2019-12-10 S&O Agenda - Item 7 - Attachment 1 - TN Annual Report-2018-19

M E S S AG E F R O M                                                           We’ve strengthened partnerships with regional
                                                                               neighbours Visit Sunshine Coast, Destination
        THE CHAIRMAN                                                           Gympie Region and Fraser Coast Tourism, while
                                                                               working together with industry bodies including
                                                                               Tourism & Events Queensland, Tourism
                          Our new role with events sustainability had          Australia and the Queensland Tourism Industry
                          some wonderful successes, particularly with the      Council.
                          Noosa Festival of Surfing and our Noosa Food
                                                                               Noosa’s community groups and organisations
                          & Wine Festival which was not only a whole lot
                                                                               are also vital collaborators who share our
                          of fun, but also aimed to eliminate single-use
                                                                               desire to ensure that tourism continues to be a
                          plastics and reduce waste through recycling and
                                                                               mainstay of Noosa’s economy while benefiting
                          composting measures.
                                                                               the entire community.
                          It’s through initiatives such as these and our
                                                                               Thank you to our volunteers who are the face
                          Refresh Noosa refillable amenities which we’re
                                                                               of Noosa for our 2 million visitors each year,
                          encouraging operators to take up, and by letting
                                                                               and to the Tourism Noosa staff for embracing
                          the community and visitors know about these
                                                                               the changes of the past year and working with
                          great successes, that we can all take steps to
                                                                               members to implement those changes.
                          make a difference to our environment while we
                          go about our business of tourism.                    On behalf of the Board I would also like to
                                                                               acknowledge the contribution Steve McPharlin
                          Our award-winning Refresh Noosa project which
                                                                               has made to Tourism Noosa and our industry
                          supports operators in refurbishing, upgrading or
                                                                               in the past year as CEO, and for several years
                          renewing rooms and facilities so we can ‘wow’
                                                                               before that as Board Chairman and Director.
                          visitors even more, was one of many success
                                                                               We thank Steve for his passion and unwavering
                          we celebrated in the past year, and it’s been
                                                                               commitment to this beautiful Shire, and his drive
                          wonderful to see so many members taking it up.
                                                                               to leave it in a better place.
                          Initiatives such as these can only be successful
                                                                               We’re looking forward to a new chapter for
                          with the support of our members. We thank all
                                                                               Tourism Noosa with the arrival of Melanie
                          the operators who have embraced these and
                                                                               Anderson as our new CEO in November
                          other projects, working with us on this journey
                                                                               and look forward to sharing news of further
                          as we strive to enhance the tourism industry’s
                                                                               initiatives with you.
                          custodianship of the environment to protect it for
                          future generations, while enhancing the visitor      Finally, thank you to my fellow Board Directors
                          experience and cementing tourism’s vital role in     who provide constant inspiration and who
                          Noosa’s economy.                                     share a vision for our industry and community
                                                                               that will see us strengthen Noosa’s position
                          We also couldn’t do it without the strong
                                                                               as not only a wonderful place to visit, but a
                          relationships with partners throughout the
                                                                               community that cares about its people and
                          Noosa community and wider tourism industry.
                                                                               environment, protecting it for future generations.
                          I would particularly like to thank Noosa Council
                          - Mayor Tony Wellington, CEO Brett de Chastel,
                          Cr Frank Wilkie (Council’s representative on the
                          Tourism Noosa Board), other Councillors and
                          staff who we have dealt with in the past year
                                                                               DREW PEARSON
                          on a range of projects.                              C H A I R – TO U R I S M N O O S A




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