The Authority What’s on in May?
Monthly newsletter of the Cradle Coast Authority April 2011
5 - 7 May Cradle Coast NRM display at AgFest. Contact Hannah Sadler
2011 Regional Tourism Awards—applications now open Tourism operators in the Cradle Coast region have a chance to celebrate their achievements and showcase their businesses in the 2011 Advocate Newspaper Regional Tourism Awards. Award entries are now open across eleven categories and will close on 31 May.
10 May Cradle Coast Authority Board meeting. Contact Luke Sayer
The Awards were developed by the Cradle Coast Authority tourism team to reward operators and individuals who demonstrate industry excellence and to act as a stepping stone for Cradle Coast entrants in State and Australian Tourism competitions.
19 May Cradle Coast NRM Committee meeting. Contact Richard Ingram
Winners will be announced at a special dinner on 28 July at a Regional Tourism Forum to be held in Burnie. Entry forms and guidelines can be downloaded from the Regional Tourism Awards page of the Cradle Coast Authority web site: www.cradlecoast.com
26 May Representatives Meeting, Ulverstone. Contact Luke Sayer 28 May Rural Living Round-up. Hobby farmer field day. Polytechnic Farm School, Burnie. Contact Alice Ryder
School small grants to deliver big environmental benefit Over $31,800 in grants has been awarded this month to 19 primary and secondary schools in Cradle Coast NRM’s regional Small Grants Program. The successful schools will use the grants for native tree and vegetable garden planting, equipment purchase, farm excursions and a range of activities that extend student understanding and involvement in caring for the region’s natural resources.
31 May Closing date for Regional Tourism Award entries. Contact Don Monk
Call us on 6431 6285 to find out more
The grants were awarded through funding from the Australian Government’s Caring for our Country initiative and followed a public application process that generated 27 submissions from around the region. All projects are scheduled to be completed by the end of June 2011.
Cradle Coast Authority 30 Marine Terrace (PO Box 338) Burnie 7320 Phone: 03 6431 6285 Fax: 03 6431 7014 E-mail: admin@cradlecoast.com
Karina Rose, Cradle Coast NRM, facilitator of the Schools Small Grants Program
Cradle Coast NRM Facilitator of the grants program, Karina Rose, noted that the diversity of applications reflected the diversity of natural resources in the region. “We’ve had a great response from schools and it’s encouraging to see that with a little funding, and a lot of enthusiasm, positive environmental outcomes can be achieved.” Karina said. For more information on the grants program visit www.cradlecoastnrm.com
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Our Healthy Communities keep active There continues to be fresh bursts of energy in the region’s Healthy Communities Initiative as was well‐demonstrated by the popular Burnie Challenge held on 10 April. Throughout the Healthy Communities pilot, twenty‐four projects were developed and implemented across our nine Councils, all encouraging healthy lifestyles and aiming to reduce the incidence of chronic disease.
A funding submission has been made by the Cradle Coast Authority to the Department of Health and Ageing to implement a second phase of the program. The second phase proposes to focus on: (1) developing a tool kit of policies and best practices for healthy lifestyle programs that can be used as a council resource (2) replicating the Job Services Network participation model developed in Circular Head in other municipalities, and (3) continuing the direct funding of lifestyle programs customised to each local council area. The Australian Government’s response to the funding submission is expected in June.
For more details on the Australian Government funded Healthy Communities Initiative, contact the Healthy Communities Coordinator, Bev Hayhurst, on bhayhurst@cradlecoast.com
Tourism’s cooperative marketing online and on display More than 120,000 North West Coast and Western Wilderness visitor guides have been distributed to tourist information service providers as part of an annual update of the handy reference booklets. The guides feature 74 tourism businesses based in North West Tasmania and 46 businesses in the West covering accommodation, tours, sights and eateries. The guides are available from visitor information centres, accommodation providers, taxi and coach lines, car hire companies, interstate consumer travel shows, select interstate travel agencies and onboard the Spirit of Tasmania One and Two. The guides can also be downloaded from new North West Coast and Western Wilderness websites launched this month to capitalise on the increasing number of visitors making holiday plans with the assistance of the internet. The number of downloads of the guides is expected to grow to around 50 000 copies, up from 30 000 in 2010. The Cradle Coast Authority tourism team has been promoting tourism operator participation in the visitor guides and new websites as part of team’s support of the North West Coast and Western Wilderness Zone Marketing Groups. For more information contact Tourism Marketing Coordinator, Don Monk, at dmonk@cradlecoast.com or Tourism Marketing Officer, Kylie Scolyer, at kscolyer@cradlecoast.com Visit the new tourism web sites: www.tasmaniasnorthwest.com.au www.tasmaniaswesternwilderness.com.au
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Mining Heritage project marks another milestone The gala opening of the Living Pictures film show at the refurbished Gaiety Theatre on 16 April marked another milestone in the implementation of the Cradle Coast Authority’s Mining Heritage tourism strategy.
