Richard Colbeck (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Minister for Tourism and International Education) Share this | Hansard source

It is a very important question. Earlier this month I announced with the Tasmanian Premier, who is the Tasmanian Minister for Tourism, the development of a Tasmanian tourism employment plan which focuses on the north-west coast of Tasmania. This will deliver projects to help local industry attract high-quality staff, reskill its workforce and create capacity to handle the strong growth in tourism numbers that we are experiencing in Tasmania. We are reacting to that strong growth in tourism numbers in Tasmania as a responsible government should. The Industry Skills Fund will fund more than 250,000 training places to Australia's workforce and support services staff and employers. Tourism businesses are eligible to apply for skills advice and training grants.