Coonamble Shire Tourism Newsletter Page 3

Text Box: The Federal Minister for Tourism, Fran Bailey, has lifted the embargo on the results of the Central NSW research project undertaken by the Travel Research Centre. Carolyn Childs will present the research at a workshop in Dubbo on 2nd May. Venue TBC

Text Box: 28th April 2007 ‘Movies @ Dinner at Gulargambone-Little Miss Sunshine’ Click here for more 15th-16th May 2007 ‘Coonamble Show’ 12th May 2007 Greyhound Racing, Coonamble Greyhound Club (02) 6822 2468 12th –13th May 2007 Life Drawing Workshops (Coonamble Arts Alive) Bookings (02) 6825 6234 19th May 2007 ‘Gulargambone Show’ 9th-11th June 2007 ‘Coonamble Rodeo & Campdraft’ www.coonamble.org/rodeo 9th June 2007 ‘Bush Poets Breakfast’ www.coonamble.org/rodeo 9th –10th June 2007 ‘Patchwork & Quilting Exhibition’ 23rd June 2007 Gulargambone Craft Expo, Memorial Hall (0428) 665 052 Click here for details 24th June 2007 ‘Coonamble Race Meeting’ Coonamble Racecourse www.coonamble.org/cjc For a full calendar of Coonamble Shire events click here. To be added to the calendar please email us here

Text Box: The Marthaguy Picnic Races are seeking community support for the running of the event in 2007. This year the event will be held on 1st September. A meeting will be held at the Quambone School on Wednesday 18th April 2007 at 7pm and all are welcome. The Races are a great social event for the Quambone district and it would be a shame to lose them. The club is in need of help and ideas. If you would like to be of assistance, please contact the Secretary with your email details and she will keep you informed as any help would be much appreciated. Click here to contact Race Secretary

Open Day at the Coonamble Archives on 10th March 2007

Text Box: The best of country and outback NSW tourism operators are encouraged to seek recognition for their businesses by entering the CountryLink Inland NSW Tourism Awards 2007. The Minister for Tourism and Sport and Recreation, Sandra Nori, launched the awards in Sydney in her final week as NSW Minister for Tourism. Ms Nori urged tourism businesses from Central NSW, New England North West, the Outback and Riverina to enter. The Inland NSW Tourism Awards demonstrate the quality of experiences available for visitors in country and outback NSW. Two of the finalists from last year’s awards, Tri State Safaris, Broken Hill and two eight two eight, Gulargambone went on to win the NSW Awards in November and Australian Tourism Awards in Sydney last month. For entry information click here or for details on the information workshops click here

Text Box: The 2007 Local Government and Shires Association Tourism Conference was held in Griffith from 11-13 April 2007. Held in partnership with Tourism NSW the conference theme was ‘Tourism-an investment’ and there were a number of excellent presentations on making your destination attractive for investment and case studies on successful projects. I presented on our local success story ‘two eight two eight’ at Gulargambone as a successful model alongside presentations on the Emirates Wolgan Valley Resort, Tablelands Way and the Blacktown Motor Sports Parklands. Full details of the presentations and conference resolutions are available from the conference web sites below: www.lgsa-plus.net.au/resources/documents/2007_Tourism_Conference_Resolutions www.lgsa-plus.net.au/www/html/1508-speakers-and-presentations.asp

Text Box: The Coonamble & District RSL Club will again be the focus of commemoration on the 25th April. Activities will include the traditional dawn service at 6am, march by veterans and a ceremony at the memorial outside the Council Chambers at 11am. For more information contact: (02) 6822 1366

Tourism NSW welcomed the commencement of Jetstar’s new daily service between Osaka and Sydney. The new service, which goes via Brisbane, started on 25th March. It will provide more than 4,200 seats each week. Tourism NSW and Jetstar are working on a promotional partnership to supplement Jetstar’s marketing in western Japan.