Tour Guides Australia

11/09/2024

🌟 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀! 🌟

Round 2 of our Tourism Business Capability Subsidy is closing soon!

𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮 - 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲

𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗤𝗨𝗘𝗘𝗡𝗦𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗦 𝗦𝗘𝗧:
Townsville: 25th, 26th and 28th September
Moreton Bay: 30th September, 01st and 02nd October
Mackay: 15th ,16th and 18th October
Mossman: 21st ,22nd and 24th October
𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐄𝐃 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐒𝐄𝐒 – 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐥𝐲!
Whitsundays: 04th, 5th and 7th November
Fraser Coast #2: - 11th, 12th and 14th November
Sunshine Coast: 18th, 19th and 21st November

𝕎𝕙𝕪 𝕒𝕡𝕡𝕝𝕪?
📌 Quick and easy! Apply in less than 10 minutes.
📌 Even if you received funding in Round 1, you're eligible again!
📌 Up to $2K (excl. GST) per applicant for tourism accreditation and training.
📌 Enhance your team’s skills and overall guest experience.
📌 Support for tourism accreditation in key areas like sustainability, cultural understanding, and more.

Find out more and apply now:
https://www.business.qld.gov.au/industries/hospitality-tourism-sport/tourism/funding-support/tourism-business-capability-subsidy?utm_source=amp-kit&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=tourismbusinesscapability&utm_content=closing-soon

We are also seeking support with venue spaces, and happy for the funds to be utilise as contra 🙂 Tourism supporting Tourism
𝗘𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹: 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻@𝘁𝗴𝗮.𝗼𝗿𝗴.𝗮𝘂 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼!!
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Eligible sole traders, micro, small and medium-sized tourism and event businesses can apply for funding to undertake training and/or accreditation programs.

10/09/2024

Message sent to Peter Brearley Tour Guide (TGA)
Dendy Beach Pavilion opening
The much-anticipated Dendy Beach Pavilion is open. The fit-for-purpose Brighton Life Saving Club will help to improve safety forbeachgoers and provide vital facilities for lifesavers to respond toemergencies.
The redeveloped facility including a new café, integrates environmentally sustainable building features including energy-efficient glazing, and water-saving fittings in line with best- [email protected] design.
Council invested $10.6 million in the building, which was also supported by Victorian Government and Life Saving Victoria ($1million) and the Brighton Life Saving Club ($500,000).
Share this information with your staff and visitors. The detailed bus parking information (including maps) will also assist your staff to provide a great service and customer experience for your guests.
https://www.bayside.vic.gov.au/.../dendy-beach-pavilion

02/08/2024

Our team working tirelessly for our TGA members. Greg Esnouf Ben McAuliffe Rees
Leanne Saward

This morning I had the pleasure to meet with Greg Esnouf AFSM (President), Susan Rees (Vice President), Leanne Saward (Secretary) and Ben McAuliffe (Business Development Officer) from Tour Guides Australia to discuss the valuable service they provide.

TGA is the largest national peak body supporting the Australian Tourism Industry through the education, accreditation, and support of Tour Guides.

TGA has been selected as a delivery partner to support the Queensland Government to build capability within the tourism sector through Round 2 of the Queensland Tourism Business Capability Subsidy Program and will be offering both the Professional Guide Accreditation package, and Tour Guiding Fundamentals courses as part of the program. Planning is underway to finalise two courses to be held in Cairns.

11/06/2024

Have you seen recently opened a new viewing platform on famous 12 Apostles on Great Ocean Road?

It is made of concrete, with modern colourful details, metal fence and transparent glass panel on it! Now you can watch not only those Apostles on the west side, but those two of them, which are also called Gog and Magog!

And there is an English language exercise book for Mandarin speaking secondary students, 12 Apostles look fantastic on that cover page!

Soft Winter- is the best moody season to visit Great Ocean Road and 12 Apostles!

22/05/2024

07/03/2024

Today we celebrate our great Australian women Tour Guide members … who every single day celebrate Australia with their guests.
Happy Guiding on International Women’s Day 2024

18/09/2023

Have you got what it takes to be a tour guide?
The call has gone out for people to take on the role amid a shortage in the tourism industry.
Read Well's article in Escape Magazine 8/9/2023

Travel the world and get paid for it. Or share your local favourite spots and be rewarded. In other words, be a tour guide. Surely people are lining up to nab a guiding job? Not so, says an Australian tourism industry group that’s calling on travel lovers to consider becoming tour guides in a bid ...

18/09/2023

Welcome to TGA and the Sydney TGA Tour Guiding Fundamentals Micro Credentials Course Day 1

Four new Cocky Guides Trip Leaders will spend the next 3 days training with Tour Guides Australia at Veriu Hotels & Suites Green Square. Welcome to the team Derek, Mitch, David & Ashley!

Image of trainer and thirteen participants in a hotel boardroom seated in a u configuration.

