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(2) the foregoing provisions of this resolution have effect notwithstanding anything contained in the standing orders.
Madam Speaker, the motion is straightforward. It allows the committee to report out of session, so to speak, and will mean that if the Assembly is not sitting we can ensure that the deliberations of the committee are widely disseminated and the wisdom imparted to all members of the Assembly.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
TOURISM AND A.C.T. PROMOTION - STANDING COMMITTEE
Report on ACT and Region Tourism
MR WESTENDE (11.47): I present the report of the Standing Committee on Tourism and ACT Promotion entitled ACT and Region Tourism, together with the minutes of proceedings. I move:
That the report be noted.
I realise that we have a lot of business to go through and I will try to make my report as short as possible. As chair of the Standing Committee on Tourism and ACT Promotion, it gives me great pleasure to present the report by the committee called ACT and Region Tourism. The committee has heard the views of a great many organisations and individuals within the ACT and the region in forming its recommendations. There has been a public hearing, a number of submissions were received, and there have been meetings with and visits to industry operatives throughout the region. An invaluable source of information was the informal exchange of views in the tourism forum held at the Capital Parkroyal in April this year.
In summary, the terms of reference of the task set by the standing committee were to inquire into and report on the contribution made by tourism to the ACT economy; the potential for expanding tourism and related activities in the ACT; and the extent to which the image of and perceptions about the ACT community held by other Australians are coloured by media reporting and comments about the Federal Parliament.
The committee has made a great many recommendations. I do not propose to detail those, but I will summarise them. The committee found that there is uncertainty within the tourism industry about long-term and short-term goals and a lack of overall planning of tourism for the ACT and the region. There is support for an integrated tourism strategy for the ACT and the region, and the committee is recommending that the Tourism Commission be resourced to undertake this task in consultation with the industry.
An essential component in the development of a successful tourism industry is the establishment of a sound infrastructure. It is no use having wonderful attractions if tourists do not know where they are or find them inaccessible. The committee looked at the matter with regard to the infrastructure necessary to cater for visitors to the ACT as well as tourism to and within the region. A continuation of the installation of clear and attractive signage, not only in the ACT but throughout the region, is recommended, to provide clearly defined tourist routes and directions to all tourist attractions.
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