The History of the Shrine Travelling Exhibition is touring regional Victorian centres from 2006 to 2009. Over 20 leading institutions are hosting this important exhibition which aims to connect all Victorians to the Shrine of Remembrance. The exhibition features information panels, archival photographs and audiovisual material. It traces the Shrine’s fascinating history from concept to construction through to its role as a contemporary commemorative and interactive learning space. The Shrine exhibition will be in Bairnsdale through June and July.
Events in East Gippsland are about living life to the fullest. We simply provide the excuse for you to have a great time. Indulge in food & wine festivals or visit a local event and join in with seasonal community celebrations. From the skies to the land, mountains to the sea – you must plan to be part of the enthusiastic throng.
Events bring the very best in performance, discussion, creative arts, food, wine, live music and agricultural experiences. Each year across our region over 200 small to large-scale events are held. From spectacular concerts and arts festivals, to international sporting challenges there is plenty for you to see and experience while travelling around our region. Bring your competitive nature as you watch Aussie Rules, cricket or tennis matches. Participate in one of the many fishing events. See how heritage melds with the present or celebrate rural life by mixing with the locals.
A dynamic, region wide events calendar has been developed and is updated regularly, featuring both major and smaller community based events.
Experience a choice of unique activity based events, with a distinct East Gippsland flavour and your journey will become an experience to remember.
EVENTS CALENDAR - click on the month of your intended stay.
MAJOR ANNUAL EVENTS
East Gippsland Shire funds 4 major events each year. They choose the events based on meeting criteria that is carefully and painstakingly provided by the events looking for assistance. Below are the major events for this year.
Bairnsdale Triathlon & Multi Sports Festival - March 2008
Over the 7th to 10th March 2008, the Riviera Triathlon Club launches the first Bairnsdale Triathlon and Multi Sport Festival featuring the 2008 Victorian Olympic Distance Triathlon Championships. Staged in various locations around Bairnsdale, the fes...
The 2008 Festival is sure to be a taste bud teaser! Come and enjoy the official launch of the festival at the Mad Tea Party. On Saturday 15th March, Bairnsdale Main Street will come alive with fancy chairs and a dinner party for all! Beautiful tarts,...
www.discovereastgippsland.com.au, our East Gippsland website launched only in November 2007, funded 50% by a grant from the Provincial Economic Partnership Fund and 50% by the East Gippsland Shire Council, has been a real hit and already reporting in excess of 30,000 unique visitors per month. The website is structured into three sections, they being Tourism (“Explore our regions”), Business (“Business opportunities & investment”) and Lifestyle (“Living & Employment”) and includes not only editorial information but also a large number of advertisements for local business operators.
Phil Rickards who is the East Gippsland Shire’s Economic Development & Tourism Coordinator and project manager for the development of the website, said that the website’s current success was a testament to a combination of sound planning, engaging a very professional website development contractor and having a strategy for ongoing improvements.
“To reach 33,623 visitors to the website in June 2008 from a base of 13,763 in December 2007 which was its first month of operation is a great result and shows that there is a real need for the sort of information available on the site. Essentially, our aims for the website were to put together a high quality economic development website to achieve the following - promote East Gippsland as a prime location in Victoria for investment and lifestyle migration, market the region as a prime tourist location to domestic and international visitors, and be a regional showcase and information portal linking regional businesses to the wider community”, said Phil Rickards.
The website advertising opportunities have been well received by industry with over 250 businesses, primarily in the tourism sectors such as accommodation, hospitality and tour operators being profiled to date.
But rather than resting on their laurels and being satisfied with the website’s success to date, the Shire and the local peak industry body, the East Gippsland Regional Business & Tourism Association, have begun a number of important upgrades to the site and have applied for support funding from RDV to assist achieving this.
“Improvements include increasing the advertising opportunities available for strictly non-tourism related business operators such as the Trades & Services and Retail sectors, and a Search Engine Optimization Editor enabling us to have optimal matching of the website to what search engines are looking for on an on-going basis. Upgrades such as these will make the website even more relevant to the needs of East Gippsland’s customers and help increase traffic even further”, said Phil Rickards.
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