Council
The Tourism and Economic Development team sits within the City Development Directorate at Shoalhaven City Council.
The Economic Development team develops, implements, coordinates, and maintains a strategy to increase Economic Development outcomes in the City of Shoalhaven and to deliver strategic insight into the state of the local business sector.
The Tourism team operates as the region’s Destination Marketing Organisation. At Shoalhaven City Council, we support everyone in the region who works in the visitor economy. The Tourism Team consists of a marketing team, visitors service team and event support team.
What we do
The Tourism and Economic Development team manages several strategic programs and documents:
The Destination Management Plan
The Destination Management Plan is a strategic document that prioritises key focus areas and actions, including destination management, destination marketing, events, local industry and advocacy, infrastructure and investment, and visitor services.
Tourism Action Plan
The Tourism Action Plan was developed in 2021 after consultation with industry and stakeholders to meet the needs of recovery for the tourism industry in the Shoalhaven after bushfires, COVID and floods.
The Shoalhaven Economic Development Strategy
The Shoalhaven Economic Development Strategy provides an implementation platform for the many and varied economic development opportunities that have been identified throughout the Shoalhaven.
Shoalhaven Economic Growth and Advocacy Group
Shoalhaven Economic Growth and Advocacy Group (SEGA) is an Advisory Group of Council comprising of industry representatives that inform the development, implementation and review of Council’s economic growth strategies. SEGA provides advice and makes recommendations to Council on matters relating to business and economic growth in the Shoalhaven.
This Advisory Group meets quarterly.
New board members are recruited every 2 years, so keep an eye out for these opportunities.
Find past meeting minutes and upcoming agendas for the SEGA here – industry is welcome to observe. If you would like to make a presentation to the board, please contact us here.