A world-class line-up of Australian musicians will rock Townsville ahead of next week's historic State of Origin match, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has.
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Nitro World Games heats up in Brisbane
Elite action BMX, skate and scooter sport is coming to Queensland with the Nitro World Games at Suncorp Stadium this October.
One of the first major events to release tickets for sale this year, the Nitro World Games is being held outside of the USA for the first time and is already seeing avid fans lock in two-day passes from across the country.
Tourism and Sport Minister Stirling Hinchliffe said the Nitro World Games would bring more than 60 competitors and thousands of spectators to Brisbane.
“Nitro World Games at Suncorp Stadium is predicted to deliver more that $20 million to Queensland’s tourism economy, attracting up to 76,000 visitor nights,” Mr Hinchliffe said.
There are several opportunities for financial support for regional tourism businesses:
Businesses in regional Queensland are invited to apply for Round Two of the Small Business COVID-19 Adaption Grant. The objective of this program is to support small businesses subject to closure or highly impacted by the COVID-19 restrictions to adapt and sustain their operations and build resilience.
Queensland’s regional tourism businesses are being supported to pivot to a domestic market or hibernate until international markets reopen though the $5 million COVID-19 International Tourism Adaptation Grant program. This funding boost aims to support regional Queensland tourism businesses that have suffered losses of income because of the international travel restrictions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Event funding available
Events being held around Queensland can boost their marketing or other components of their event through two of TEQ’s event support programs currently open for applications.
A new fund, the $200,000 Year of Indigenous Tourism Festival and Events fund has been established to provide strategic support to grow existing events and festivals that showcase Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture in 2021. Supported events will generate local economic activity and development in the host destination, attract external visitation to the destination, drive social and community outcomes for the host destination and enhance the profile and appeal of the host destination.