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ProjectsFormer Regional Assistance ProgrammeSouth Coast Golf Tours Description: The South East NSW, Illawarra and Shoalhaven Area Consultative Committees have combined to support golf based tourism on the South Coast. Commonwealth Government funding through the Regional Assistance Programme, combined with contributions from the South Coast Regional Tourism Organisation, the Illawarra, Shoalhaven, Sapphire Coast and Eurobodalla Tourism Boards as well as participating Golf Clubs will be used to address seasonal fluctuations in tourism visitations by emphasising the excellent golfing potential of the South Coast. Further enquiries can be directed to Dene Moore at Eurobodalla Coast Tourism on phone 4474 1000. Name of organisation: Eurobodalla Coast Tourism Contact person: Dene Moore Phone: 02 4474 1000 Sapphire Coast Kart Track and Driver Training Facility Description: The Sapphire Coast Kart Club and Driver Training Facility have received Regional Assistance Programme funding which, combined with $65,000 raised locally, will be used to construct a Nationally Accredited Kart Racing Facility which can also be used as a youth driver training facility. As well as creating employment at the circuit, karting creates a demand for construction, repair and maintenance of the karts, plus a significant demand for tourist accommodation. Name of organisation: Sapphire Coast Kart Club Contact person: John Deborre Phone: 02 6494 9338 (ah) Arts and Cultural Map Description: Regional Assistance funding will see the first co-ordinated promotion of the Arts and Cultural Assets in the South East. The funding will be used to produce a Search Map listing all galleries, museums, keeping places, heritage listed sites, public art and festivals based within South East NSW. The map will be produced as a printed publication and an online document that will enhance the region as a tourist destination for people seeking a holiday in an area that is rich in Arts and Culture. The Search Map will cover the five shires of Bombala, Bega Valley, Cooma Monaro, Eurobodalla and Snowy River and will complement the Arts Resource Directory previously funded through the Regional Assistance Programme. Name of organisation: South East Arts Region Contact person: Jen Hunt Phone: 02 6499 2286 Celebrity Trout Challenge Description: The Snowy Mountains Celebrity Trout Challenge was identified as an event that will assist the area to recover from the bushfires and deliver tangible employment benefit to the region. The Celebrity Trout Event will be timed for October 16th to 20th and consists of a series of activities based on Trout Fishing over a 4 day period. Name of organisation: Jindabyne Chamber of Commerce Contact person: Nadene McCleod Phone: 02 6456 2424 Laying the Foundations Description: This project involves the development of conservation, acquisition and architectural plans together with building costings that will allow the establishment of the Adaminaby Snowy Scheme Collection Museum. Name of organisation: Snowy River Shire Council Contact person: Dallas Burnes Phone: 02 6450 5125 Rock at the Top Description: This project will create a unique sport rock-climbing event, on a man-made climbing wall set in a visually stunning outdoor arena. The event will include participation by a diverse age group consisting of novice to elite climbers. The event will evolve to become a self-funding and economically sustainable event that will benefit all involved Name of organisation: Jindabyne Chamber of Commerce Contact person: Nadene McLeod-Moir Phone: 02 6457 1212 Thredbo Events Prospectus Description: The aim of this project is to make Thredbo the wedding capital of Australia. The program will establish and develop a niche marketing strategy specifically aimed at attracting weddings to Thredbo in the non-winter period of October to May. The project will provide increased opportunities for local businesses and attract wedding visitors who may become return visitors to the area. Name of organisation: Thredbo Chamber of Commerce Contact person: Jo Hearne Phone: 02 6457 6882 Survival of Tuross Oysters Description: The Tuross Oyster growers have maintained a viable and productive industry for the past sixty years in the Tuross Estuary. Due to lack of rainfall over a ten year period the Estuary has sanded up resulting in a change of tidal range. This project will fund a Review of Environmental Factors which is an essential first step to facilitate dredging of the existing channels to increase tidal flow. On completion of the review, the oyster growers have committed to the purchase of a dredge and will operate the dredge using their own time and labour. Name of organisation: Tuross Oyster Growers Association Contact person: Graeme Campbell Phone: 02 4473 8492 Australian Stock WHIP Program Description: The project will develop a business and strategic plan for the establishment and operation of the Australian Stock Wild Horse Incarceration Prevention (WHIP) Program at Adaminaby. This project will provide an economic boost to Adaminaby and the Snowy Mountains region as well as providing an effective and proven way of rehabilitating low risk prisoners as well as a solution to