{"id":226552,"date":"2019-01-22T17:44:12","date_gmt":"2019-01-22T07:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=226552"},"modified":"2020-07-25T11:24:48","modified_gmt":"2020-07-25T01:24:48","slug":"discussion-paper-canvasses-vic-options","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2019\/01\/22\/discussion-paper-canvasses-vic-options\/","title":{"rendered":"Discussion Paper Canvasses VIC Options"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_193613\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-193613\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-193613\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171024wondaivic.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171024wondaivic.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171024wondaivic-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171024wondaivic-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171024wondaivic-269x167.jpg 269w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-193613\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Future directions for the South Burnett&#8217;s five Visitor Information Centres are being canvassed by the South Burnett Regional Council<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>January 22, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tourism operators, volunteers and the general public have less than nine days to comment on the future of the region&#8217;s five accredited Visitor Information Centres (VICs).<\/p>\n<p>The South Burnett Regional Council has issued a 14-page discussion paper canvassing possible new directions for the network.<\/p>\n<p>The discussion paper follows a long-term decline in visitation numbers and volunteers to man the centres, as well as changes in the ways tourists source information.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ideas being canvassed include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Privatising some or all of the VICs to reduce or eliminate Council staffing costs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Ceasing to have the centres accredited, so they can operate fewer hours and adopt less strict standards<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Creating a separate wi-fi network for the centres so visitor usage can be more accurately tracked<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Developing a better understanding about what data local tourism operators are willing to share, and what information they would like to receive back from VICs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Setting a standard mark-up percentage on products sold by the VICs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Opening a bike hire service for Rail Trail users<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Looking at other services the centres might provide, including wine and food tastings and guided tours<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The discussion paper can be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoversouthburnett.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Future-of-VIC-Discussion-Paper.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>viewed here<\/b><\/a> (1Mb PDF)<\/p>\n<p>People who would like to provide input have until January 31 to lodge their views.<\/p>\n<p>The results will be incorporated in a final report expected to be released before the end of June.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2018\/11\/28\/tourist-inquiries-drop-5pc\/\">Tourist Inquiries Drop 5pc<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2018\/08\/30\/council-maps-future-of-vics\/\">Council Maps Future Of VICs<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2018\/08\/20\/council-reviews-role-of-vics\/\">Council Reviews Role Of VICs<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tourism operators, volunteers and the general public have less than nine days to comment on the future of the region&#8217;s five accredited Visitor Information Centres.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":193613,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[22,3,10],"tags":[1131,1130],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - 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