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A Guide to Correctly Paying Employees and Understanding the Voluntary Small Business Wage Compliance Code

This guide provides essential steps for small business employers to ensure accurate employee payments and compliance with wage regulations. It also offers insights into the Voluntary Small Business Wage Compliance Code, helping employers understand its benefits and how to implement it for added protection in their business operations.

Partnering for Aboriginal Cultural Tourism Development

Tourism NT, in collaboration with Thrive Territory, Penangke Cultural Consultants, and The Aware Advisors, is delivering the Aboriginal Cultural Tourism Along Drive Routes initiative.

This project focuses on enhancing Aboriginal cultural tourism experiences along two key self-drive routes: the Red Centre Way and the Explorers Way.

Project Objectives

The initiative aims to:

• Empower Aboriginal Territorians to develop sustainable tourism businesses
• Enhance the diversity of Aboriginal tourism offerings
• Create economic opportunities for communities while supporting individuals to stay on Country

By promoting authentic, Aboriginal-led tourism experiences, the project supports the Northern Territory Government’s goals of increasing overnight visitor spending, generating employment pathways, and driving regional economic development.

We Welcome Your Participation

Between January and March 2025, the project team will engage with Aboriginal people, communities, homelands, and outstations to explore tourism aspirations and gather ideas for developing cultural tourism experiences along the Red Centre Way and Explorers Way.

How to Get Involved

Aboriginal individuals and groups interested in developing cultural tourism initiatives can participate in various ways:

1. Ready to Share Your Idea?

   • Register your idea and express interest in attending a workshop.

2. Want to Learn More Before Sharing?

   • Register your interest in attending a workshop.

If attending a workshop isn't possible, participants can still register their interest and provide contact details, along with information about their home community, homeland, or outstation. This information will help the project team plan stops along the route during their twice-scheduled engagement drives.

For more information, to register ideas, or meet the project team, visit:
https://www.nt-aboriginal-tourism.com.au

Programs and Campaigns

Maximize Your Business Presence on the TTE Consumer Website

Your page on the Tourism Top End consumer website (www.tourismtopend.com.au) is a valuable advertising tool and one of the many benefits of being a member. Make sure it’s working hard for your business by keeping it updated!

Checklist for Your Page:

1. Update Your Images

   • Fresh, high-quality visuals can make a big impact.

2. Revise Your Business Description

   • Highlight your unique selling points to stand out.

3. Ensure Products Are Accurate and Bookable

   • Confirm your accommodation and tour products are visible and available.
   • Whether you self-manage, use a channel manager, or partner with a tour operator, ensure everything is linked and up to date.

4. Verify Bank Details

   • Accurate bank details are essential for receiving payments from TTE.

5. Review Your Cancellation Policy

   • Ensure your policy is clear and up to date for customer confidence.

6. Participate in the Territory Tourism Discount Scheme

   • Make sure your products are bookable and eligible for this popular program!

Keep your page polished to attract more bookings and showcase the best of what your business offers!

Top End Visitor Information Centre

Do you need to contact our VIC staff?
Please call the VIC directly 0482 470 835 

Member Noticeboard 

This RSA Refresher Course is approved by the NT Government and tailored for hospitality staff in the Northern Territory.

Whether you're a venue owner or a glassy, all hospitality workers are legally required to hold a current RSA certificate. Certificates must be renewed or refreshed every three years to comply with the law.

If your certificate is nearing expiry, you can complete this refresher course free of charge and maintain your eligibility to work in the NT hospitality sector.

Upon successful completion, you will receive a certificate of completion from Hospitality NT, valid for another three years.

Cyclones are highly dangerous, bringing destructive winds, heavy rainfall, flooding, and storm surges. They can also disrupt essential services, travel, and communication.

To stay safe, familiarise yourself with the types of alerts and warnings and take steps to prepare in advance.

The Aboriginal Tourism Development in NT Parks and Reserves Grant Program (Grant Program) will help NT owned and majority owned Aboriginal businesses and organisations to develop tourism product in 33 NT Joint Managed Parks; and to enable Aboriginal cultural experiences and tourism product for park visitors.
Tourism NT is providing a non-competitive funding pool of $1,400,000 (excluding GST).
Applications can be submitted for –

• a minimum funding value of $30,000 (excluding GST)
• up to a maximum funding value of $100,000 (excluding GST)

For further information please contact Tourism NT’s Aboriginal Tourism team at Aboriginal.tourismnt@nt.gov.au or telephone 08 8999 7420.
Applications can be made at grantsnt.nt.gov.au
Grant guidelines can be viewed here.