by Tourism Geelong & The Bellarine | Oct 30, 2020 | 5 Minute Reads
This year at our Annual General Meeting we had three Skills Based Board Positions available in Finance, Marketing and Business Events and with a plethora of incredible applicants, we were spoiled for choice. We’re happy to announce the successful candidates...
by Tourism Geelong & The Bellarine | Oct 22, 2020 | 5 Minute Reads
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,...
by Tourism Geelong & The Bellarine | Oct 22, 2020 | 5 Minute Reads
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...
by Tourism Geelong & The Bellarine | Sep 17, 2020 | 5 Minute Reads, Accommodation, Advertising & Marketing, Attractions, Business Events, Cafes and Restaurants, COVID-19, Events, Farmgates and Provedores, Legal for business, Retail, Small Business Owners, Tours, Wineries and Breweries
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...
by Tourism Geelong & The Bellarine | Sep 14, 2020 | 5 Minute Reads, Accommodation, Advertising & Marketing, Attractions, Business Events, Cafes and Restaurants, COVID-19, Events, Farmgates and Provedores, Legal for business, Retail, Small Business Owners, Tours, Wineries and Breweries
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...
by Tourism Geelong & The Bellarine | Sep 7, 2020 | 5 Minute Reads, Accommodation, Advertising & Marketing, Attractions, Business Events, Cafes and Restaurants, COVID-19, Events, Farmgates and Provedores, Legal for business, Retail, Small Business Owners, Tours, Wineries and Breweries
Monday, 07 September It was a tough day yesterday as we began to understand the road to reopening is far longer than we’d hoped. The staged approach announced by Premier Dan Andrews outlines indicative dates for changes to the way we live and work, each step triggered...
by Tourism Geelong & The Bellarine | Sep 3, 2020 | 5 Minute Reads, COVID-19, Training
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...
by Tourism Geelong & The Bellarine | Aug 27, 2020 | 5 Minute Reads, Accommodation, Advertising & Marketing, Attractions, Cafes and Restaurants, Content Marketing, COVID-19, Events, Farmgates and Provedores, Retail, Small Business Owners, Social Media, Training, Wineries and Breweries
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...
by Tourism Geelong & The Bellarine | Aug 24, 2020 | 5 Minute Reads, Advertising & Marketing, Cafes and Restaurants, COVID-19, Farmgates and Provedores, Retail, Small Business Owners, Social Media, Training, Wineries and Breweries
Friday, 21 August – New campaign backing our industry 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. Developed by our team at Visit...