Funded by TQUAL and Tourism Tasmania, this latest instalment has delivered state of the art projection, lighting and sound equipment to the historic theatre plus a four‐ hour film show comprised of classic movies, news and sport reels from Zeehan’s historic past. For details, contact Project Manager, Wayne Bolton, on 0488244023.
Public feedback considered in Regional Planning Initiative The Regional Planning Initiative project team has been reviewing and incorporating feedback from the public consultation period which closed at the end of February. More than 60 submissions on the Cradle Coast Regional Planning Framework, incorporating the region’s first Land Use Plan, were received via the public process.
In addition to widespread promotion of the consultation period in regional media and on council websites, two public forums were also held at the request of local councils in Circular Head and Waratah‐Wynyard municipalities. For more details, please contact Executive Officer, Luke Sayer, on lsayer@cradlecoast.com
Living Pictures, now screening daily at the historic Gaiety Theatre
In the news... Cradle Coast Authority staff have been actively promoting regional projects, issues and successes in the media in recent times. Here are some examples: “...(the North West Coastal Pathway plan) “...(the visitor guides) reinforce the fact that together our regional tourism industry is a master plan so that everyone can look presents a very attractive holiday at it without having to reinvent the design destination capable of catering to all kinds themselves ...” of budgets and interests...” – Roger Jaensch, Executive Chairman – Don Monk, Tourism Marketing Manager. Visit the Cradle “..To our view TT‐Line is part of the solution and way out of these (economic) problems rather than part of the problem ...’ ‐ Roger Jaensch, Executive Chairman. And... there were radio interviews promoting the Local Planting Guides, Gaiety Theatre Gala, School Coastal Discovery Booklets, new tourism Zone websites and more. For details, please contact Amanda Wilson on 6431 6285.
Coast Authority web site for copies of our media releases www.cradlecoast.com
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Briefly Help shed some light on Census night The next national Census of Population and Housing will take place on 9 August. The Census can provide us with accurate information on our region’s population, their key characteristics and the dwellings in which they live. The national information is used to determine funding allocations for infrastructure and assets around Australia. The Australian Bureau of Statistics is currently looking for Census Collectors in the Cradle Coast region. Interested applicants can visit www.abs.gov.au/census or call 1800 420 182. The great shave a great success The Cradle Coast Authority’s Regional Tourism Development Manager, Ian Waller, and the Mountaineers Relay for Life team raised $1588.40 at the public shaving of Ian’s much beloved moustache (a regional drawcard in its own right). Thank you to everyone who donated and helped ensure that the ‘mo must go’. New appointments among Cradle Coast Authority Representatives Council Representatives of the Cradle Coast Authority voted at the last meeting to elect Mayor Daryl Quilliam as the new Deputy Chair of the Representatives following the resignation of Kevin Hyland. The group also elected Deputy Mayor Tim Wilson to the Regional Waste Management Committee. Congratulations to both on their appointments. Shorebird awareness continues to grow Cradle Coast NRM was proud to host a Birds Australia presentation on wader migration, conservation and identification held in Burnie on 9 April. The event was well attended by 60 locals, many of whom volunteer in the region’s resident shorebird monitoring program. The third resident shorebird count has recently been completed with data helping to inform placement of interpretive signs and shorebird population health. Rural Living Round‐up—FREE event for hobby farmers and smallholders Cradle Coast NRM is also staging the inaugural hobby farmer and smallholder field day at the Burnie Polytechnic Farm School on 28 May. The event covers a range of topics from animal welfare to weed control and everything in between. There will be guest presenters, practical demonstrations, local produce stalls, kids activities, tours of the farm school and lots of opportunities for hobby farmers and smallholders to chat with experts from around the region and State. For more information on any of the regional Cradle Coast NRM projects, visit www.cradlecoastnrm.com You can also subscribe to the NRM newsletter, Cradle to Coastlines, by calling our office on 6431 6285.