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The best value whale tour on the South Coast is aboard Sail-A-Way, a magnificent stable, purpose-built sailing catamaran. Albany Whale Tours cares about your needs and that your voyage with us is an experience that you will remember forever. When boarding our vessel, every guest is asked what their preferences…
Combi Coffee is the essence of the South West. Freddy Reidy serves gourmet coffee out of his fully customized 1976 Kombi van. Combi Coffee has style, laid back tunes and amazzzzing coffee, whether you need a kick before the search for waves begins or you heading to work for the…
Congratulations and good luck to all AMRTA members who have been named as finalists in the 2014 AHA Aon Hotel and Hospitality Awards for Excellence! WA’s Best Community Service: Settlers Tavern WA’s Best Responsible Service of Alcohol: Settlers Tavern WA’s Best Training Initiative : Settlers Tavern WA’s Best Cocktail Bar: Morries…
The Margaret River Region set a shining example at the 2015 Perth Airport WA Tourism Awards with a swathe of medals exemplifying the region’s high tourism standards. Several local businesses were named category winners – the Drug Aware Margaret River Pro for Major Festivals and Events, Geographe Bay Tourism for…
Pip Close (CEO) and Victoria Johnson (Marketing and Communications Coordinator) attended and presented at the 2014 Australian Regional Tourism Network (ARTN) Convention in Port Stephens in October. More than 100 representatives from regional tourism organisations attended to discuss, debate and exchange ideas about ways to grow sustainable regional destinations and to…
Please register your interest in utilizing a bus service to the SGM at Duckstein Brewery on the 12th of November. We will be running two buses with the following central stops (exact pick up/drop off locations TBD): Busselton – Dunsborough – Yallingup – Duckstein Brewery Margaret River – Cowaramup – Duckstein…
Applications are now open for Seller attendance at the Australian Tourism Exchange 2015 (ATE15). ATE15, Australia’s largest annual travel and tourism business-to-business event, will take place in Melbourne, Victoria, from 21-25 June 2015. A destination known as being one of the most welcoming and liveable cities in the world, Melbourne…
In the quiet before the summer rush, now is a perfect opportunity to look at your page on margaretriver.com to see if your content is fresh, has great images and is working to the best of its ability. If you are bookable (accommodations, tours), it is extremely important to ensure your…
The Augusta Margaret River Tourism Association (AMRTA) and Geographe Bay Tourism Association (GBTA) are pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Trent Bartlett as Chairman-elect for the proposed Margaret River Busselton Tourism Association (MRBTA). Mr Bartlett has over 30 years of extensive multi-industry experience at Chair, Independent Director, CEO and General…
WestCycle is pleased to advise that the South West Mountain Bike Master Plan is open for public comment. The South West Mountain Bike Master Plan is the first regional master plan to be developed out of the recommendations of the Western Australian Mountain Bike Strategy. The Strategy identifies the south…