the wild horse management problem. Name of organisation: Snowy River Shire Council and partners Contact person: Mr Ross McKinney Phone: 02 6450 5125 Eurobodalla Business and Investment Marketing Project Description: This funding will assist Eurobodalla Shire Council to target three major trade and exhibition events to develop the region as a place to invest and do business. This project has the potential to broaden the economic base of the region therefore decreasing the reliance on seasonal tourism income. Name of organisation: Eurobodalla Shire Council Contact person: Greg Bowman Phone: 02 4471 1099 Dairy Beef industry Expansion Description: The project funding will be utilised to employ a co-ordinator to develop the Dairy Beef Industry on the South Coast of NSW.. An opportunity exists to develop industries on the South Coast based on the concept of value adding surplus dairy calves. By rearing the calves to a minimum of twelve weeks rather than selling then when they are only two weeks old there is an opportunity to develop viable businesses. The role of the Dairy Beef Co-ordinator will be to bring together the small area farmers to develop the concept and attain the skills for successful calf rearing. Name of organisation: Far South Coast Dairy Development Group Contact person: Dick Buesnel Phone: 02 6432 1733 Networking for Disability Supported Employment Description: Three disability support organisations in South East NSW, Yumaro based in Moruya, Tulgeen based in Bega and Cooma Challenge based in Cooma will benefit from a partnership project supported by the Commonwealth Government. This project’s objective is to increase the sales of products produced by each organisation through implementing a cluster approach to marketing to allow the organisations to develop joint new business opportunities via information sharing, agreement to conduct joint marketing and agreement to cooperate in order to enter new markets. Name of organisation: Yumaro Incorporated Contact person: Don Davies Phone: 02 4474 3336 Angasi Oysters Description: This project will facilitate the continued rapid growth of native Angasi oyster production as a niche market on the south coast of NSW. There is potential to develop the Angasi oyster into a high quality product that can be exported to Europe and Asia, while at the same time expanding existing national markets. Timely development of the Angasi oyster industry is important to position this industry to compensate for the decline in the Sydney Rock Oyster. The project will also address two major impediments to the further development of the Angasi oyster as a premium export product — risks posed by the disease Bonamia, and potential genetic problems linked to the use of hatchery generated seed. Name of organisation: Eurobodalla Shire Council Contact person: Dr Mike Heasman — State Fisheries Phone: 02 4981 9026 Batemans Bay Events Description: This project will develop a marketing and promotional strategy to commercialise existing local tourist events and identify possibilities for new attractions and drawcards for Batemans Bay. A number of new events are planned for Batemans Bay, including a South Coast Seafood and Wine festival, development of extreme sports events such as mountain bike racing, an arts and crafts festival and a game fishing tournament. The organisation of complimentary events will reduce Batemans Bay’s reliance on peak seasonal tourism. This will smooth income flow for tourism and hospitality operators in the region and promote a more stable commercial and employment environment. Name of organisation: Batemans Bay Chamber of Commerce Contact person: Greg Bowman Phone : 02 4471 1099 Bombala Tourism and Business Development Description: This project will develop a marketing plan for the Bombala Railway Precinct, the newly restored Bombala Railway station building and a number of other tourist attractions. These and several other nature-based tourist attractions will be targeted at the coach tour market. Bombala has a cluster of tourist attractions which are marketable to tourist operators. Foremost is the Monaro Country Lavender Co-op, which has established itself on the Railway Park Heritage Precinct in Bombala. Other attractions include the Historic Engine Club, the Court House, the Charles Kerry photographic exhibition and the revived Olympia Theatre. Name of organisation: Bombala Shire Council Contact person: Economic Development Officer Phone: 02 6458 3555 Cruise — The Garden of Eden In recent years, Eden has suffered from job losses as a result of downturns and closures in a number of major industries, including fishing, timber and agriculture. The Eden community considers that developing the tourism industry is vitally important in ensuring a sustainable employment base within the region. The project will promote the potential of Eden as an International Cruise destination. To harness Eden’s potential, an innovative creative promotional concept will be used to promote Eden as an International Cruise Destination and capture the current focus on Australia as a place to visit. Name of organisation: Sapphire Coast Tourism Contact person: Michelle Robinson Phone: 02 6492 3313 Boosting B&B’s on the Sapphire Coast Description: