Visitor Economy Infrastructure
Identifying and leveraging visitor economy related infrastructure to maximise destination potential and guide future investment
Overview
Visitor economy infrastructure is defined by Tourism Transport Forum Australia as ‘a broad category which includes accommodation, event venues, parks facilities, dining, and entertainment precincts, cultural and arts amenities, transport networks and interchanges, aviation, maritime and roads infrastructure and more. However, this infrastructure benefits more than visitors with improved amenity and greater economic and employment opportunities for residents.’
[Tourism Transport Forum Australia (2012), Tourism Infrastructure Policy & Priorities].
Visitor economy infrastructure should improve a destination’s appeal to visitors by creating or updating unique experiences or by improving access to existing tourism attractions.
The Local Government Areas (LGAs) within the region, along with partners and State Government, need to be prepared to sustain infrastructure funding. This will allow the region to support robust economic growth of existing and emerging visitor economy opportunities and providing high quality experiences for local communities.
The provision of publicly funded visitor economy infrastructure can lead to additional investment by the private sector in complementary products and services including accommodation, attractions, and events venues. This makes it critical to maintain priority infrastructure commitments over time to give businesses the certainty they require to make investment decisions.
Leveraging Visitor Economy Infrastructure Report
DNCW appointed industry specialists TRC Tourism to undertake a review of visitor economy related infrastructure across the region.
This report reviewed the visitor economy related infrastructure across the Central West NSW region with a focus on identifying infrastructure development projects that:
- Have been recently completed (last 3 years)
- Are in progress, i.e., funded, and ready to commence development
- Are planned or proposed to be developed (over the next 5 years).
The report identifies opportunities to leverage these infrastructure development projects for related product and/or experience development (including leisure and business events). This assists also in prioritising visitor economy infrastructure development that will maximise return on investment.
| Date Completed | Funding Source | Facilitator | Value of Project |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2023 | Destination Central West NSW | TRC Tourism | $27,350 |
Destination Central West NSW acknowledges the many Aboriginal Nations and Aboriginal People of the Central West NSW region as the traditional carers and custodians of the land that we all now live and work on. We pay our respect to Elders past, present and emerging. Destination Central West NSW values the diversity of this region and works in partnership with local Aboriginal communities to respectfully celebrate and share Aboriginal culture with visitors to the region and also with locals who live here.
