Articles tagged: Great Ocean Road Regional Tourism
Daytrippers are outgrowing overnight visitors on the Great Ocean Road
A recent tourism survey on international and domestic tourist behaviour in Victoria has highlighted the growth of day trips at the expense of overnight stays.
Council aboard the GORRT train
Colac Otway Shire Council will ink a new two-year deal to be part of a coastal tourism body, with councillors green-lighting funding at their latest council meeting.
Colac could be key to attraction
A coastal tourism body says Colac could play the key role of hosting accommodation and attractions that will pull visitors to the region.
Councillor questions value of tourism membership
Colac Otway Shire Council looks set to consider whether there is value in continuing to pay more than $100,000 to be a member of Great Ocean Road Regional Tourism.
Tourism sector gathers in Colac
Industry professionals gathered at Colac’s arts centre yesterday for a superhero-themed event called EMPOWER, a full-day conference hosted by Great Ocean Road Regional Tourism.
Hopes to revive tourism
The local tourism industry has praised a $1.2-billion Federal Government support package but is waiting on more details about how much the scheme will benefit the Colac district.
Ocean Road promotion during tennis tourney
The Great Ocean Road region will receive a free plug to a global audience when its name adorns a lead-in tournament to this year’s Australian Open tennis tournament.
Plan to reconnect people with Great Ocean Road
Rebuilding the Great Ocean Road’s visitor economy, supporting jobs and reconnecting people with the region are the priorities behind a new tourism campaign.
Tourism sector needs support
A Great Ocean Road tourism leader says a further state-wide lockdown is necessary to avoid more damaging, longer-term impacts to the region’s visitor economy. Great Ocean Road Regional Tourism chairman Wayne Kayler-Thomson said the current stage three lockdown would have “devastating” consequences on the region’s industry, but he believed the restrictions were necessary to suppress […]
Melbourne lockdown hits coast trade
Great Ocean Road Regional Tourism says further easing of coronavirus restrictions in regional Victoria would help keep the region’s visitor economy ticking while Melbourne residents follow stay-at-home orders.
Tourism sector pleads for support to continue
Great Ocean Road Regional Tourism is urging the Federal Government to extend its JobSeeker program to help keep the tourism industry alive.
Virus reveals sector shortfalls
An Otways tourism authority warns hundreds of the district’s businesses could go under amid the coronavirus pandemic, unless there is significant investment in the region’s industry.
