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Go Golfing tour group supports NSW bushfire impacted communities

Queensland based golf travel company, Go Golfing, made a pledge a year ago to bring tourists back to towns on the New South Wales south coast ravaged by the 2020 bushfires. Last month the…

Mar 2, 2021 Environment / Golf / Hospitality / Tourism /

South Australia’s ban on single-use plastic starts today

Today marks South Australia becoming the first State or Territory in Australia to ban single-use plastic products with drinking straws, stirrers and cutlery to be prohibited from sale,…

Mar 1, 2021 ByKaren Sweaney Environment / Government / Legal / Wellness /

Coffs Harbour Marine Conservation Park supports NSW Government ban on captive dolphin breeding

Following the move by the NSW Government to halt the breeding or importation of dolphins and other marine mammals, the Dolphin Marine Conservation Park in Coffs Harbour has expressed its…

Feb 27, 2021 Attractions / Environment / Legal / Tourism /

Ecotourism Australia continues to call for funding support from Federal Government

With JobKeeper scheduled to finish at the end of March 2021, Ecotourism Australia highlight they have received no advice as to what the Federal Government’s response will be to…

Feb 27, 2021 Environment / Finance / Government / Tourism /

Australian Marine Conservation Society decries Queensland government’s decision to move forward with Palmer mine proposal

Great Barrier Reef conservationists are urging the Queensland government not to greenlight Clive Palmer’s Central Queensland Coal Pty Ltd proposed mine as Queensland’s…

Feb 27, 2021 Environment / Government / Recreation / Tourism /

NSW Government bans dolphin breeding and importation of marine mammals

Follows a landmark inquiry, the NSW Government has today announced a new regulation under the Biodiversity Conservation Act that prohibits the breeding or importation of dolphins and other…

Feb 26, 2021 Attractions / Environment / Government / Tourism /

Esperance emerging as popular wellness destination

Esperance – situated on the south coast of Western Australia – is emerging as a sought-after wellness destination offering retreats and experiences including yoga, pilates,…

Feb 26, 2021 Environment / Recreation / Tourism / Wellness /

North Wollongong Surf Club to receive much-needed refurbishment and beachfront protection

The 85-year-old North Wollongong Surf Club building is to receive a much-needed refurbishment following Wollongong City Council’s agreement to a $10.5 million tender to update the…

Feb 26, 2021 Design / Environment / Recreation /