Program Partners

We acknowledge the support and commitment of the following people (and their employers) who have dedicated their valuable time and experience to the ongoing development of this ground breaking initiative.

The Steering Committee

  • Jeremy Johnson – Sovereign Hill (Chair)
  • Wayne Kayler-Thomson – Victorian Employers' Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VECCI)
  • Bindi Gove – Victorian Employers' Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VECCI)
  • Leo Jago – Victorian University
  • Terry Hickey – Geelong Otway Tourism
  • Ian Nicolson– Service Skills Victoria
  • Nicholas Hunt - William Angliss Institute
  • Paul Byrne - Federation Square Pty Ltd
  • Matthew Noble - Australia Wine Tour Company
  • Paul Albone – Tourism Victoria
  • Gino Fulco – Tourism Victoria

Regular contributors and past steering committee members

  • Nicola Holland – Tourism Victoria
  • Campbell Gome – Tourism Victoria
  • Stuart Toplis – Tourism Victoria
  • Carl Jones – Tourism Victoria
  • Luke Kenyon - Tourism Victoria
  • Michael Hauser - Tourism Victoria
  • Kerry McClure – Tourism Victoria
  • Angela Drayton – Australasian Spa Association
  • Jodie Willmer – The Travellers Aid Society of Victoria
  • Jenny Herbert – Riviera Nautic
  • Paul Byrne – Federation Square
  • David Latina – Office of Small Business
  • Stacey Kaye – Office of Small Business
  • Julie Mason – Office of Small Business
  • Wendy Jones – Restaurant and Catering Victoria
  • Glen Cowan – William Angliss Institute of TAFE
  • Tim Bracher - Bramark Consulting

Industry Association Partners

Early Adopters

Workshop and survey participants

Thanks also to those who actively participated in workshops and surveys, including the:

  • 70 people that participated in our workshop on 26 August 2004
  • Academics and institutions that participated in our educators forum on 4 October 2004
  • 60 people who completed the online surveys in 2004