December 5th, 2023Financial fillip for tourism in Daylesford, Macedon

Macedon’s tourism industry has recieved a tidy boost with a $50,000 grant from the Victorian
government to Daylesford Macedon Tourism, and a further $625,000 grant to Goldfield Gateways.

Member for Macedon, Mary-Anne Thomas in recent days announced the Daylesford Macedon Tourism grant under Stream A and the Goldfields Gateway grant under Stream B of the $3 million Visitor Servicing Fund.

The $50,000 grant will enable Daylesford Macedon Tourism to deliver the DMT Regional Visitor
Servicing Strategy working with both Hepburn Shire Council and Macedon Ranges Shire Council.

In a media statement Ms Thomas announced that the project will include:

• New visitor and community research, industry workshops and interviews.
• Clarity on what visitor services should be delivering.
• How the region can better work together in delivering visitor service solutions.
• Delivery of a visitor servicing strategy for the region with recommendations on a range of
  potential investments with returns to the visitor economy.