MURRINDINDI REGIONAL TOURISM ASSOCIATION
Notice of Committee Meeting
6.00pm, Tuesday 22 March 2005
Tanglewood Restaurant, 374 Whittlesea-Kinglake Road
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1. 6:00pm-6:30pm: Welcome Drinks & Networking with members of the Kinglake Ranges Tourism & Business Association
2. 6:30pm: Meeting Opened & Welcome
3. In Attendance & Apologies
ORGANISATION / PRIMARY / PROXY / APOLOGYAlexandra Traders & Tourism Association / Geoff Proctor / Geof Sargent
Department of Sustainability & Environment / John Steer
Eildon Action / Arthur Kapantzian / Chris Healy
Kinglake Ranges Tourism & Business Association / Stan Burden / Tim Humphries
Lake Mountain Alpine Resort / Brett Herridge
Murrindindi Shire Council / Cr Peter Beales / Cr Mike Dalmau
Mystic Mountains Tourism Inc. / Damien Jacobs / Nat Morandi
Parks Victoria / David Nugent
Upper Goulburn Food Wine & Culture Group / Marcus Gillon / Jackie Ashe
Yea & District Tourism Association / Jodi Morrison / Sam Hicks
OTHER: / Cr Graeme Brown, Murrindindi Shire Council
Cindy Ferguson, Murrindindi Shire Council
Bronwyn Mumford, Murrindindi Shire Council
Tammy Blakeney, Murrindindi Shire Council
GUESTS: /
George Nadj
Kinglake Ranges Tourism & Business Association General Members4. Confirmation of Minutes of the Previous Meeting (22nd February 2005)
5. Business Arising from the Minutes and Action Items
6. Correspondence
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Letter from Sas McKenzie accepting the MRTA Bookkeeping position
Invoice from Sas McKenzie, Bookkeeping Charges - $87.50
Sales Now Open for Victoria’s Cultural Guide 2005-2006, Cultural Tourism Industry Group
Organisation Changes, Tourism Victoria
Tourism Market Briefings – Register Now, Victorian Tourism Awards Update #26
Invitation for MRTA to join in upcoming marketing campaign - Trek Australia, New Zealand & The Pacific
Invitation to exhibit at The Gardening Australia Festival, 29 September-2 October – Haymarket Events
Agenda for Country Victoria Tourism Council Annual General Meeting held on the 28th of February 2005 and request for proxy to vote on behalf of MRTA if not able to attend
Notification of Tourism Alliance Victoria’s annual Victorian Tourism Conference 2005: The Art of Tourism Relationships - Unlocking creativity for the right outcome 5/ 6 May 2005
MMT alliances discussion paper and the Motions passed at the March 2005 General Meeting
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Letter to Council regarding the Yarra Valley Dandenong & The Ranges MOU
Appointment of Proxy Nicholas Hunt on behalf of MRTA for Country Victoria Tourism Council Annual General Meeting held on the 28th of February 2005
Letter from Council’s Tourism Unit (on behalf of the Unit/ MRTA) to Minister Pandazopoulos thanking him for his contribution to the Murrindindi Regional Tourism Awards, sending him copies of Coast & Country featuring Murrindindi and rather belatedly inviting him to be our guest at Marysville’s World’s Longest Lunch
7. Reports
a. President / MRTA Executive
b. Treasurer
c. Tourism Unit
d. Delegates
e. Marketing Sub-committee – Values Definition Exercise
f. 2004 MRTA Awards Sub-committee - no report. Meeting postponed until further notice due to there being a lack of quorum on several occasions.
g. OVG Sub-committee
8. Other Business
a) Professional Indemnity/ Public Liability Insurance (ZIB Insurance Brokers Ltd Proposal)
b) Visiting Journalist Policy
c) Legends Wine & High Country Name Change
d) Destination Yarra Valley, Dandenong Ranges Funding Accord
e) Murrindindi Tourism Industry Forum
f) Strategic Outlook for MRTA – Proposed Structure
g) Backpackers Forum, 6 April 2005, 6pm Alexandra Shire Hall
9. Next Meeting
General Committee - Tuesday 26th April 2005, 6pm, Alexandra Shire Council Office
Executive Committee - Monday 11th April 2005, 4pm-6pm, Alexandra Council Offices
Marketing Sub-Committee - Monday 11th April 2005, 2pm-4pm, Alexandra Council Offices
OVG Sub-Committee – Monday 18th April 2005, 2pm-4pm, Alexandra Council Offices
Awards Sub-Committee – TBC