Accelerating agritourism on King Island
For the last 10 days, Allison (Project Lead) and Rose Wright (Regionality) have been on King Island delivering a series of intensive workshops as part of the Opening the Gate project based on Regionality’s Agritourism Business Development Program (ABDP).
Full of genuine people, this group have some interesting ideas including cooking classes, long table events, and on-farm experiences. We are looking forward to supporting them as they bring their concepts to life and provide more agritourism experiences on the Island!
Tom Wootton from West by North West talking all things Tourism Tasmania with ABDP participants
The week started off with a presentation from Tom (West by North West), who introduced the group to the world of Tourism Tasmania and its networks, and explored where West by North West can support the participants with their agritourism business.
Brand Tasmania was on Island at the same time as OTG and we had the opportunity to connect and hear the importance of storytelling for Tasmania. It brought home the potential for King Island to develop its reputation as a destination and we are confident that the unique stories of our participants will add to this.
As Allison and Rose visited each of the participants in their own space across the rest of the week, they managed to get to the tip (Cape Wickham) and toe (Seal Point Rocks) of the Island. It was a great way to explore the diversity of the landscape, even though they had to peer through horizontal rain at times!
A view of Cape Wickham – the tip of King Island
King Island is such a beautiful place to visit, and the people are so genuine. There are some great stories within this group - life experiences that we were privileged to hear and you only get to experience when you sit down and share a meal. This is one of the challenges that our small island communities face - wanting to share their Island life, but also wanting to make sure that it is preserved and not overrun as tourists discover what a gem they have.
We would like to thank West by North West and Brand Tasmania for supporting the Intensive Island Program delivery with us.
