Destination Australia 2023

Tourism Australia hosted the annual Destination Australia conference on Thursday 16 March 2023 at the International Convention Centre (ICC) Sydney.

Visionary Highlight – Theo Kapodistrias

Theo Kapodistrias is someone who embodies the Tasmanian spirit, the desire to connect with one another and to empower those around us to share their stories. It is through these stories that we may be inspired, challenged, and educated to make a meaningful difference.

Visionary Highlight: Greg Oates

Greg Oates has spent his entire career passionately advocating and advancing mathematics learning and teaching. Upon meeting Greg, you will come across an infectious enthusiasm and welcoming nature that will have you wanting to share in his passion and get involved in whatever event he might be a part of.

NEWS AND NOTEWORTHY – Lark Distillery

Lark Distillery – Nominated for Venue of the Year, Distillery of the Year and more in this year’s Australian Whisky Awards.

Member spotlight – The Bakery Media

2014 was year of excitement for Simon and Stacey Baker. Having spent over a decade mastering their craft and building their skillset, the two made the thrilling decision to take the leap of faith and forge their very own production company.

International Temperate Reef Symposium

CHAT WITH A LOCAL – Professor Catriona Hurd

In February 2023 Hobart will host the 24th International Seaweed Symposium, ‘Seaweeds in a changing world’, a fitting location given Tasmania is a global hotspot for seaweed diversity with more than 750 named species and many endemic species. Professor Catriona Hurd is based at IMAS Hobart and studies seaweed physiological ecology, being the physiological responses of seaweeds to their abiotic and biotic environment. A Tasmanian local since 2013, Catriona shares some of her insights on our island state below.

NEWS AND NOTEWORTHY

EAT with us

Already well known for The Agrarian Kitchen Cooking School and Farm established within their home in The Old Schoolhouse in Lachlan, the pair were seeking a property for the next chapter of the agrarian journey when they found their current location in Southern Tasmania’s picturesque Derwent Valley, just 35 minutes from Hobart.

Novotel in the North West

Long known as the engine room of the island, Tasmania’s North West Coast sits along a coastline overlooking Bass Strait, the stretch of water separating mainland Australia and the island state. Shallow and subjected to strong currents from both the Pacific and Indian Oceans, this body of water records some of the roughest waves and most treacherous sea faring conditions in the world.

CONFERENCE with us

It’s a simple fact, business events in Tasmania are not the same as other destinations. This is because a strange thing happens when you arrive in Tasmania. Your thoughts start running at the pace they were meant to, and you start to see things differently