EDITORIAL
Minister for Hospitality and Events Nic Street
With preparations for another eventful summer season hitting full swing, it’s tremendous to see so much activity in the hospitality sector state-wide. Major events, like Taste of Summer and Festivale have been locked in and will provide another platform for Tasmanian producers to showcase their world-class products. Next year’s Festivale will feature talented local artists, as well as renowned Australian acts like The Living End and Sneaky Sound System. Celebrity chef Matt Moran will add further flavour to the event by hosting five cooking demonstrations. Taste of Summer has confirmed Australian music legend Darryl Braithwaite will headline their event on Hobart’s waterfront. The Tasmanian Government is proud to be extending support to both events to ensure their ongoing success. It was fantastic to partner with the THA team to deliver the Local Hospitality Venues Grant Program. In just seven days, we were able to provide 150 grants of $5000 to assist Tasmanian venues deliver projects, purchase equipment that will build capacity or assist to improve productivity.
for their help in developing the program. In working collaboratively, we were able to ensure the $750,000 program provided support in areas of industry need. I look forward to catching up with some of the grant recipients in the weeks and months to come. A huge reason visitors come to Tasmania is for our world-class hospitality and local quality produce. They stay and they return because of this – but also for the people who bring it to life. The people that we have working in our tourism and hospitality industry are the face of our state, and as a government we know that the industry needs more of them. The highly successful Visitor Experience Training (VXT) is receiving continued support from the Tasmanian Government to deliver short, sharp introductory training sessions in to all corners of the State. Since starting 15 months ago, VXT have delivered 55 short courses for over 400 Tasmanians in Devonport, Burnie, Sorell, King Island, Queenstown, New Norfolk, Smithton, Port Arthur and St Helens, as well as here in Hobart.
I must take the opportunity to thank the THA, especially Steve Old and new President Ben Carpenter
For anyone interested in hearing more about VXT training, head over to https://vxt.org.au/.
15 Tasmanian Hospitality Review Oct/Nov Edition
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