As we head into the Easter school holidays Destination Gippsland has been busy marketing our region to Melbourne and the world.  The new brand campaign ‘Gippsland – all kinds of wonder’ will be seen on billboards across Melbourne in coming weeks. 

We are also taking the Gippsland message to the Australian Tourism Exchange for international buyers in Perth.  We thank our industry and government partners for supporting these marketing efforts as we work to raise the awareness and appeal of our incredible region.

Terry Robinson

Following on from the recent launch for the new-look Gippsland brand, the new Gippsland campaign officially launched in Melbourne on April 8. 

Gippsland is headlining the highways with an advertising campaign showcasing five beautiful images from across the Gippsland region.

Alongside these large-scale billboard placements is an integrated media schedule that includes print, digital and social media. 

Keep an eye out for the billboards along the Nepean Highway, Peninsula Link, South Eastern Freeway, East Link, Princess Freeway and the South Eastern Freeway.  The campaign will run for the next three weeks.

For more information on campaign activity and how to get involved please see here or contact Alison Conroy aconroy@destinationgippsland.com.au

Maffra was on show with Duart Homestead and Mewburn Park featuring as host venues for the first Gippsland Tourism Forum for 2019.  A wonderful selection of Gippsland produce was enjoyed courtesy of Natasha and Nathan at Duart.

Pictured left Matthew Edey, Peter McMahon, Tony Patchel & Craig Holland representing Loch Sport & Maffra.

Thank you to all the speakers for providing valuable insights and learnings from a cross section of the tourism industry. Alison Conroy - Destination Gippsland, Janet MacKay - TRC Tourism, Ashley Smirl - Wellington Shire Council, Kerry Keys - Dargo General Store, Luke Medcalf & Julia Downes - Visit Victoria Corporate, Erika McInerney - Mac&Ernie social media training, Kristy Carstairs from Tourism Australia, Liz Whitehill - Badger & Hare, Paul Corrigan - Victoria Tourism Industry Council - VTIC and Allison Norfolk - Inspired by Central Gippsland, Victoria.

Presentations can be found here. We look forward to seeing you in Lakes Entrance on the 27 June 2019 for the next forum, please save the date.

Erika McInerney from Mac&Ernie was an engaging speaker at our recent Gippsland Tourism Forum. 

Erika's insights and examples of using 'Instagram to Connect'  allowed attendees to learn how to create and share stories using the platform.

To access information on Erika's presentation please see here.

There has been a variety of wonderful summer events across Gippsland and autumn and winter are looking to be just as interesting.

Lardner Park will be transported back to the middle ages after being announced as the location of the 2019 World Jousting Championships. The event, on June 1-2, will see Lardner Park converted into a medieval village, with knights in armour wandering the streets, jousting, full flight birds of prey, Viking battles, a knightly foot tournament, archery, a trebuchet (giant medieval catapult), a Shakespearean tavern and more.  See here to read more.

To find other events and inform visitors of what to do across the region please see here.  Events can be listed for free on Visit Victoria, please see here.

Image courtesy of Lardner Park.

The Regional Events Fund (REF) provides funding for activities that support regional visitation. The level of investment that Visit Victoria gives to an event is contingent on a rigorous assessment process.

Round 8 opened on the 1 April and closes on 14 June.  For further details see here

The Victorian Tourism Industry Council (VTIC) hosts a range of events throughout the year to educate and benefit tourism businesses across the state.

VTIC will be hosting a Victorian Tourism Awards workshop in Gippsland at the RACV Inverloch Resort on the 15 May 2019. The workshop will provide learnings on how your business can benefit from being an entrant in the Victorian Tourism Awards.  Information can be found here.

Gippsland Business Connect is helping businesses across the region find local providers of goods and services, share business tips and advice with each other, and to connect to business events and opportunities. 

Already, over 1400 local business people have registered.  Gippsland Business Connect is free for local businesses.  To read more see here.

Check into Social Media by tagging us in your posts.  To share using Gippsland Hashtags read more HERE.  To see what is trending in the social media world see HERE.

• Baw Baw Shire 
• Bass Coast Shire
• East Gippsland Shire
• Latrobe City 
• South Gippsland Shire 
• Wellington Shire Council 

Visit Destination Gippsland for a list of industry links to local and regional tourism associations and local government.  Industry Links.

The Gippsland Visitor Economy generates an estimated $1.2b in Gross Regional Product (11% of the total Gippsland economy). It supports 12,400 jobs (12% of all Gippsland employment) in over 3,000 businesses across every community in Gippsland. Tourism in Gippsland is everyone’s business.

Find out more about our Board of Directors here

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