March 2014 Vol 16 Issue 3
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Women celebrate Our Nature in Cooloola Coast - a world class ecotourism destination
Annually on March 8, thousands of events are held throughout the world to inspire women and celebrate achievements. Through rallies, conferences, markets, theatre and fashion, local activities connect women across the globe. Three events are scheduled on the Cooloola Coast - a A group Women of international tourism Lioness Lunch celebrating in the Defence Forces, industry representatives visited a Surf Girl lunch and community expo.
as part oppression of an itinerary Originally Rainbow set up Beach to challenge and to showcase the natural values of our inequality of women, last century saw more women in region and the range nature-based the boardroom, greater equality in of rights, more role tourism products available visitors. models in every aspect of life, one could to think that ‘all the battles have been won for women’.
The unfortunate is that women still not paid The fact influential groupareincluded two equally to that of their male counterparts, women stillfrom are overseas-based Regional Directors and Events Queensland - Jane not present inTourism equal numbers in business or politics, and Nicholson, TEQ health International globally women’s education, and the Director violence the United Kingdom, against themfor is worse than that of men. Ireland and the Nordic regions and Kai Ostermann, TEQ Only recently, women in Australian armed forces have International Director for Europe. been granted rights around breastfeeding policies. They were accompanied by Jan Foletta It wasn’t until that allRigby, Queensland Surf Lifesaving and1980 Laughlin from Sunshine Coast Clubs welcomed female active members. Destination Limited and Andrew Saunders from Destination Gympie Region. Rainbow Beach clubbie, Glenys Kidd said, “RBSLSC began in 1965/66 when roles of men and women The purpose of the visit to the regionwere was different to today. The club house for theexperiences boys. Girls to investigate new was tourism to sellinto were not allowed theEuropean building.”wholesalers and travel agents, and what Women met outside to theexperience clubhousefirst-hand and actively Australia’s Nature Coast to offer.“I wasn’t fundraised. Glenys remembers, as a has girlfriend, the region to discover allowed in theThey club -visited I used to experiences sleep outsidenew in the ute - whilstand investigate largely continued on pg 4 my husband undiscovered slept inside.” destinations. With a very limited time schedule the two guests were driven up the coast along the beach, given a Above: Ron Organ, Don and guided tour of Double Island Point and Lake Jake Reid and Alex Pascell Poona by QPWS Ranger Rene Burgess - one See our Fishing and boating sect. pg 35-37 ready for action on our of the highlights of the day for the visitors. patrolled beach. Next stop was a sunset cruise (even a Daywent stories to Island Warbirds Out and (L)Anzac Jim Cole out with Bay Double Point Fishing Charters and About: brought in hands-on crab pot inspection) courtesy of
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• Visitor guide - where to eat, what to do... • Local people, local businesses, local stories • “The Badging”, page 20
a and trophy red, what skipper Greg Pearce says is a sensational fish and highly Story page 3 services Bay Barefoot Bowls addictive! All our charter captains agree February has been a great month for fishing.
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