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17 January 2011
Western Australia Minister for Tourism Kim Hames Hopman Cup XXIII Sets New Attendance And Television Ratings Records Victor P Taffa The Popularity of Perth’s Hyundai Hopman Cup Mixed Team’s Tennis Tournament continues to grow with this year’s event breaking attendance and television ratings records. Tourism Minister Kim Hames congratulated Tournament Organiser Paul MacNamee and his staff for staging the [...]
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12 January 2011
Western Australia Minister for Tourism Kim Hames Major Trade Show To Boost WA Tourism In 2012 Victor P Taffa Western Australia will Host one of the World’s Biggest Tourism Trade Shows, the Australian Tourism Exchange (ATE), in Perth in June 2012. Tourism Minister Kim Hames announced today that the State Government would provide $2.8 Million towards the cost of [...]
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06 January 2011
South Australia Shadow Minister for Tourism Terry Stephens SA Tourism Falls Behind Under Labor Victor P Taffa South Australia’s Tourism Industry is struggling under the Rann Labor Government with South Australia the only mainland state failing to record an increase in room occupancy rates for hotels, motels and serviced apartments. According to ABS statistics released today visitors are also [...]
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31 December 2010
Western Australia Minister for Tourism Kim Hames World’s Best Hold Court As Hopman Cup Continues To Break New Ground Victor P Taffa Perth will play Host to some of the world’s best Tennis Players when the Hyundai Hopman Cup XXIII begins at the Burswood Dome tomorrow. Tourism Minister Kim Hames said the 2011 Tournament had one of the strongest [...]
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23 December 2010
Victoria Minister for Tourism & Major Events Louise Asher Newly-Restored Polly Woodside Open to Visitors Victor P Taffa Melbourne’s Iconic Polly Woodside has been lovingly restored, and is reopening as the flagship of Melbourne’s Maritime Precinct, Tourism and Major Events Minister Louise Asher announced today. Minister Asher said the $3.6 Million investment by the National Trust of Australia, [...]
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16 December 2010
Tasmania Shadow Minister for Tourism Will Hodgman Tourism Resources need to be Redirected to Deal with Industry Downturn Victor P Taffa A Downturn in holiday travel to Tasmania of 12 % has come as a devastating blow for local tourism operators and highlights the fact that existing resources need to be shifted to meet the pressing challenges [...]
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12 December 2010
Western Australia Minister for Tourism Elizabeth Constable Cherry Harmony Festival to Harvest Thousands of Visitors for Manjimup Victor P Taffa More than 5,000 visitors are expected to descend on Western Australia’s extraordinary South-West Region this weekend for the annual Manjimup Cherry Harmony Festival. Tourism Minister Liz Constable said the festival celebrated the cultural diversity of Manjimup and coincided with [...]
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07 December 2010
Western Australia Minister for Tourism Elizabeth Constable Rottnest Island Celebrates Century of Tourism Victor P Taffa A schedule of events and festivities – including special deals, family days and celebratory activities – has been planned across 2011 as Rottnest Island celebrates 100 years of Tourism. The launch of the celebrations on Thursday, (December 9) will be attended by His [...]
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03 December 2010
Western Australia Minister for Tourism Elizabeth Constable The Race is on as Busselton Prepares for Ironman WA Victor P Taffa Western Australia’s South-West will be home to some of the world’s best athletes over the weekend as Busselton Prepares for the 2010 SunSmart Ironman Western Australia. Tourism Minister Liz Constable said the Ironman triathlon was a significant event for [...]
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23 November 2010
Western Australia Minister for Tourism Elizabeth Constable International Regatta Whets WA’s Appetite for ISAF Sailing World Championships Victor P Taffa Tourism Minister Liz Constable has congratulated the organisers and competitors who participated in the Perth International Regatta, which finished yesterday. Dr. Constable said the regatta, held from November 16-21, was the major prelude to one of the biggest sporting [...]
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23 November 2010
Western Australia Minister for Tourism Elizabeth Constable WA’s Outstanding Tourism Industry Recognised Victor P Taffa Tourism Minister Liz Constable congratulated the winners of the 2010 Western Australian Tourism Awards at a Gala Dinner at the Burswood Entertainment Complex. Dr. Constable said the awards recognised Local Tourism Operators for their achievements and contribution to WA’s Growing Tourism Industry. “The High Calibre [...]
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08 November 2010
Western Australia Minister for Planning John Day Western Australia Minister for Tourism Elizabeth Constable Perth’s Billion Dollar Investment and Tourism Potential on Show in Asia Victor P Taffa The State Government will illustrate the unprecedented growth taking place in Perth to entice tourism and investment to the city, at Asia’s Premier Property Investment Conference this week. A delegation from the [...]
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06 November 2010
Western Australia Minister for Tourism Elizabeth Constable Eventscorp Helps Anaconda Bring Their A Team to Augusta Victor P Taffa State Government support has significantly elevated this weekend’s Anaconda Adventure Race which has attracted a strong field of local, national and international competitors to Western Australia’s South-West. Tourism Minister Liz Constable said the race – a spectacular off-road event in [...]
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01 November 2010
Western Australia Minister for Tourism Elizabeth Constable South-West School Wins Extraordinary Tourism Competition Victor P Taffa A South-West Primary School has won a State-Wide Competition to explore Western Australia’s Extraordinary Experiences, as part of the State’s new Tourism Brand. Tourism Minister Liz Constable said Geographe Primary School was chosen as the winner from 40 Schools across WA with its [...]
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