2020-01-13 GC Agenda - Item 10 - Attachment 2 - The Value of Tourism to the Noosa Community October 2019 FINAL REPORT

Table 1: Potential Benefits and Negative Impacts Associated with Tourism

                 Potential Benefits Impacts                                          Potential Negative Impacts
                  associated with Tourism                                             associated with Tourism
                                                                 Economic
    •   Considerable value added to an economy                          •    Inflated / high property values impacting on locals
    •   The creation of jobs                                                 (and particularly first home buyers / low to middle
    •   Indirect benefits to suppliers and flow on impacts of                income earners)
        wages and spending throughout the economy                       •    Seasonal employment
    •   Stimulation of expenditure / spending on other                  •    A casualised workforce, minimum wages, minimal
        important infrastructure – such as airports and major                worker benefits and a narrow range of skills
        activity centres4.                                                   development opportunities
    •   Provision of international connections, which can               •    A tendency to depend on tourism jobs, which
        create further business, interaction and learning                    narrows and makes an economy vulnerable
        opportunities.                                                  •    Detraction of expenditure from local infrastructure
                                                                             to tourism infrastructure, and the need to invest
                                                                             more in local infrastructure due to tourism
                                                                             numbers5.
                                                                        •    A need to maintain currency of the tourism offer in
                                                                             order to maintain competitiveness with other
                                                                             tourism destinations



                     Potential Benefits                                              Potential Negative Impacts
                  associated with Tourism                                             associated with Tourism
                                                                  Social
    •   Increased number of attractions, entertainment,                 •    Affordability issues with property (particularly for
        events and facilities that can benefit locals and visitors           staff of tourism services), leasing and goods and
    •   The chance for an area to show case its culture and                  services
        history, solidify identity and increase the sense of            •    Encroachment of tourism development and services
        pride associated with an area                                        over local markets
    •   Increased interactions between local communities and            •    Unwelcomed increased in population and congestion
        visitors, which can add value and depth to the extent           •    Potential for disruption to social norms, values or
        of cultural experiences and knowledge                                customs
    •   Higher level of spending on infrastructure in the local         •    The commercialisation of culture and eroding of
        government area                                                      ‘soul’ / identity.
    •   The provision of a number of jobs and training for
        certain demographic groups, particularly youth and
        locally employed people.




4
  While it is acknowledged that this is an identified benefit from the literature, its complexities have not allowed
investigation of the potential application or otherwise to the Noosa context.

5
   While it is acknowledged that this is identified as a potential negative impact associated with tourism in the
literature, its complexities have not allowed investigation of the potential application or otherwise to the Noosa
context.

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