A new tourism plan for tropical north Queensland has been unveiled by the Minister for Tourism, Peter Lawlor.
A total of 18 proposed tourism investment projects had been identified as part of the newly-released Tropical North Queensland Tourism Opportunity Plan (TOP).
“The purpose of the TOP is to provide direction for the sustainable development of tourism in Tropical North Queensland,” Mr Lawlor said.
New plan identifies projects
“The plan, which has been 18 months in the making, is an initiative of the State Government and has been produced by Tourism Queensland in collaboration with the Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation, and Tourism Tropical North Queensland.”
The vast area of Tropical North Queensland has been broken into six tourism precincts for the purpose of the study.
“The most topical element of the TOP is the recommendations for 18 ‘catalyst projects’ across the region that focus on regional dispersal of visitors,” the Minister said.
He said in addition to these, the TOP had identified another 30 projects considered to be of regional significance that would create a range of investment and employment opportunities for the destination.
“Both lists capture a combination of new ideas and significant projects that have emerged during the period over which the TOP has been developed,” Mr Lawlor said.
“It’s about bringing together a series of ideas and discussions that consider meeting the needs and expectations of future visitors to the Tropical North and gives focus to a series of key development opportunities for the region.”
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