Support the sinking Tourism industry
The Tourism Industry Council of NSW is urging the NSW Government to re-visit a funding application to have the HMAS Canberra sunk in NSW coastal waters for ship wreck diving.
Central Coast Tourism, a member of the Tourism Industry Council NSW (TICNSW) along with the Central Coast Artificial Reef Project group (CCARPG) met with the NSW Tourism Minister and the Minister for the Central Coast in 2005 to promote Terrigal as the final resting place for HMAS Canberra.
Tourism Industry Council of NSW, President Ron Rosalky believes that the HMAS Canberra Project is extremely valuable when attempting to bolster the declining tourism industry in NSW.
“We are constantly looking at different alternatives and projects to bolster our stagnant tourism industry.
“When strong initiatives such as HMAS Canberra arise we really need the support of the State Government to ensure that we can move forward on the development of our tourism industry.”
“TICNSW would like to encourage the NSW government to re-visit HMAS Canberra project to show their support of the tourism industry.”
In order to provide a solid case for the project Central Coast Tourism recently conducted research both economic and environmental on a number Shipwrecks around the country.
Case studies included the HMAS Swan which was scuttled of Busselton, Western Australia in 2001 along with other wrecks in Queensland and South Australia.
It was estimated that shipwreck diving would inject a minimum of $11 million in the first year into the local NSW economy.
The estimated cost of scuttling the vessel, (to sink a ship by cutting or opening a hole or holes in a ships hull) has been placed at approximately $3 million dollars. The funding of the proposed project was to be returned to the NSW government across a period of time as a result of payments made by divers and diving groups to access HMAS Canberra.
According to the CEO of Central Coast Tourism Horst Endrulat, the regional tourism body was not looking for a Government hand out.
“We were looking to secure a business arrangement that would have worked out for all parties involved.”
“The failure of the NSW Government to support such tourism venture at this stage is extremely disappointing.
Queensland, W.A. and South Australia governments have all made commitments to their own local tourism industry by sinking other former navy vessels for recreational divers and tourist in their areas.
Graham Muldoon
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