WTA Member News
A newsletter is sent to members once a month via email and may include:
- draft government plans relevant wildlife and/or tourism, and submissions by WTA
- grant opportunities for tourism operations and wildlife tourism research
- coming events – conferences, workshops etc. – relevant to wildlife and/or tourism
- upcoming developments or recent events we either support or don’t agree with
- occasional quirky wildlife or wildlife tourism stories
- what our members are doing
- opinion pieces or advice from our members
- interviews with tourism operators, politicians, conservationists etc. on wildlife tourism themes
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Below is the outline of some of our recent newsletters:
August 2017
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July 2017
- Please help us improve our promotion of your business or organisation
- Wildlife Interpretation: Into the Future (workshop, Atherton, July 2017)
- 2017 AGM results (11th July 2017) an chair’s report
- Wildlife and Wildlife Tourism news
June 2017
- x
May 2017
- x
April 2017
- x
March 2017
- x
February 2017
- x
January 2017
- x
December 2016
- x
November 2016
- x
October 2016
- x
September 2016
- x
August 2016
- x
July 2016
- x
June 2016
- x
May 2016
- x
April 2016
- x
March 2016
- x
February 2016
- x
January 2016
- x
December 2015
- x
November 2015
- x
October 2015
- x
September 2015
- x
August 2015
- x
July 2015
- x
June 2015
- x
May 2015
- x
April 2015
- x
March 2015
- x
February 2015
- x
January 2015
- x
December 2014
- x
November 2014
- x
October 2014
- x
September 2014
- x
August 2014
- x
July 2014
- x
June 2014
- x
May 2014
- x
April 2014
- x
March 2014
- x
February 2014
- x
January 2014
- x
December 2013
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November 2013
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October 2013
- x
September 2013
- x
August 2013
- x
July 2013
- x
June 2013
May 2014
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April 2014
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March 2014
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February 2014
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January 2014
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December 2013
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November 2013
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October 2013
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September 2013
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August 2013
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July 2013
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June 2013
May 2014
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April 2014
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March 2014
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February 2014
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January 2014
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December 2013
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November 2013
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October 2013
- x
September 2013
- x
August 2013
- x
July 2013
- x
June 2013
- Membership renewal
- Facebook competition
- Members-only pages
- Planeta.com and Wiki: promoting Australia’s wildlife tourism and conservation
- World Parks – have your say: Google hangouts with Planeta
- Wildlife Tourism workshop
- Handbook of Tourism Economics: Analysis, New Applications and Case Studies
- Submissions to Qld government
- Photos wanted for WTA website
- Other contributions sought
January 2013
- Emus in peril? (fence in WA, road in NSW)
- Have your say on CSG by end of February
- Antarctica research and conservation
- Wildlife Secrets features far north Queensland
- New webpage for job-seekers and work experience students interested in wildlife tourism
- Research Page – we need your details
November 2012
- Wildlife Tourism Workshop in Northern Territory, September 2013
- Research Network
- Travel Wild TV Series and wildlife tourism
- Research on minimal impact wildlife viewing by WTA members – new paper published
- Advertising opportunity for members
- Where to see wildlife – extra promotion on WTA website
- Global Eco Conference
July 2012
- AGM, candidates for election to committee
- Wildlife Tourism Workshop 2012?
June 2012
- National Wildlife Tourism Workshop
- Promotional opportunity for Queensland tourism – but MUST ACT TODAY
- Coal more important than the Great Barrier Reef?
- AGM and possible Future Events for WTA
- Major Tourism Forum in north Queensland this month
- Shooting in National Parks
May 2012
- Final chance to register for national wildlife tourism workshop next week
- Have your say! Even if you won’t be present at the workshop
- Insurance issues
- Survey for tour operators: profound experiences
- Help! Consider running for committee positions at the next WTA AGM
- Wildlife tourism in the news
April 2012
- Awards achieved by members
- Filming: opportunities for WTA members to be involved in a TV series
- Using Wildlife for Tourism: WTA’s third National Workshop, to be held in May 2012
January 2012
- 3rd National Wildlife Tourism Workshop
- Protecting the Coral Sea
- Coral seam gas protests
- Advertising job vacancies (including volunteer positions)
- Promotion your local wildlife on the WTA website
- Request for photos ‘near Great Barrier Reef’ by UK student
December 2011
- Your membership, newsletter and listing on the WTA website
- National Workshop May 2012
- Insurance – and affordability
- Call for membership secretary, treasurer and public officer
- Cooling your customers
- Please don’t destroy Bimblebox
- News from Members
November 2011
- AGM 29th November
- Online bookings from WTA website
- National Wildlife Tourism Workshop
- Insurance for guides, tour operators and farmers
- Help for disabled tourists
- Oceania Dive and EcoTourism Expo, Brisbane, October
- National Wildlife Tourism Workshop, Gold Coast, May 2012
- Wildlife monitoring by tour operators and eco-lodges
- Wildlife Expo 2011
- Mining etc and wildlife tourism
June 2011
- Marine Parks, SA
- Cat free zone, Tasmania
- Coal and Wildlife Tourism
- WTA Facebook
- Free promotion
- Other co-operative PR
- Members-only pages
- Membership renewals due soon
May 2011
- Marketing Opportunities
- End of a tropical water-hole?
- Disabled Wildlife Tourism
- Marine Parks
- Membership subs due 30th June
April 2011
- Marine Parks in South Australia
- Plenty of turtles at Mon Repos but few tourists
- Strong Aussie dollar making us a less attractive destination
- Drop bears – some are taking them seriously
- Conferences relevant to Wildlife Tourism this year
- Tell us your news
March 2011
- Find us on Facebook! And join a discussion or two.
- Opportunities to display your brochures
- Wild personalities – animals of the same species are not necessarily identical
- Severe damage to parts of the Great Barrier Reef
- Drilling on Ningaloo Reef?
- Australian wildlife tourism operations bought by multinationals
- Captive-bred threatened wallabies to be released
- News about our members
- News for next time? You tell us
February 2011
- Boom and Bust
- Living through a cyclone
- Cassowaries and other wildlife need help
- Floods in Tasmania
- Spotting wildlife during La Nina
- Submissions sent recently by WTA: marine parks, biodiversity strategy NSW
- Coming Events
- Tourism grants
January 2011
- Flood waters devastating for wildlife and tourism
- Have your say on state biodiversity strategy
- WTA opposes marina and questions Ben Cropp film
- Coming events
- WTA’s public officer wins several awards
- Tasmania member named amongst top 10 holidays
- Good news about Gouldian Finches and Yellow-throated Scrubwrens
- Meet our new committee
- Some interesting articles and books
- Check further news and tell us yours