Destination Central West NSW (DNCW)

Creative Industries – Connectivity | Applications now open 🎭 The Creative Industries – Connectivity program will deliver grants of up to $50,000 to support arts and cultural sector organisations, in collaboration with a creative industry business partner, to develop boundary-pushing projects and programs. Applications are invited from not-for-profit small-to-medium arts and cultural organisations collaborating with a creative business to deliver an innovative idea. The broad range of partner creative industries businesses include broadcasting and digital media, design, architecture and fashion, built and physical heritage, arts education, food and beverage and technology sector. This program will inspire a new wave of collaboration and innovation between artists, cultural storytellers and creative industries, to push boundaries, engage new audiences and develop lasting partnerships. Applications are open until 17 March 2025. Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/gQtdzUTb #funding #grants #art #culture #create #creativearts #partnerships #innovation __ Image credit: Tender by CuriousWorks, Multi-panel Immersive Projection Environment, Sydney Opera House Tide Room, 2024 | Create NSW Image: Kiraiki Zakinthinos. Tender reveals the nuances and tender sides of the communities of Western Sydney through four individual but interconnected documentary films by multidisciplinary artists: Mohammad Awad (3awadi), Carielyn Tunion, Diamond Tat, and Sharon Mani

Impact of AI on Travel & Tourism | Webinar AI is transforming the travel and tourism industries, offering new ways to enhance the traveller experience and drive growth. Discover how AI can benefit your tourism business. Join Tourism Tribe for an exclusive webinar on how AI is reshaping travel distribution and purchasing systems. What you’ll learn: ✅ How AI is revolutionizing travel planning and booking systems ✅ Ways to increase visitor engagement, length of stay, and spend ✅ Real-world AI applications & case studies ✅ The benefits of Trvlr.ai for tourism operators 🗓️Wednesday 27 November 2024 🕛9am - 10am Register here: https://lnkd.in/etgDhCSJ #ai #artificalintelligence #technology #tourism #travel

Introducing the LIVE Framework 📊 Tourism Research Australia (TRA) has launched the Longitudinal Indicators for the Visitor Economy (LIVE) Framework in an interactive dashboard. This innovative tool offers 21 key indicators across economic, social, environmental, and institutional dimensions, providing a holistic view of the sustainable growth of Australia’s visitor economy. Aligned with the THRIVE 2030 strategy, LIVE is a game-changer in tracking the health and progress of our tourism industry beyond traditional metrics. Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/g73akJUw Dashboard Walkthrough Webinar 🗓 Tuesday, 10 December 🕙 10am Register here: https://lnkd.in/gYhE5CmU #tourism #visitoreconomy #data #insights

Crown Reserves Improvement Fund (CRIF) | Closing soon 🌿 The Crown Reserves Improvement Fund (CRIF) helps maintain and improve Crown land reserves, building better communities across the state by boosting our economy and contributing to the cultural, sporting and recreational life of NSW. This year’s CRIF general grants are targeting well-patronised reserves with projects that have high community impact. The program will offer minimum grants of $100,000 for projects and maximum grants of $1 million. Grants will be made available to maintain and upgrade reserves and the facilities on them. Funding will also be available to manage feral pests and noxious weeds on reserves to keep them in good shape for community use and to protect native plants and animals. Applications close 4.59pm, Friday 22 November. Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/g4kBXW-C 📷 Local Government NSW #grant #funding #crownland #environment #recreation

Congratulations to the four Central West restaurants on being awarded a Chef's Hat in the Good Food Guide 2025 👏 🍴 Printhie Dining (Orange) 🍴 Raku (Orange) 🍴 The Schoolhouse Restaurant at Union Bank (Orange) 🍴 The Zin House (Mudgee) The yearly guide, put together by The Sydney Morning Herald since 1984, recognises the best the hospitality scene has to offer across NSW and the ACT.   The guide is a compilation of almost 500 independent reviews visited by the team of critics over the past six months.   View the full list of winners here: https://lnkd.in/g_aBMcGF 📷 The Zin House, Destination NSW. #awards #goodfoodguide #hospitality #restaurant #food #wine #beverage

The Federal Government has announced it will provide financing of up to $80 million to keep Rex's regional routes running during an extension of the voluntary administration process. This includes Orange and Parkes regional flight services. The Government will also continue to guarantee ticket sales made throughout the Voluntary Administration to 30 June 2025, should the Federal Court agree to the extension application. Read the full statement here: https://lnkd.in/gjaaNsHh 📷 Destination NSW Orange City Council Orange360 Parkes Shire Council

