Premier’s Report
WILL HODGMAN Premier and Minister for Tourism, Hospitality and Events
As Premier, it’s my job to proudly and positively promote Tasmania to the world. The hospitality sector is a key foundation of our visitor economy which in turn supports many local business and thousands of jobs right across the State. For those of us fortunate enough to live on this amazing island, we know that Tasmania is the best place to live, work and raise a family and I’m passionate about sharing that with the rest of the world. In 2017, we will continue to focus on skills development for the industry to ensure we have the workforce needed to meet growing demand. We have worked with industry leaders including the Tasmanian Hospitality Association to produce the Tasmanian Tourism and Hospitality Workforce Development Plan. The Plan provides a responsive and comprehensive statewide action plan to support the industry to deliver on its growth potential. It documents the priority workforce capability and capacity challenges, identifies actions to resolve those issues and outlines the timelines and stakeholders required to bring those actions to fruition. It also details steps such as attracting and retaining a labour force with better school-to- work transition pathways and aligning training to suit regional industry needs. A new Tourism and Hospitality Industry Taskforce has formed
with Tourism Tasmania Chair, James Cretan at the helm and with representatives nominated from the tourism, hospitality and training industries. The first meeting was held on 18 January 2017. My thanks to THA Board Member Dominic Baker, General Manager Wrest Point and THA member Bianca Welsh, Manager and Co-owner of Stillwater and Black Cow for agreeing to be the key hospitality representatives. We are excited by the potential of the Tasmanian Tourism and Hospitality Workforce Development Plan and look forward to receiving future recommendations of the new Taskforce. Given its importance to the strategic direction of the sector I encourage you to read the plan which can be found at http:// www.stategrowth.tas.gov.au/home/sectors/cultural_and_ tourism_industry There is no doubt that our tourism and hospitality businesses are the best in the country. Over the last few years Tasmanian businesses and experiences have dominated the national tourism awards and last year Tasmanian operators won more medals than any other state or territory. This year is about building on the momentum in our tourism and hospitality sectors, tackling the challenges of a growing visitor economy and making sure that we continue to adapt and innovate so that we remain one of the world’s must see destinations.
Time sheet books and crowd control registers are available at special prices to our members: Crowd Control Registers - $20 each Time Sheet Books - $15 each
Please call the office of the Tasmanian Hospitality Association on 6220 7300 or email Madi on madalyn@tha.asn.au to place your order.
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