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Submission to Queensland’s 2023-24 State Budget
Tourism in Queensland is a $23 billion a year industry that sustains 174,000 Queensland jobs across 60,000 businesses. There are few sectors of the community that do not benefit from tourism, and nature-based tourism is a significant growth sector that represents a high return on State investment. The Queensland Tourism and Conservation Alliance provided a…
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Queensland Tourism and Conservation Alliance backs plan to double State’s protected areas
Queensland’s peak tourism bodies and conservation organisations have today released an Alliance statement calling for a significant increase in management funding and the acceleration of growth in Queensland’s protected areas. The Queensland Tourism Industry Council, Ecotourism Australia, Queensland First Nations Tourism Council, Queensland Conservation Council, Pew Charitable Trusts, and the National Parks Association Queensland have…
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Tourism industry joins push to expand Queensland’s national parks
A new Tourism and Conservation Alliance says doubling protected areas in the state will boost ecotourism and local economies. Leading Queensland tourism and conservation organisations have joined forces to call on the state government to significantly increase funding to expand protected areas in the state. The state government has previously committed to doubling the area…
