❓ Hon Colin Holt questions the Minister for Tourism regarding the $14.4 million tourism recovery package, seeking details on regional allocation, eligibility criteria, and potential expansion to include other industry bodies and businesses.
AnsweredQoN 473Legislative Council
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CORONAVIRUS — TOURISM INDUSTRY —
RECOVERY PACKAGE
473. Hon COLIN HOLT to the minister representing the
Minister for Tourism:
I refer to the state government's
$14.4 million tourism recovery package, which will support 1 600 eligible
tourism businesses.
(1) Please provide a breakdown of
how many eligible businesses are located in each region.
(2) How did the
government decide which industry accreditations or memberships will be eligible
for the tourism recovery program?
(3) Will the government
expand the program to also include tourism businesses that are members of peak
industry bodies such as the Australian Hotels Association, Tourism
Accommodation Australia and the Caravan Industry Association of WA?
(4) Will the
program extend to include tourism businesses registered with visitor centres or
local tourism associations such as the Margaret River Busselton Tourism
Association?
RECOVERY PACKAGE
473. Hon COLIN HOLT to the minister representing the
Minister for Tourism:
I refer to the state government's
$14.4 million tourism recovery package, which will support 1 600 eligible
tourism businesses.
(1) Please provide a breakdown of
how many eligible businesses are located in each region.
(2) How did the
government decide which industry accreditations or memberships will be eligible
for the tourism recovery program?
(3) Will the government
expand the program to also include tourism businesses that are members of peak
industry bodies such as the Australian Hotels Association, Tourism
Accommodation Australia and the Caravan Industry Association of WA?
(4) Will the
program extend to include tourism businesses registered with visitor centres or
local tourism associations such as the Margaret River Busselton Tourism
Association?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of this question. The following information has been provided by
the Minister for Tourism.
The McGowan government's
$14.4 million tourism recovery package has two elements—a $10.4 million
tourism recovery fund and $4 million in tourism business survival grants. The
following answers relate to the tourism recovery fund.
(1) Tourism Western Australia calculated the likely
percentage of eligible businesses within each region as follows:
Destination Perth, 25 per cent; Australia's South West, 28 per cent;
Australia's Coral Coast, 12 per cent; Australia's North West,
18 per cent; and Australia's Golden Outback, 16 per cent.
(2) The Western Australian
government, through Tourism WA, has partnership agreements in place with the
state's five regional tourism organisations and the Western Australian
Indigenous Tourism Operators Council. These agreements cover the delivery of
business support and/or marketing activities for member businesses, which are considered a priority by government. Due to this,
membership of the relevant RTO and WAITOC was considered to be an
effective criterion for eligibility to claim under the fund. Likewise, the four
identified accreditation programs—the Australian Tourism Accreditation
Program, the ECO Certification program, the
Star Ratings Australia program and the Caravan/Holiday Park Accreditation program—cover a broad range of tourism sectors across the state, with
some programs linked directly to state government activities and opportunities.
(3)–(4) No.
some notice of this question. The following information has been provided by
the Minister for Tourism.
The McGowan government's
$14.4 million tourism recovery package has two elements—a $10.4 million
tourism recovery fund and $4 million in tourism business survival grants. The
following answers relate to the tourism recovery fund.
(1) Tourism Western Australia calculated the likely
percentage of eligible businesses within each region as follows:
Destination Perth, 25 per cent; Australia's South West, 28 per cent;
Australia's Coral Coast, 12 per cent; Australia's North West,
18 per cent; and Australia's Golden Outback, 16 per cent.
(2) The Western Australian
government, through Tourism WA, has partnership agreements in place with the
state's five regional tourism organisations and the Western Australian
Indigenous Tourism Operators Council. These agreements cover the delivery of
business support and/or marketing activities for member businesses, which are considered a priority by government. Due to this,
membership of the relevant RTO and WAITOC was considered to be an
effective criterion for eligibility to claim under the fund. Likewise, the four
identified accreditation programs—the Australian Tourism Accreditation
Program, the ECO Certification program, the
Star Ratings Australia program and the Caravan/Holiday Park Accreditation program—cover a broad range of tourism sectors across the state, with
some programs linked directly to state government activities and opportunities.
(3)–(4) No.
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