Kalamunda Tourism Advisory Committee 2019

Nominations Closed: 5pm on Wednesday 18 September 2019

The City of Kalamunda is seeking nominations for the Kalamunda Tourism Advisory Committee (KTAC).

Using the City’s Tourism Vision as a base, the KTAC promotes the City as a major tourist destination with a sustainable and vibrant future.

The KTAC assists the City to foster strong relationships with tourism stakeholders, including peak bodies and government agencies; provides advice on current initiatives, opportunities or gaps in the promotion of tourism and provides advice to Council to guide the implementation of the Tourism Development Strategy.

It also provides advice that leverages community expectations in promoting the strengths and opportunities in Tourism; provides a forum for sharing information relating to tourism opportunities within the City and provides advice and gives consideration of how tourism can be integrated and aligned
in other key informing City Strategies and Plans.

The City is currently seeking nominations to fill the following positions:

• Two (2) community members with local tourism experience/interest
• Two (2) community members with tourism development experience
• One (1) member of a recognised Tourism Industry Board
• One (1) business consultant with tourism expertise
• Two (2) local tourism operators

Objectives are:

• Promote the Tourism Vision to establish the City as a major tourist destination with a sustainable and vibrant future.
• Assist the City to foster strong relationships with tourism stakeholders, including peak bodies and government agencies.
• Provide advice on current initiatives, opportunities or gaps in the promotion of tourism.
• Provide advice to Council to guide the implementation of the Tourism Development Strategy.
• Provide advice that leverages community expectations in promoting the strengths and opportunities in Tourism.
• Provides a forum for sharing information relating to tourism opportunities within the City.
• Provide advice and give consideration of hour tourism can be integrated and aligned in other key informing City Strategies and Plans.

The Advisory Committee is to be made up of ten (10) voting members comprising:

• Two Elected Members.
• Two community members with demonstrated experience and an interest in seeing tourism grown in the City of Kalamunda.
• Two community members who have experience in tourism development (not necessarily tourism development within the City).
• One member of a recognised Tourism Industry Board. i.e. Tourism Western Australia, Tourism Council of Western Australia, Destination Perth.
• One business consultant with expertise in tourism.
• Two tourism operators, representing different perspectives of tourism, operating within the City.

An invitation to Local State Member of Parliament with a strong interest in tourism will be extended. This is a non-voting position.

Observers are welcome to attend meetings; however, they are not able to become involved in the discussion of the meeting unless the Committee has made a resolution inviting observers to participate.

Term of Appointment: November 2019 to October 2021.

HOW TO NOMINATE
If you are interested in participating on this Advisory committee, please complete the online nomination form below.

To submit a nomination, you need to:

• provide details summarising your interests, experience, benefits you will provide to the reference group and ability to allocate the necessary time.
• Read, Understand and Agree to the Terms of Reference (See document library)

Alternatively you can obtain hard copies of the required documents from document library or the following and submit:

• In Person: City of Kalamunda Administration Centre located at 2 Railway Road, Kalamunda
• By Post: P O Box 42, Kalamunda, WA 6926
• Email: enquiries@kalamunda.wa.gov.au

Nominations to be received by 5pm, Wednesday 18 September 2019