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Greater Than your standard Insta story
Greater Than your standard Insta story We've just launched some Greater Than animated stickers, helping spread the word about the campaign on social. There's specific options for lots of destinations and towns around the region! To access the GIF stickers, just follow...
Tourism Greater Geelong & The Bellarine Board Nominations
It’s been a pretty big week for Team Tourism. There’s been quite a bit of virtual office banter, with a few Tigers supporters amongst the Cats fans in our crew. It’s great to see the city decorated blue and white and some venues able to host COVID-safe functions at...
Latest update from Victorian Tourism Industry Council
While we did not expect the Premier to yesterday announce a lifting of travel restrictions across the state, we were certainly looking for something more substantial than what was delivered; in particular, we were hoping there would be an indication of when and how...
Latest update from Victorian Tourism Industry Council – Federal Budget 2020
Federal Budget 2020 Economic Overview Treasurer Josh Frydenberg delivered his federal budget last night, revealing Australia is headed for a record debt level of nearly $1 trillion. Despite this, the budget was filled with billions of dollars of tax cuts, subsidies...
Latest update from Victorian Tourism Industry Council
Introducing our tourism recovery consultations and venue feasibility calculator Today we are pleased to announce two new projects we’ve been working on to support tourism businesses during these challenging times. These projects are part of a wider industry...
Latest update from Victorian Tourism Industry Council
As we start the new week, we’re buoyed by the report of just 11 new cases today with our rolling 14-day average for Metro Melbourne down to 34.4. This is such welcome news for so many in metropolitan Melbourne that have been under strict restrictions since early July...
TGGB COVID-19 Update
I hope you are all well, and allowing yourself some cautious excitement as regional Victoria takes another step on the Roadmap to Recovery tomorrow. This is a fabulous result, and a cause for real optimism! Crucially this step means that people in regional Victoria...
Latest Update From the State Government
Regional Victoria Moves to Third Step Tuesday 15 September Last week, we released our roadmap towards reopening. Those safe, steady and sustainable steps that will see us all the way to COVID Normal. Importantly, these steps are guided by clear targets – giving...
TGGB COVID-19 Update
I hope you're feeling positive about the optimistic start to the week. Following the $3 billion business relief package announced by Premier Dan Andrews yesterday, the press conference today included an announcement on specific support for sole traders and a package...
Latest update from Victorian Tourism Industry Council
New package delivers another $287.5 million in business support - Monday 14 September This morning Premier Daniel Andrews and Minister for Industry Support and Recovery Martin Pakula announced an additional $287.5 million support package for businesses. This follows...