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read moreThe Western Australian Government's budget has committed an additional $87 million over four years for events and destination marketing, raising the State's tourism spending up to $425 million over five years.
However, with 3,000 voluntary public sector redundancies to be advanced with priority given to Western Australian Government agencies subject to the recent major consolidation many leisure professionals stand to be impacted.
In addition, the State's Royalties for Regions program, which has funded a range of aquatic, fitness, recreation, sport and tourism infrastructure but which has been under review since earlier this year, is to be cut to $4 billion over the next four years.
The Budget will divert $861 million of Royalties for Regions funding elsewhere with the existing fund will be aimed at funding ongoing costs - not new infrastructure or programs.
With the Budget to also back new national parks and Aboriginal ranger programs in the Pilbara and the Kimberley, Tourism Council WA has welcomed the commitment to tourism.
The State tourism advocacy body has called for this funding which will enable Tourism WA and the tourism industry to enter into long-term strategies, trade partnerships and marketing campaigns to increase visitation to Western Australia and create tourism jobs.
Tourism Council WA Chief Executive Evan Hall stated "the industry is delighted the election commitment has been delivered in today’s State Budget, which has the potential to create more than 2,300 jobs.
“The next step for the State Government is to use the funding to deliver effective marketing and events that will create jobs.”
Hall said it was important for Tourism WA to have the independence, commercial acumen and marketing skills to use this funding to undertake effective marketing and increase visitation to Western Australia, adding "to create jobs, we must win back tourism market share from other states which are allocating their funding to specialist, independent tourism marketing agencies."
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28th June 2017 - NEW COMMISSIONERS AND CHAIR APPOINTED AT TOURISM WA
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22nd April 2017 - ROYALTIES FOR REGIONS REVIEW CRITICAL OF ‘UNAFFORDABLE’ RECREATION CENTRES
17th March 2017 - NEW WESTERN AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES LEISURE MINISTRY PORTFOLIOS
27th February 2017 - PERTH ANNOUNCED AS HOST CITY FOR NATIONAL TOURISM AWARDS IN 2018
17th December 2016 - WESTERN AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT BACKS NEW ESPERANCE INDOOR SPORT ARENA
29th October 2015 - WESTERN AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT COMMITS $20 MILLION TO BUILD SKYWALKS IN THE KALBARRI NATIONAL PARK
28th September 2015 - RARE WALLABIES SPOTTED IN WESTERN AUSTRALIAN PARK FOR FIRST TIME IN 20 YEARS
29th September 2015 - WESTERN AUSTRALIA INCREASES GRANT FUNDING FOR REGIONAL POOLS
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