Every private-sector employee in Tasmania receives eleven legal public holidays each year.

In Central Coast, they receive just ten.

And the strange thing is: nobody actually decided to take that day away.

When the federal Fair Work Act replaced Tasmania’s state awards in 2009, the Show Day entitlement that had existed in those awards for generations quietly disappeared.

The Statutory Holidays Act 2000 had never listed Central Coast because the awards already provided for the day.The result w

1,300 new visitors came to Queenstown last year. $840,000 is how much they spent. Why?


Lincoln created a new type of tourist for the Tasmanian tourism industry.


We talk about why, how, and what these high-spend tourists enjoy.


What else should local business owners offer on the journey to their own Tasmanian dreams?




About Trail Ventures

George Elkhair invests his time in board of director roles that tackle youth homelessness, migrant support, and cancer care across Tasmania.

In this conversation, George and Adam explore why people who control the for-profit and not-for-profit sectors must work together, why the best investment a community can make is in people, and the hidden financial cost of staying silent about unfairness.

Contact by connecting with George Elkhair via LinkedIn

Paris shares invaluable thoughts, insights, and vision across the board.

Links to content discussed:

Dr. Paris Buttfield-Addison ⁠

Secret Labs

Yarn Spinner

Tas Game Makers

Level Up Tasmania Event

8 Kind of Fun Paper

Everything Is A Story: Journalist Nick Bilton Thinks AI Might End Humanity

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The Future Film Makers Lab offers free, government-funded filmmaking workshops across Ulverstone, Devonport, Sheffield, and Wilmot.

Open to beginners, this two-part series (August & November) covers storytelling, camera work, lighting, and sound, with expert guidance from award-winning filmmakers Holly Winter and Riley Sapsford.

Participants will have time between sessions to create a short film, receive mentoring and editing tips. Our aim is that each participant will have a finished short fi

***Wild Times at Wilmot***

On Saturday September 6th the picturesque village of Wilmot will come to life in a showcase of local vendors, history and car enthusiasts.

Wilmot Country Market - Spring Edition offers over 20 unique stall holders with everything from hand made skin care to African jewellery.

Wilmot Car and Bike meets will take over the main street and local store with cars and bikes from all over the region.

Wilmot Historic Museum is hosting around 30 special guests as part of the

ANU National Security College launches Australia-wide consultations on attitudes to security

Community Consultations - Understanding Australian attitudes to security.

Adam Martin shares his valuable thoughts on how Community Consultation has been working as a process in Northwest Tasmania.

And how important the skill level of storytelling is for all parties involved to the outcome.

Link to the Ted Talk mentioned by Adam Martin:

Complexity, citizen engagement in a post-social media time | David Snowden | TEDxUniversityofNicosia

https://www.ted.com/talks/david_snowden_david_snowden_complexity_and_citizen_engagement_in_a_post_social_media_world/transcript