This project will increase the occupancy rates of boutique Bed and Breakfast establishments within the Sapphire Coast region through a coordinated marketing campaign. The promotional material generated will support an intensive marketing campaign across the Canberra region. It will also support the attendance of the Boutique Bed and Breakfast Associations at tourism shows and field days. Domestic tourism to the South Coast is a major industry for the region. Promotion of the region’s accommodation will increase the number of tourists and bring added benefits to the local community. Name of organisation: Boutique B&B Association of the Sapphire Coast Inc. Contact name: Kim Mogridge Phone: 02 6492 7205 Terrain Mountain Bike Challenge Description: This project aims to assist in the ongoing success of the All Terrain Mountain Challenge (ATMBC) at Jindabyne NSW to attract regional employment and tourism benefits. The ATMBC is an elite Mountain Biking event which will attract competitors from all over Australia. The event will be televised on Fox Sports Australia and will be packaged into a video for distribution across North America and Europe in order to further publicise the region to international visitors. The high level of exposure that the event produces will put the Jindabyne region on the Mountain Biking map as a summer destination for mountain bikers. Name of Organisation: Jindabyne Chamber of Commerce Contact Person: Nolen Oayda. Phone: 02
Bega Planning Forum Description: The overall objective of this project is to empower the town of Bega to face the future challenges, including the deregulation of the dairy industry. Specifically, this project will enable the leaders of the region to examine the ways industry in the South East can be revitalised or created. There is a scope to do this examining the unique attributes and resources of the region and determining ways that new technology and new markets can be used to generate business and jobs for the region. Name of Organisation: Bega Valley Shire Council Contact: Garrett Barry Phone: 02 6499 2222 Business Planning for the establishment of a Multipurpose Processing Facility Description: This project will develop a business plan for the establishment of the multi-species slaughtering facility to cater for the slaughtering of non-mainstream meats in particular farmed meat rabbits and poultry within the South East Region. The need to establish a slaughtering facility is two fold, increasing demand and opportunities it presents but also recent changes to legislation in NSW which will prevent slaughtering on farms. Name of Organisation: Sapphire Coast Producers Association Inc Contact Person: David Wood Phone: 02 6492 0161 Eurobodalla Online Visitor Centre Description: The aim of this project is to expand the region’s growing tourism industry by developing existing Internet facilities to include a centralised reservation and booking facility for local attractions and accommodation operators. The project will involve the further development of the existing Eurobodalla Coast Tourism Internet domain www.naturecoast-tourism.com.au in order to enable e-commerce to be conducted across the site by Internet users worldwide. It is proposed to develop an online accommodation and attractions reservations system. Name of organisation: Eurobodalla Shire Council Contact person: Dene Moore Phone: 02 4474 1351 Feasibility Study and Business Plan for Abalone Hatchery and Farm at Narooma Description: The project will undertake a technical study for the construction and operation of a world class commercial abalone hatchery and grow-out farm located on land belonging to the Wagonga Aboriginal Land Council adjacent to the Eurobodalla National Park on the NSW South Coast at Narooma. The conduct of this study is seen as a key strategic initiative for the commercialisation of abalone technology in NSW. It will also provide key information for investors in the development of aquaculture opportunities on the NSW south coast, by providing detail in relation to the establishment of marine hatchery facilities for aquaculture species other than abalone (both shellfish and finfish). Name of organisation: NSW Fisheries Contact person: Dr. Mike Heasman Phone: 02 4982 1232 Growing our own jobs Description: Australian native flowers, edible aquaculture plants and rabbit meat products are new and emerging industries on the South Coast of NSW. Through a strategic planning process in 1998 the producers in these industries identified the need to develop marketing tools, which would allow them to direct market their products and increase their international and domestic market share. The development of a comprehensive marketing package will allow these industries to expand their market share and increase cash flow through direct interaction with the market place rather than dealing through agents. Name of organisation: Sapphire Coast Producers Association Contact person: David Wood Phone: 02 6492 0161 Hot fire Training Facility Description: This project is to undertake an environmental assessment for land donated to the Eurobodalla Fire Service, to expand the existing fire training facilities at Mogo into a "Training College of Excellence". The expansion is planned to alleviate the current distance requirements involved in training rural fire fighters, as well as include conference and accommodation facilities to enhance usage on a regional, state, national and possibly international basis. Name of organisation: Eurobodalla Shire Council Contact person: Terry Toll Phone: 02 4474 2855 Improving Cooma’s Flagship Events Description: The project seeks to improve the quality of existing regional events held in Cooma over the course of a year and initiate new opportunities for tourism employment . Cooma currently plays host to six main events: Cool Climate Expo; Team Cooma; Show and Shine Car Exhibition; Dog Show; Coomafest; and Tour de Snowy and Cooma Criterion bicycle races. The project will benefit the region by:
