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Latest update from Victorian Tourism Industry Council
Reopening Roadmap - Sunday, 6 September Today Premier Daniel Andrews announced Victoria’s roadmap to reopening. To say that this has been gut-wrenching is an understatement indeed. The prospect of businesses hanging on until late October or November, which looks to be...
Latest update from Victorian Tourism Industry Council
JobKeeper Update, grant updates, Reopening Roadmap and Recovery Roadmap. 03 September On Tuesday this week, Federal Parliament signed off on the extension to the JobKeeper scheme, meaning payments will be made until March 2021. Recipients will begin receiving a...
Our top picks for Geelong Small Business Festival for Tourism Operators
The Geelong Small Business Festival kicked off this week with an inspiring keynote address from Mia Freedman. If you missed it, Mia spoke about how she built media juggernaut mamamia.com.au, from writing blogs on her couch to now having 85+ employees! The presentation...
TGGB Executive Director Update
Monday, 24 August Good evening tourism colleagues and friends. We're more than half way through the six week restricted period across Victoria and I've been encouraged by the infection numbers steadily reducing. At his press conference this morning the Premier...
Latest update from Victorian Tourism Industry Council
Three weeks down and three more to go. - 21 August This has been the toughest three weeks ever, but we’re officially more than halfway to the finish line. The priority now is to make sure that we have a clear understanding of what a reopening strategy will entail...
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Friday, 21 August - New campaign backing our industry https://youtu.be/sa4Ikn2prTA Today the Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews launched our new campaign to encourage Victorians to get behind our state’s tourism industry by buying local products online. ...
Latest update from Victorian Tourism Industry Council
Change of Eligibility & New Notification Requirements for JobKeeper - 20 August URGENT ACTION REQUIRED BEFORE 21 AUGUST 2020 In the national roundtable of tourism industry associations with the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) this week, urgent...
COVID SAFE BUSINESS EVENTS – by Business Events Victoria
The team at Business Events Victoria (BEV) is continuing to work alongside their industry partners to prepare a pathway for re-animation when the time is right. Regional Victorian businesses are developing their COVIDSafe Plans and Practices, including safety...
Business Support Packages Updates – from Victorian Tourism Industry Council
Thursday, 13 August This week support programs for the hospitality industry have gone live, and are now open for applications. We have detailed these opportunities below along with information released today on mental health support for business owners and workers. We...
Latest Update Visit Victoria
Thursday, August 6. The Victorian Government has announced significant changes to the way we live and work in Victoria to slow the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). Stage 4 restrictions are now in place across metropolitan Melbourne and from 11:59pm this evening, 5...