❓ Ms. Radisich inquires about details of a major tourism event at the Perth Convention Exhibition Centre. Mr. McGowan responds, highlighting the Australian Tourism Exchange, its economic impact, and government support.
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I am very excited to ask my question of the Minister for Tourism as I am very interested in the tourism portfolio. Will the minister provide further details on the major tourism event being held at the Perth Convention Exhibition Centre later this week? Mr M. McGOWAN
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I thank the member for Swan Hills for her question, and I acknowledge her interest in tourism. She has a magnificent electorate. I visited the Swan Valley and toured the tourism assets of the Swan Valley with the member. The biggest convention in the history of the state is taking place this week in Perth; namely, the Australian Tourism Exchange. This is the first time the exchange has been held outside the eastern states; that is, it is the first time it has been held outside Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane. Everyone to whom I have spoken at the event has been amazed at what Western Australia can do, and people have referred to the quality of the events we can put on and to the quality of the tourism product we offer in Western Australia. This government attracted this event with a $2 million grant, and defeated other states that bid for the event. Therefore, 2 500 delegates from around Australia and around the world are in Perth, including 700 from overseas who buy the greatest amount of tourism product. A Chinese delegation of over 70 delegates is looking at the tourism product offered in Western Australia, and Chinese delegates will take those products back to China to sell to people considering overseas holidays. Of the delegates in Perth, 517 will undertake familiarisation tours organised to all parts of Western Australia; that is, delegates will look at the regions and products on offer throughout Western Australia. I thank the industry for all the work put into this successful event. I know the member for Cottesloe was down at the convention centre yesterday, and I thank him for that interest. I know the member for Swan Hills is heading down there with her committee tomorrow. Yesterday cabinet met delegates at the centre to see what was going on there. I acknowledge the industry for the hard work it has done to assist with this event. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr M. McGOWAN : They are working extremely hard selling the state of Western Australia to the world. This follows the government’s additional marketing expenditure over the past four and a half years. Its expenditure has increased by 70 per cent above the Court government’s allocation in its final year. This event is showcasing this state to the world. The industry is very happy with the government’s marketing commitments and initiatives such as the use of Landbank. I encourage all members to look at this very special event.
Mr M. McGOWAN replied: I thank the member for Swan Hills for her question, and I acknowledge her interest in tourism. She has a magnificent electorate. I visited the Swan Valley and toured the tourism assets of the Swan Valley with the member. The biggest convention in the history of the state is taking place this week in Perth; namely, the Australian Tourism Exchange. This is the first time the exchange has been held outside the eastern states; that is, it is the first time it has been held outside Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane. Everyone to whom I have spoken at the event has been amazed at what Western Australia can do, and people have referred to the quality of the events we can put on and to the quality of the tourism product we offer in Western Australia. This government attracted this event with a $2 million grant, and defeated other states that bid for the event. Therefore, 2 500 delegates from around Australia and around the world are in Perth, including 700 from overseas who buy the greatest amount of tourism product. A Chinese delegation of over 70 delegates is looking at the tourism product offered in Western Australia, and Chinese delegates will take those products back to China to sell to people considering overseas holidays. Of the delegates in Perth, 517 will undertake familiarisation tours organised to all parts of Western Australia; that is, delegates will look at the regions and products on offer throughout Western Australia. I thank the industry for all the work put into this successful event. I know the member for Cottesloe was down at the convention centre yesterday, and I thank him for that interest. I know the member for Swan Hills is heading down there with her committee tomorrow. Yesterday cabinet met delegates at the centre to see what was going on there. I acknowledge the industry for the hard work it has done to assist with this event. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr M. McGOWAN : They are working extremely hard selling the state of Western Australia to the world. This follows the government’s additional marketing expenditure over the past four and a half years. Its expenditure has increased by 70 per cent above the Court government’s allocation in its final year. This event is showcasing this state to the world. The industry is very happy with the government’s marketing commitments and initiatives such as the use of Landbank. I encourage all members to look at this very special event.
I thank the member for Swan Hills for her question, and I acknowledge her interest in tourism. She has a magnificent electorate. I visited the Swan Valley and toured the tourism assets of the Swan Valley with the member. The biggest convention in the history of the state is taking place this week in Perth; namely, the Australian Tourism Exchange. This is the first time the exchange has been held outside the eastern states; that is, it is the first time it has been held outside Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane. Everyone to whom I have spoken at the event has been amazed at what Western Australia can do, and people have referred to the quality of the events we can put on and to the quality of the tourism product we offer in Western Australia. This government attracted this event with a $2 million grant, and defeated other states that bid for the event. Therefore, 2 500 delegates from around Australia and around the world are in Perth, including 700 from overseas who buy the greatest amount of tourism product. A Chinese delegation of over 70 delegates is looking at the tourism product offered in Western Australia, and Chinese delegates will take those products back to China to sell to people considering overseas holidays. Of the delegates in Perth, 517 will undertake familiarisation tours organised to all parts of Western Australia; that is, delegates will look at the regions and products on offer throughout Western Australia. I thank the industry for all the work put into this successful event. I know the member for Cottesloe was down at the convention centre yesterday, and I thank him for that interest. I know the member for Swan Hills is heading down there with her committee tomorrow. Yesterday cabinet met delegates at the centre to see what was going on there. I acknowledge the industry for the hard work it has done to assist with this event. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr M. McGOWAN : They are working extremely hard selling the state of Western Australia to the world. This follows the government’s additional marketing expenditure over the past four and a half years. Its expenditure has increased by 70 per cent above the Court government’s allocation in its final year. This event is showcasing this state to the world. The industry is very happy with the government’s marketing commitments and initiatives such as the use of Landbank. I encourage all members to look at this very special event.