Applications are now open for the Active Transport Fund🚵♀️ The aim of the program is to encourage an increase in active transport through the upgrade of existing and construction of new bicycle and walking pathways across Australia. The program is an application-based, merit-assessed funding program, open to all state and territory governments and Local Government Authorities (LGAs). Applications must be for bicycle or walking pathways and must directly address at least one of the program’s focus areas which are linked to active transport priorities. The focus areas for the program are: ✅ road safety ✅ reducing transport emissions ✅ active and liveable communities. Applications close on 13 January 2025. More information can be found here: https://lnkd.in/g6Ww8btx 📷 Destination NSW #cycling #walking #activetransport #roadsafety #grant #funding #zeroemissions | Australian Government

Last week our directors and staff gathered in #amazing Forbes for a quarterly Board Meeting. We took the opportunity to learn more about the Forbes Shire region and its tourism offering as part of a famil, visiting the following businesses and places of interest; ℹ Forbes Visitor Information Centre 🐎 Sculpture Down the Lachlan 🦆 Gum Swamp Wildlife Refuge 🍴 Forbes Sport & Recreation Club We also travelled to Condobolin to tour the new Lachlan Shire Visitor Precinct. Located alongside Utes in the Paddock and the Fallen Jockeys Memorial, and adjacent to the Sculpture Down the Lachlan entrance, the new Visitor Information Centre was part of a $10.1 million project to bolster tourism and transport in the Shire. Visiting these sites and speaking with local operators provided valuable insight into the opportunities and challenges that the two towns are currently experiencing, as well as visitor behaviour. Thank you to Nina Hooper from Forbes Shire Council and Robyn Ryan from Lachlan Shire Council for being our guides and sharing your comprehensive knowledge. #tourism #tourismbusiness #visitoreconomy #centralwestnsw #nsw #regionalnsw

TAFE NSW is offering a fee-free 6-week enrolment period on the newly launched Visitor Economy: 'Choose Your Own Adventure' Microskill Course 🌟 This course is designed for individuals who would like to explore the diverse roles and opportunities the visitor economy has to offer. Whether you’re finishing school or seeking a career change, this course will set you on the right path. Here’s what the course has lined up: ✳ Five Video Masterclasses: Dive into fully subsidised one-hour masterclasses, featuring insights from industry experts - available on the TAFE NSW website. ✳ Updated Certificate III in Tourism: Launching in 2025, this modernised qualification will focus on essential visitor economy skills, complete with contemporary case studies and assessments based on real industry feedback to ensure the qualification meets the current needs of the sector. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/grBhAnci The Microskill initiative is a collaborative effort with Destination NSW, industry partners, and the NSW Department of Education. #tafensw #microskill #training #education #learning #visitoreconomy #tourism

Congratulations to the Central West operators named as finalists in the 2024 NSW Tourism Awards👏 Attractions & Experiences🌿 ▪ Balloon Aloft Australia (Mudgee) Festivals & Events 🎶 ▪ Bathurst Heritage Trades Trail ▪ Bathurst Winter Festival Accommodation 🛌 ▪ Black Sheep Inn (Orange) ▪ Evamor Valley (Mudgee) ▪ Sierra Escape (Mudgee) ▪ The Oriana, Orange Retro Hotel & Resort (Orange) ▪ Wilga Station (Bathurst) Food Tourism🍴 ▪ Frankies Restaurant and Bar (Lithgow) Tourism Services ℹ ▪ Bathurst Regional Council ▪ Bathurst Visitor Information Centre ▪ Cowra Tourism Corporation ▪ Orange360 We'd also like to congratulate our industry friends Destination Central Coast, Destination Sydney Surrounds South, Hipscotch, Sparrowly Group and TRC Tourism who are among the finalists in the Tourism Services category. The Awards celebrate businesses and operators delivering exceptional visitor experiences across NSW, while highlighting the strength, pride and passion that drives the state’s vibrant visitor economy. The winners will be announced on Thursday 28 November 2024 at the NSW Tourism Gala event at The Star Sydney incorporating the NSW Tourism Awards. Find out more information about the awards and the finalists here: https://lnkd.in/gWqNnG4z #NSWTourismAwards2024 #awards #tourism #visitoreconomy #accommodation #events #attractions #festivals #food #wine #touristinformation | Mudgee Region Tourism NSW Tourism Association