Category: Tourism

Vivid Sydney shows how the right event done well can bring huge benefits, the former head of Events NSW says.

As CEO of Australia’s first statutory place-branding authority, Todd Babiak knows a thing or two about the topic, and he’ll be sharing some of that knowledge at the Place Branding Australia conference in Sydney.

Place branding can be a powerful tool for councils, and unpacking how to access it will be an underlying theme of this year’s Place Branding Australia conference.

The Queensland government says demolishing the Gabba and building a new Olympic stadium in Brisbane isn’t an option.

The NSW government is considering carrots and sticks to get properties off the short term rental market.

The Queensland Racing Integrity Commission will come under review next year.

City of Greater Bendigo will seek a further $15 million from the federal government for the redevelopment of Bendigo Art Gallery.

The head of Mildura’s peak economic and tourism organisation has been appointed to a new job with Mildura City Council.

The NSW government has endorsed a cap on Airbnb rentals across parts of Byron Shire following a planning proposal from Council.

Predicating investment in locally owned and grown events on the same principles as acquired events is simplistic, and fails to recognise how major events come to be.