Members
How TO JOIN as a member
choose your MEMBER listing category
For Membership Enquiries, please email us at membership@hinterlandtourism.com.au
currently we are supporting new memberships due to the demand for the Maleny Wedding Festival in January.
Please reach out via email if you are a new member – membership@hinterlandtourism.com.au.
If you need Wedding Festival support please email events@hinterlandtourism.com.au and speak with Kristy.
*Complete your Membership Application and Member Listing by choosing your business’ preferred listing category below, and proceed with your membership registration and listing. Please follow the Membership Activation Guide.
*Note due to the volume we are manually invoicing for 2023
We will be able to approve your listing portal once you have loaded your details and images, so it is important that you reach out to us in this high intake period.
HTSC Membership Prospectus
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All Membership Package pricing is exclusive of GST
membership benefits
An organisation’s strength and influence is determined by its size and representation. The stronger the organisation the more its voice will be heard by tourism boards, funding groups, regional councils and state governments.
Membership numbers provide funds for promotion and marketing. More members results in stronger, consistent marketing and promotion activity.
In an age of intense competition internationally and from other regions, membership numbers need to be maximised to deliver the funds necessary to be truly effective.
Specific benefits of HTSC membership include:
- Choice of Membership Package to suit your business needs.
- Social Media Marketing through the HTSC and Maleny Wedding Festival Facebook and Instagram accounts, through either
- Stay up to date with local, state and national industry news through the members’ eNewsletter (eDM).
- Access to the ‘Member of HTSC’ logo.
- For Wedding members, discounted rate to participate in the bi-annual Maleny Wedding Festival Trail events.
- A strong voice in the direction of tourism for the overall region.
- Detailed Member directory listing on the HTSC website under your chosen category, or categories.
- Stories or Posts each year and the opportunity for sharing member posts and stories.
- Opportunity to be involved in HTSC’s marketing program including our Visitor and Wedding Guides, Drive Maps, cooperative advertisements, website and digital marketing.
- Voting rights at the HTSC AGM and GeneralMeetings.
- Invitation to Member Networking events.
- Opportunity to host a Networking Event.
- Opportunity to join subsidised member training sessions on a range of topics to help improve your business and product offering.
Summary
We welcome you as a new Member. We welcome all those Members who are renewing their membership. There are real and proven benefits that Hinterland Tourism continues to deliver.
All the Executive team are volunteers. There are no paid staff. Every dollar of income goes towards the promotion of the Hinterland. Our ability to deliver great product and promotional activity relies on membership support and growth.
We sincerely thank you for your trust and backing through a very difficult period for tourism in general. In tough times it is good to recall the meaning of the word TEAM. Together, Each, Achieves, More!
Lifetime Members
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Lifetime MemberAngus Richard
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Lifetime MemberBob Morrow
2022/23 Executive Committee
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President:Kerry Brown
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Vice President:Stuart Whitney
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Secretary:Keighley Coates
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Treasurer:Kristy Aitken
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Committee Member:Jodie Faulkner
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Committee Member:Shawn Kelly
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Committee Member:Lisa Brereton
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Digital Media Coordinator:Marlene Murray
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Membership Officer:Nicole Hilton
HTSC MODEL RULES
Download HTSC Membership Model Rules
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Proudly Supported by the Sunshine Coast Council’s grants program