Name of organisation: Cooma Unlimited Contact person: Dugald Mitchell Phone: 02 6452 3424 Jobs for the Old Delegate Hospital Description: The Old Delegate Hospital, situated in the Delegate district, no longer operates as a hospital and is currently unused. The Delegate Progress Association, after extensive lobbying, approached the Health Service to donate the hospital to the town. The Health Service has agreed to do this as long as the townspeople can come up with a viable use for the building. This project involves the development of an overall planning document for the potential uses of the Old Delegate Hospital as well as business plans for each of the proposed enterprises. Name of organisation: Delegate Progress Association Contact person: Jo Walcott Phone:02 6458 7203 Lavender Oil 2000 Description: The aim of the project is to increase the viability of the Lavender Industry in South East NSW. Activity will be targeted at establishing value added product, specifically the distillation of Lavender Oil. This will create both direct and indirect employment around Bombala. Name of organisation: Snowy Monaro Business Enterprise Centre Contact person: John Mercer Phone: 02 6452 5392 Marketing Snowy Monaro Produce Description: This project will research, collate, promote and distribute a Regional Produce Directory which will effectively profile the specialty agriculture products and enterprises found in the Bombala, Snowy River and Cooma Monaro Shires. The produce directory will be used to identify and encourage sustainable expansion of alternative agriculture within the Snowy Monaro region. The directory will take the form of a prospectus to showcase the products of the region with a view to developing key inter and intra industry partnerships and encourage further industry development leading to better employment retention and growth in specialty agriculture in the region. Name of organisation: Snowy Monaro Agricultural Speciality Producers Association Contact person: Colleen Southwell Phone: 02 6453 5534 Rural Tourism Network Marketing Project Description: This project will deliver a marketing plan for the Regional Tourism Network in the Bega region. Project activities will include:
Name of organisation: Bega Valley Shire Council Contact person: Margaret Taylor Phone: 0264923482 Sapphire Coast Booking Service Description: The project has been developed by the Bega Valley Shire Council in conjunction with Sapphire Coast Tourism to increase visitation to the Shire, thereby increasing employment both directly in the tourism industry and elsewhere via the ‘trickle down’ effect. The project seeks funding for the establishment and implementation of a Regional Booking Service for the Sapphire Coast. The Bega Valley Shire Council recognises tourism as a major growth industry and has identified the development of the booking service as being of primary importance. Name of organisation: Bega Valley Shire Council Contact person: Michelle Robinson Phone: 0264923313 Thredbo Special Events Prospectus Description: Through this project, and with support form the Commonwealth Government, the Thredbo Chamber of Commerce aims to attract a large number of annual events to Thredbo Village. The project will produce a marketing document that outlines the unique selling features of Thredbo Village as a venue for large events. In addition, a sales plan will be written to guide the Chamber of Commerce to successfully target the plan. Name of organisation: Thredbo Chamber of Commerce Contact person: Ian Foster Phone: 0264576882 Tourism Snowy Mountains Regional Tourism Plan Description: The project seeks to develop a new three year business plan for the period covering 2001 — 2004. The plan will cover infrastructure development, transport development, product development & enhancement and industry development. Successful implementation of the plan is expected to result in increased year round visitation, higher yield during spring, summer, autumn months, growth of snow based winter product and increased regional jobs. Name of organisation: Tourism Snowy Mountains Contact person: Nick Elliott Phone 0264562035 Dairy Regional Assistance Program (this programme has now closed)
The Dairy Regional Assistance Programme (Dairy RAP)
was part of the Commonwealth Government’s $1.78 billion Dairy Industry Adjustment Package (DIAP) to dairy farmers and their communities following the decision of State Governments to deregulate their dairy industries.
