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ASSISTANCE FOR BUSINESSES AFFECTED BY THE VICTORIAN BUSHFIRES, THE FLOODS IN NORTHERN QUEENSLAND AND THE OIL SPILL ON BEACHES ON THE SUNSHINE COAST, QUEENSLAND
There are various forms of relief for owners of small to medium accommodation business that have seriously impacted by the bushfires in Victoria, the floods caused by cyclones Charlotte and Ellie in Queensland, the oil slick affecting some beaches on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. Publicity in the media has generated concern from the community, but also caused a situation where the travelling public are either concerned for their safety in these areas, or consider their appeal as a holiday destination to be damaged. Once the danger period has passed, tourism provides a significant boost to these communities, both financially and in restoring normality to those most seriously affected.
VICTORIAN BUSHFIRES February 2009
QUEENSLAND FLOODS January and February 2009
QUEENSLAND OIL SPILL March 2009
QUEENSLAND OIL SPILL Download the complete SCRC Beach Status Report
Sunshine Coast Beach Recovery - Update 6
The latest beach status report from Sunshine Coast Regional Council confirms that 15 of 19 available patrolled beaches are open.
Tourism operations which remain unaffected as at 17 March 2009
Bribie Island
Bulcock Beach
Kings Beach
Dicky Beach
Mooloolaba Spit
Mooloolaba Main Beach
Alex Headland
Maroochydore
Boardwalk Beach (nth of Town of Seaside)
Hyatt Regency Coolum Beach
Coolum Beach
Coolum North Beach
Peregian Beach
Sunshine Beach
Noosa Main Beach
Marcoola Beach has been given the official all-clear and will re-open with Qld Surf Lifesaving patrols on Saturday 21 March.
Lake Currimundi, Currimundi Dam and Kings Beach pool are also open.
RECOVERY PROGRAMS
Tourism Queensland in partnership with Tourism Sunshine Coast, Brisbane Marketing and Fraser Coast South Burnett Tourism have just announced an immediate $750,000 three week television and online campaign to drive visitation from Brisbane, Sydney and northern New South Wales.
Sunshine Coast Regional Council is supporting the SunshineCoast tourism industry involvement in this activity.
The campaign will run from March 29 to entice visitors into the affected areas and support tourism operators with supply of creative material for individual websites and marketing material. TourismSunshineCoast will provide you with involvement opportunities as soon as they are available.
Industry Feedback: recovery@tsc.com.au
<TSC"mailto:recovery@tsc.com.au?subject=Beach%20Recovery%20feedback>TSC has established an industry 'feedback' email address for tourism operators to communicate any significant business issues that may have arisen from the oil spill. Your input will provide TSC and partner organisations with an understanding of how the oil spill may have affected the tourism industry and will form an important foundation for recovery.
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