This government attracted this event with a $2 million grant, and defeated other states that bid for the event. Therefore, 2 500 delegates from around Australia and around the world are in Perth, including 700 from overseas who buy the greatest amount of tourism product. A Chinese delegation of over 70 delegates is looking at the tourism product offered in Western Australia, and Chinese delegates will take those products back to China to sell to people considering overseas holidays. Of the delegates in Perth, 517 will undertake familiarisation tours organised to all parts of Western Australia; that is, delegates will look at the regions and products on offer throughout Western Australia. I thank the industry for all the work put into this successful event. I know the member for Cottesloe was down at the convention centre yesterday, and I thank him for that interest. I know the member for Swan Hills is heading down there with her committee tomorrow. Yesterday cabinet met delegates at the centre to see what was going on there. I acknowledge the industry for the hard work it has done to assist with this event. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr M. McGOWAN : They are working extremely hard selling the state of Western Australia to the world. This follows the government’s additional marketing expenditure over the past four and a half years. Its expenditure has increased by 70 per cent above the Court government’s allocation in its final year. This event is showcasing this state to the world. The industry is very happy with the government’s marketing commitments and initiatives such as the use of Landbank. I encourage all members to look at this very special event.
I thank the industry for all the work put into this successful event. I know the member for Cottesloe was down at the convention centre yesterday, and I thank him for that interest. I know the member for Swan Hills is heading down there with her committee tomorrow. Yesterday cabinet met delegates at the centre to see what was going on there. I acknowledge the industry for the hard work it has done to assist with this event. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr M. McGOWAN : They are working extremely hard selling the state of Western Australia to the world. This follows the government’s additional marketing expenditure over the past four and a half years. Its expenditure has increased by 70 per cent above the Court government’s allocation in its final year. This event is showcasing this state to the world. The industry is very happy with the government’s marketing commitments and initiatives such as the use of Landbank. I encourage all members to look at this very special event.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr M. McGOWAN : They are working extremely hard selling the state of Western Australia to the world. This follows the government’s additional marketing expenditure over the past four and a half years. Its expenditure has increased by 70 per cent above the Court government’s allocation in its final year. This event is showcasing this state to the world. The industry is very happy with the government’s marketing commitments and initiatives such as the use of Landbank. I encourage all members to look at this very special event.
The SPEAKER : Order! Mr M. McGOWAN : They are working extremely hard selling the state of Western Australia to the world. This follows the government’s additional marketing expenditure over the past four and a half years. Its expenditure has increased by 70 per cent above the Court government’s allocation in its final year. This event is showcasing this state to the world. The industry is very happy with the government’s marketing commitments and initiatives such as the use of Landbank. I encourage all members to look at this very special event.
Mr M. McGOWAN : They are working extremely hard selling the state of Western Australia to the world. This follows the government’s additional marketing expenditure over the past four and a half years. Its expenditure has increased by 70 per cent above the Court government’s allocation in its final year. This event is showcasing this state to the world. The industry is very happy with the government’s marketing commitments and initiatives such as the use of Landbank. I encourage all members to look at this very special event.
Mr M. McGOWAN replied: I thank the member for Swan Hills for her question, and I acknowledge her interest in tourism. She has a magnificent electorate. I visited the Swan Valley and toured the tourism assets of the Swan Valley with the member. The biggest convention in the history of the state is taking place this week in Perth; namely, the Australian Tourism Exchange. This is the first time the exchange has been held outside the eastern states; that is, it is the first time it has been held outside Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane. Everyone to whom I have spoken at the event has been amazed at what Western Australia can do, and people have referred to the quality of the events we can put on and to the quality of the tourism product we offer in Western Australia. This government attracted this event with a $2 million grant, and defeated other states that bid for the event. Therefore, 2 500 delegates from around Australia and around the world are in Perth, including 700 from overseas who buy the greatest amount of tourism product. A Chinese delegation of over 70 delegates is looking at the tourism product offered in Western Australia, and Chinese delegates will take those products back to China to sell to people considering overseas holidays. Of the delegates in Perth, 517 will undertake familiarisation tours organised to all parts of Western Australia; that is, delegates will look at the regions and products on offer throughout Western Australia. I thank the industry for all the work put into this successful event. I know the member for Cottesloe was down at the convention centre yesterday, and I thank him for that interest. I know the member for Swan Hills is heading down there with her committee tomorrow. Yesterday cabinet met delegates at the centre to see what was going on there. I acknowledge the industry for the hard work it has done to assist with this event. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr M. McGOWAN : They are working extremely hard selling the state of Western Australia to the world. This follows the government’s additional marketing expenditure over the past four and a half years. Its expenditure has increased by 70 per cent above the Court government’s allocation in its final year. This event is showcasing this state to the world. The industry is very happy with the government’s marketing commitments and initiatives such as the use of Landbank. I encourage all members to look at this very special event.