Dairy RAP commenced on 1 July 2000 and had funds of $45 million ($15 million per year) over three years to fund Dairy RAP projects in eligible dairy regions throughout Australia. The programme provided help to dairy-dependent communities affected by deregulation helping them to generate employment solutions and deal with any social dislocation that may be caused by these changes. Dairy RAP helped these communities by supporting business investment, community infrastructure development and provide community access to training and counselling services. Funding was available to both not-for-profit and private sector organisations. The South East (NSW) Area Consultative Committee employed a part-time project officer to assist eligible private sector and not-for-profit organisations to develop appropriate DRAP proposals in dairy communities in our those parts of our region most affected by dairy deregulation (i.e. mainly the Eurobodalla and Bega Valley Shires). For more information contact on Seacc on 6492 5688 or email Dairy Regional Assistance Program Projects Bega Valley Gourmet Meats The project will establish a small meat processing plant in the Bega Valley region. The project will be operated by the Bega Valley Gourmet Meats Co-operative Ltd. A processing plant will be constructed to process meat rabbits and specialised poultry products. As a result of the Dairy RAP funding, four full-time jobs will be created. Organisation: Bega Valley Gourmet Meats Co-operative Ltd
Yumaro Expansion Project Organisation: Yumaro Majestic Motor Homes This project will assist a company in the Eurobodalla Shire to expand its business rebuilding second-hand tourist coaches and refitting them as luxury motorhomes. A work shed will be constructed, allowing two coaches to be worked on concurrently. Six new positions will be created and a new skill base introduced to the Eurobodalla region. Organisation: Majestic Motor Homes Bega Dried Foods Expansion Dairy RAP project funding will assist a cottage industry operator in the Bega Valley region, specialising in the drying of fruit and vegetables without the use of chemical preservatives or drying agents. Dairy RAP funds will assist with expansion of the work area, allowing the company to fully utilise drying machine capacity to expand to meet a growing market. It is expected that ten new jobs will be created in the Bega Valley as a result of this project. Contact Bega Dried Foods for further information on 6494 1995 Organisation: Bega Dried Foods Moruya Steel Profiling Plant The Moruya Steel Profiling plant located in the Eurobodalla Shire can now upgrade. Dairy RAP funding will assist in the construction of a new building, and installation of additional machinery of a type not yet used at the existing Moruya plant. The upgrade will allow for an increase in both the quantity and variety of products provided by the company. The project will benefit the Eurobodalla Shire by creating a comparatively large amount of full time positions for the region. The industrial estate where this project is to take place, has the potential, when fully utilised, to be a place of employment for several hundred persons. Organisation: Mordek Bega Cheese - Cheese Plant Upgrade This project will help the Bega Cheese Cooperative in South East NSW to expand their Lagoon Street cheese manufacturing plant. Bega Cheese is investing $3 million in the upgrade that will increase the plant's milk processing capacity by 70 million litres and thus enable them to meet increasing demands for Bega products. The project will create up to 48 new jobs in the Bega Dairy Region. Organisation: Bega Cheese Co-operative Alternative Industry Starter Kits This project will provide information kits to the Bega Valley community, in particular dairy farmers, on viable alternative income generating agricultural products that are suited to the South East of NSW. The project will provide specific alternative industry information on plantation grown flowers, organic food production and small species meat production. Name of organisation: Sapphire Coast Producers Association Bega Cheese Shredding and Mozzarella Line Bega Cheese has been awarded $660,000 to purchase and install a cheese shredding line as part of the Federal Government Dairy regional Assistance Programme (Dairy RAP). Bega Cheese is a co-operative that is 100% Australian owned, the shareholders being 15 dairy farmers in the region. With shredded cheese being seen as a growth segment of the market, installation of the shredder will assist Bega Cheese to remain viable in the wake of deregulation. The new shredder will create local employment in the installation stage and sustained employment once the new line is operational. The jobs created by the new shredder will help to replace some of those lost as a result of deregulation. Name of Organisation: Bega Cheese Co-operative Development of South East Packaging Operation This project will assist an established packaging enterprise in Moruya to expand their business to service the bulk small items and packaging needs of retail stores within the South East region. The project will generate employment opportunities through the provision of jobs outside of the predominant tourism orientated positions generally available in the region. In addition, the project will also generate economic benefits to the community. Name of applicant: Advocate Support Group Pty Ltd. Eurobodalla Coast Gourmet Trails This project will assist the Eurobodalla Shire Council to capitalise on the vast interest in the food and wine activities within the Eurobodalla region of NSW. Dairy RAP funds will assist with the marketing of gourmet trails and highlighting the vast range of products on offer within the region such as oysters, fish, prawns, organic produce, honey, cheese, wine and other cottage industries. Successful marketing of the gourmet experiences in the Eurobodalla region will generate additional employment opportunities as a result of increased tourism and also contribute to economic diversification of the region. Name of organisation: Eurobodalla Coast Tourism Contact person: Dene Moore Phone: 0244741351 |
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