diversify 

This guide has been created primarily for farmers with an interest in diversifying their farm to include a tourism business...
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