27/07/2023

TGA Media Release 27 July 2023
Read full media release here
https://tga.wildapricot.org/resources/Media%20release%20-%20Tour%20Guides%20Australia%20recommends%20the%20Victorian%20Government%20issue%20a%20single%20licence%20for%20tour%20operators%20on%20public%20land%20tenures.pdf

19/05/2023

"Unveiling hidden treasures, one guide at a time." 🚶

Sending positive vibes to all the tourist guides for the week ahead!

19/05/2023

Read full 18 May 2023, Media Release
https://tga.org.au/wp-content/uploads/Media-release-Tour-Guides-Australia-reinforce-the-need-for-flexible-training-options-that-lead-to-professional-guide-accreditation.pdf

02/05/2023

President of Tour Guides Australia Leanne Saward says, "Our micro-credential al course is fast-paced, affordable and delivered by accredited tour guides who share their knowledge, insights and current real-world experiences across diverse settings nationally."
https://tga.wildapricot.org/resources/Documents/2023%20Documents/Press%20Releases/Media-release-Tour-Guiding-Fundamentals-is-a-new-three-day-short-course-developed-by-industry-professionals-to-address-Australias-critical-shortage-of-tour-guides.pdf

28/04/2023

This morning I caught up with one of our - Mark from . Excitingly they have just finished their NDIS accreditation. They are now a Registered NDS provider, providing an ideal recreational option for NDIS participants with high-quality services and supports to individuals with disabilities. So exciting as attends the conference today. Waterbikes are apparently the only your operator in Victoria with NDIS. 👏👏👏

24/04/2023

TOUR GUIDING FUNDAMENTALS
Are you new to the tourism industry?
Do you aspire to be a tour guide - one of the most rewarding and enriching careers in the visitor economy?
Would you like to be job-ready for employment?
Leading industry association, Tour Guides Australia, is offering a short course 3 day course designed to provide foundation skills for people interested in a tour guide career.
MELBOURNE

Day 1 - Monday 15 May 2023
Day 2 - Wednesday 17 May 2023
Day 3 - Friday 19 May 2023

More info and Bookings
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/tour-guiding-fundamentals-micro-credential-training-course-melbourne-tickets-606845169237

27/03/2023

27/03/2023

Of Visit Brisbane's lesser-known islands, Bribie is on the lesser, lesser-known end of the scale 😉

Bribie Island has 'low key' down to a tee. From the fish and chip shops that will have you dreaming of your childhood, to the all purpose beaches that you can use however you want - throw in a line, splash all day on Bongaree’s foreshore or take your tinnie for a spin(nie) 🎣 🚤

With quirky antique & second-hand stores, great local coffee and ice creameries, there really is something for everyone in this sleepy seaside spot.

To find out more, check out our blog - https://bit.ly/3Zp4EsV

📸 via IG/keep.livinthedream

[ID a golden kangaroo stands on the shoreline of a beach. It's sunset and the water is behind him and a shady tree is covering him above]

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Visitors will climb Flagstaff Hill to consider its place in Melbourne topography and pre-European history as well as its early role as a burial ground, flagstaff signalling station and magnetic and meteorological observatory. An absolute “must do” walk for understanding the history and character...

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27/03/2023

Today we're celebrating our 6th weedy sea dragon breeding season!

For the sixth time, we have proven ourselves to be incredibly skilled when it comes to breeding weedy sea dragons and raising them into adulthood. This is such a rare feat and further highlights that this weedy sea dragon breeding program continues to be one of the most successful in the world.

Famously the marine emblem of Victoria, and unique to southern Australian waters, weedy sea dragons, are notoriously hard to breed, therefore much care was taken to ensure the display was specifically designed to replicate the natural seasons and elements of the wild. It has been a delicate mix of water flow, filtration and lighting to ensure perfect breeding conditions.

LEARN MORE:
https://www.visitsealife.com/melbourne/information/news/sea-life-melbourne-aquarium-celebrates-6th-weedy-sea-dragon-breeding-season/

27/02/2023

"Around 3000 ex-soldiers helped to build the Southern Coast Road, and it wasn’t easy. They worked on rough terrain, through treacherous weather and on rocky cliffsides. Unsurprisingly, a few of the soldiers died during construction. Using tools such as explosives, picks and shovels they carved the road into the cliffside, camping in the bush as they went. [...] In November 1932, the road had its full official opening, celebrated with a weekend of festivities held near Lorne’s Grand Pacific Hotel. Officially renamed the Great Ocean Road, it was then acknowledged as the longest war memorial in the world. When the State Government acquired the road in 1936, they abolished all tolls." Source: www.greatoceanroadmelbournetours.com.au
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22/02/2023

🙌Happy International Tourist Guide Day!

❤❤❤Send some love and appreciation for the true drivers of understanding and knowledge.

🙏Thank you for bringing cultures and people together!