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NEWS RELEASE 16 November 2020 New Welcome to Country online travel platform invites Australians to have a life-changing experience Welcome to Country, the first not-for-profit online marketplace for Australia’s First Peoples tourism experiences and products, will launch on 2 December 2020 with a free virtual event directed by Rhoda Roberts AO,...
Destination New South Wales, Tourism Australia and Welcome to Country partner to support the Aboriginal tourism industry. Welcome to Country, the premium marketplace for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander tourism experiences in Australia has partnered with the NSW Government via tourism and major events agency Destination New South Wales, and Tourism Australia to launch the ‘Experience Your Own Backyard Campaign’ highlighting Aboriginal experiences in New South Wales. New South Wales’ Aboriginal tourism has been severely impacted by devastating bushfires and the COVID-19 global health pandemic. The ‘Experience Your Own Backyard’ campaign has been designed to encourage people to get out...
Congratulations to Spirits of the Red Sand for being named Queensland's best tourism attraction by travel company RACQ. Spirits of the Red Sand is an Aboriginal live theatre and storytelling show which takes the audience back to 1800s Queensland when British and Aboriginal ways of life collided. The story is told through song and dance and follows the lives of three Aboriginal brothers. Read the full News.com.au article here.