I thank the member for Swan Hills for her question, and I acknowledge her interest in tourism. She has a magnificent electorate. I visited the Swan Valley and toured the tourism assets of the Swan Valley with the member. The biggest convention in the history of the state is taking place this week in Perth; namely, the Australian Tourism Exchange. This is the first time the exchange has been held outside the eastern states; that is, it is the first time it has been held outside Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane. Everyone to whom I have spoken at the event has been amazed at what Western Australia can do, and people have referred to the quality of the events we can put on and to the quality of the tourism product we offer in Western Australia. This government attracted this event with a $2 million grant, and defeated other states that bid for the event. Therefore, 2 500 delegates from around Australia and around the world are in Perth, including 700 from overseas who buy the greatest amount of tourism product. A Chinese delegation of over 70 delegates is looking at the tourism product offered in Western Australia, and Chinese delegates will take those products back to China to sell to people considering overseas holidays. Of the delegates in Perth, 517 will undertake familiarisation tours organised to all parts of Western Australia; that is, delegates will look at the regions and products on offer throughout Western Australia. I thank the industry for all the work put into this successful event. I know the member for Cottesloe was down at the convention centre yesterday, and I thank him for that interest. I know the member for Swan Hills is heading down there with her committee tomorrow. Yesterday cabinet met delegates at the centre to see what was going on there. I acknowledge the industry for the hard work it has done to assist with this event. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr M. McGOWAN : They are working extremely hard selling the state of Western Australia to the world. This follows the government’s additional marketing expenditure over the past four and a half years. Its expenditure has increased by 70 per cent above the Court government’s allocation in its final year. This event is showcasing this state to the world. The industry is very happy with the government’s marketing commitments and initiatives such as the use of Landbank. I encourage all members to look at this very special event.
This government attracted this event with a $2 million grant, and defeated other states that bid for the event. Therefore, 2 500 delegates from around Australia and around the world are in Perth, including 700 from overseas who buy the greatest amount of tourism product. A Chinese delegation of over 70 delegates is looking at the tourism product offered in Western Australia, and Chinese delegates will take those products back to China to sell to people considering overseas holidays. Of the delegates in Perth, 517 will undertake familiarisation tours organised to all parts of Western Australia; that is, delegates will look at the regions and products on offer throughout Western Australia. I thank the industry for all the work put into this successful event. I know the member for Cottesloe was down at the convention centre yesterday, and I thank him for that interest. I know the member for Swan Hills is heading down there with her committee tomorrow. Yesterday cabinet met delegates at the centre to see what was going on there. I acknowledge the industry for the hard work it has done to assist with this event. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr M. McGOWAN : They are working extremely hard selling the state of Western Australia to the world. This follows the government’s additional marketing expenditure over the past four and a half years. Its expenditure has increased by 70 per cent above the Court government’s allocation in its final year. This event is showcasing this state to the world. The industry is very happy with the government’s marketing commitments and initiatives such as the use of Landbank. I encourage all members to look at this very special event.
I thank the industry for all the work put into this successful event. I know the member for Cottesloe was down at the convention centre yesterday, and I thank him for that interest. I know the member for Swan Hills is heading down there with her committee tomorrow. Yesterday cabinet met delegates at the centre to see what was going on there. I acknowledge the industry for the hard work it has done to assist with this event. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr M. McGOWAN : They are working extremely hard selling the state of Western Australia to the world. This follows the government’s additional marketing expenditure over the past four and a half years. Its expenditure has increased by 70 per cent above the Court government’s allocation in its final year. This event is showcasing this state to the world. The industry is very happy with the government’s marketing commitments and initiatives such as the use of Landbank. I encourage all members to look at this very special event.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr M. McGOWAN : They are working extremely hard selling the state of Western Australia to the world. This follows the government’s additional marketing expenditure over the past four and a half years. Its expenditure has increased by 70 per cent above the Court government’s allocation in its final year. This event is showcasing this state to the world. The industry is very happy with the government’s marketing commitments and initiatives such as the use of Landbank. I encourage all members to look at this very special event.
The SPEAKER : Order! Mr M. McGOWAN : They are working extremely hard selling the state of Western Australia to the world. This follows the government’s additional marketing expenditure over the past four and a half years. Its expenditure has increased by 70 per cent above the Court government’s allocation in its final year. This event is showcasing this state to the world. The industry is very happy with the government’s marketing commitments and initiatives such as the use of Landbank. I encourage all members to look at this very special event.
Mr M. McGOWAN : They are working extremely hard selling the state of Western Australia to the world. This follows the government’s additional marketing expenditure over the past four and a half years. Its expenditure has increased by 70 per cent above the Court government’s allocation in its final year. This event is showcasing this state to the world. The industry is very happy with the government’s marketing commitments and initiatives such as the use of Landbank. I encourage all members to look at this very special event.
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