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Early bird registration ends Friday the 31st of October, so reserve your place now! The AMRTA is an event partner of the Margaret River Fun Run – the annual fundraising event of the Rotary Club of Margaret River to support the Royal Flying Doctor Service. The event is also sponsored…
On the weekend 29-30th November and 1 December 2014 the Margaret River Region will have an opportunity to see and hear a glorious convoy of iconic classic cars as they take part in the Corvettes of WA’s annual long weekend cruise through the Margaret River Region of the south west….
The biggest adventure race in the world – the Act-Belong-Commit Augusta Adventure Fest – takes place amidst the wild landscapes of South West, Western Australia as part of a multi race, multi adventure weekend for everyone. Want to know more? Visit the website.
AMRTA’s Partnership Manager, Johanna Hamilton, will now be available over weekends to assist with your membership queries. Johanna’s working days will be Wednesday-Sunday, and Michelle Jacobsen (Membership Support Consultant) will be available Monday-Friday. Bookeasy queries should still be addressed to Michelle (Monday to Friday). Want to know more? If you…
Would you like to run a wine, food or beer tasting in our visitor centre, or even run an interactive pop-up expo showcasing your accommodation, tour business, gallery, attraction or retail business? We are seeking expressions of interest to run regular ‘pop-up’ expos in our Margaret River or Augusta Visitor…
The AMRTA is leading the way in international tourism relations by introducing UnionPay to its centres – the most popular method of transaction for Chinese visitors. The AMRTA recently changed banks to National Australia Bank (NAB) – the only Australian bank that offers its customers complete access to Asia’s largest…
With advertisers seeing over 500% increase in traffic to their page, advertising on margaretriver.com really is a unique opportunity to put your business in front of over 80,000 monthly visitors. Starting at $17 a month – don’t miss out! Spaces are rotated quarterly but can be booked pro-rata. Want to know…
• Visitation increase: The State Goverment’s Quarterly Visitation Snapshot Report confirms the following growth for the Margaret River Region in the past financial year: Interstate 20.7%, Intrastate 11.5%, International 18.9%. We are the only region to have achieved growth in all three sectors – a record result; • NBL Wildcats event: We were…
The AMRTA is delighted to announce that two new members have been appointed to its Board of Directors: David Willcox, of Common Ground Trails and Willcox Associates, and Janine Carter of Voyager Estate. Ross Ashton of Margaret River Backpackers remains as Chair, and Frank Edwards as Deputy Chair. The enduring…
For the first time, AMRTA and GBTA are joining forces to create a single 2015 Visitor Guide for the Margaret River Region, which will be distributed from visitor centres in Margaret River, Augusta, Busselton and Dunsborough. As the new regional brand is still being developed it won’t be reflected in…
