Resort Management Sales Industry Blog

Small- to medium-sized tourism operators are encouraged to complete a CSIRO survey to assist in identifying strategies to minimise impacts and take advantage of opportunities that arise from future climate change and variability. The purpose of this questionnaire is to understand the different perceptions of climate change across the tourism industry in the Sunshine Coast.  This questionnaire is completely voluntary and will take approximately 20 minutes to complete. The questionnaire is being administered to a large sample of tourism businesses in the Sunshine Coast region to yield representative views of the industry.  When completed, you will be invited to include your address for the chance to win one of three Coles Group & Myer vouchers, each worth $100.00 (only one chance per business). Your address will not be linked to your responses in order to protect your identity. The survey will close at 9am on 11 June 2012.

Celebrate all things eco-friendly by getting involved in Green June, the biggest environmental event month of the Sunshine Coast calendar year.  The month-long festival includes a range of events to help Sunshine Coast residents reduce their environmental footprint and contribute towards a more sustainable future for our region. Discover the latest in green technologies, practical hands-on solutions, relevant local information and a diverse range of fun-filled events and activities.  This extensive program of events is centred on a number of signature ‘green’ events including: Sunshine Coast World Environment Day Festival, The Living Smart Glossies Awards EcoFlicks, The Green June Movie Festival, Lake Macdonald Festival of Water, Treeline, and workshops galore! Check out the events listings for all the Green June event details.

Businesses, residents and community groups now have until Monday 21 May to enter the 2012 Living Smart Glossy Awards. Sunshine Coast Council had extended the date to give businesses more time to enter. This extra week should allow sufficient time for the region’s sustainability champions to enter, whether they are a business, individual or part of a community group. The Awards, due to take place on Friday 15 June, celebrate achievements in sustainability and offer great promotional opportunities for winners. The 2012 Living Smart Glossies Awards are hosted by Sunshine Coast Council and sponsored by University of the Sunshine Coast, TAFE, Noosa Biosphere, Seven Network, and Sunshine Coast Daily. Visit Living Smart  website  to nominate by Monday 21 May.

WHERE: Complete Property Training Office, Unit 5, Capital One Building, Capital Place, Birtinya Qld DATE:  Wednesday 27th June 2012. TIME:  6.00pm to 7.30pm COST:  Free of charge - sponsored by MPP Management Rights Seminar nights provide general information on this exciting and rewarding industry, with expert guest speakers from the areas of Accounting, Law, Finance, Training and Experienced Managers telling it like it is. Phone 5477 1989 / 0410 343 219 to contact Matt Campbell for bookings or send an email to  info@managementsales.com More information   http://www.completepropertytraining.com.au/blog/?p=656    

A big THANK YOU to the Coast's business owners and managers who recently completed the March 2012 Business Confidence Survey.  A lthough Sunshine Coast businesses reported that the past six months have been very tough, 40% of respondents stated they were expecting an increase in profit in the next 6 months.  1 in 5 respondents also indicated that they would be increasing capital investment.  For more details on the survey series including a link to the full report, please see dedicated Sunshine Coast survey web page .

Sunshine Coast Airport  is currently being reconfigured to accommodate international passengers in preparation for the first-ever Air New Zealand scheduled passenger flights commencing 1 July this year. That achievement follows the airport’s winning of the 2011 Major Airport of the Year award, and coincides with commencing the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement relating to the airport’s proposed new east-west runway. The future of the airport looks very bright, as it prepares to expand to accommodate increasing international travel.  Tickets and package deals associated with the new Air New Zealand service are selling well, supporting substantial demand from Kiwis seeking to holiday on the Sunshine Coast this winter.

Investing in an apartment or unit is a financial decision more and more Australians are making. It might seem relatively hassle free, until you inadvertently accept an unruly tenant.  Unfortunately the by-laws of the Body Corporate and Community Management Act don’t give the body corporate or the body corporate manager direct powers to evict problem tenants, as they are not a party to the Tenancy Agreement in place between the unit owner and the tenant. Bodies corporate are able to control unruly tenant behaviour, to some extent, through their by-laws, and it’s important that owners understand how to work with their body corporate managers to help solve tenant problems before they get out of hand. If a tenant breaches the tenancy agreement the owner or agent can issue them with a  Notice to Remedy Breach . A tenancy agreement will automatically require the tenant to adhere to the body corporate by-laws and a breach of these by-laws constitutes a breach of ...