Regional visitor centres in Western Australia get funding boost

Innovative projects at 36 visitor information centres across regional Western Australia have received a funding boost through the latest round of the Regional Visitor Centre Sustainability Grant Program, made possible by Tourism Western Australia and Royalties for Regions.

Through the program, the Western Australian Government is investing $4.2 million over three years to help visitor centres remain viable in the changing tourism landscape.

More than $1 million was available in the 2016/17 round to assist regional visitor centres throughout Western Australia with sustainability initiatives such as accreditation, renewable energy, on-site attractions, technology and interior redesign.

Grants between $40,000 and $100,000 were available In the 2016/17 round for accredited visitor centres or local government authorities while grants between $5,000 and $40,000 were available to non-accredited centres working towards accreditation.

Research shows travellers tend to spend more time and money in an area when they use visitor centres, which employ more than 900 local people and inject $117 million into Western Australia's economy each year.

Applications for the next Regional Visitor Centre Sustainability Grant Program round (2017/18) are expected to open in March 2017.

For more information go to www.tourism.wa.gov.au/otherfunding

Image: Courtesy of the Kalbarri Visitor Centre 

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