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SUMMER E-NEWS - Wednesday, 13 January 2010 |
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HAPPY NEW
YEAR
A warm
welcome to the start of 2010 to all of our industry
members and associates! Following on from a
successful 2009 we are excited by what's in store for
2010. We're sure that the year ahead
will have its ups and downs, but are confident
that through a co-operative industry approach we will
all again see some major goals kicked this year.
Already our Visitor Information Centre here in Mittagong
has seen great visitor numbers through the door,
generating strong retail sales and bookings - lets hope
this is just a sample of what 2010 holds for us
all.
Thanks to all of our members and guests
who attended our now annual 'Christmas On The Green'
Celebration in December - an evening of much merriment
and celebration with great food and wine enjoyed by
all.
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CONGRATULATIONS
1. Special
congratulations goes to the Bradman Museum of
Cricket who were successful in their
application to the Federal Government TQUAL Grants
program. This grant, totalling $20k will be used
for developing a Strategic Tourism Plan for the
International Cricket Hall of
Fame.
2. Also congratulations go to
the Illawarra Fly Treetop Walk, who
have been shortlisted in the 6th Annual "Australian
Travel & Tourism Awards". These
prestigious awards are undertaken by The
Australian newspaper, in association with The
Weekend Australian's Travel & Indulgence
section. Winners will be announced on 20 February
- Good Luck to the Illawarra Fly Treetop
Walk.
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NEW PRODUCT &
MEMBERS
Our ongoing 2009-2010 membership drive
has resulted in a number of new members
recently. Check them out below:
- Brewsters
Coffee House, Mittagong
- Gala
Photography, Bowral
- Geoffrey Crundall's Highland
Wines, Berrima
- Golf View Apartment 17,
Bowral
- Highland Garden
Hideaway, Moss Vale
- Outdoor Spirit, Southern
Highlands
- Pack & Send,
Mittagong
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2010 SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS
HOLIDAY PLANNER &
MAP
A BIG
thank you to all our members who have supported the new
2010 Southern Highlands Holiday Planner
& Map. Due to be published in February
for immediate release and distribution, this edition
will showcase the Southern Highlands and its vast array
of trails and experiences, a must have for all potential
visitors planning their visit to our
region.
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A DAY ON THE
GREEN
2010
already sees three 'A Day On The Green' events in place
at Centennial Vineyards in Bowral, Ronan Keating on 24
January, Rob Thomas on 14 February & Diana Krall on
7 March. These events continue to provide major
economic and social benefits to the Southern Highlands,
still attracting on average 7,000 spectators per
concert, the forward flowing rewards for our tourism
industry are huge! The struggle to find
accommodation to meet the growing daily requests for
these events proves to be the only downside.
So if you still have availability for any of these
dates, make sure you advise the VIC at Mittagong,
ASAP.
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NEW EVENT
CO-ORDINATOR
TSH is
delighted to welome Lisa Evans (Monday 18
January), as our newly appointed Events
Co-Ordinator. Lisa comes to us with vast
experience and enthusiasm for this demanding role.
With the major focus for 2010 being the 50th Anniversay
of our Tulip Time Festival, Lisa's appointment is long
awaited and we wish her well in this exciting
position.
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BENEFIT OF THE
MONTH
Many of
our members may not realise it, but their product /
business is viewable for consumers on the Tourism New
South Wales website: www.visitnsw.com.
TSH has recently undertaken a huge overhaul of our
Southern Highlands product on this site and has added
new product and updated existing product
details. As part of this project you
will recently have received an email from us
requesting an image - thanks to those who have already
responded, and to those who have not, please come back
to us with an image before the end of
January.
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SPECIAL
EVENTS
Our first Tourism After
Hours event for 2010 is set down for Tuesday 9 February
and will be held at Your Event
Solution, in Loftus Street, Bowral.
Thanks to all those who have already RSVP'd. If
you haven't and would like to come along, please just
give us a call at the VIC on 4871
2888.
Are you interested in
hosting one of our future TAH events? If so
our only available month for this financial year is in
June, so please contact Trish Bow on 4871 2888 or
email:
trish.bow@wsc.nsw.gov.au to ensure that you don't miss
out.
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COMING
EVENTS
Don't miss out on some of the great
events (check out the
website) coming up over the next
month, like:
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A Day On The Green - Ronan
Keating |
| When: |
Sunday 24 January |
| Where: |
Centennial
Vineyards,
Bowral |
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Joadja Winery
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Swinging Blues With Nick
Rheinberger |
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Sunday 24 January |
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Joajda Vineyards &
Winery, Berrima |
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Australia Day Celebrations In
Berrima |
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| When: |
Tuesday
26 January |
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Berrima
Village |
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Fairway Music
Festival |
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| When: |
Saturday 30
January |
| Where: |
Sylvan Glen Country House,
Penrose
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