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westaussieguy wrote:

Bazza wrote: Another poor return on WA Tourism figures , just a 1% increase in total numbers while Tassie booms, and our total spend has collapsed.

I really have my doubts if it was really that good here anyway, I think the vast majority of visitors came here for work or business and once the boom demand dropped so did the visitors,

I reckon McGowan is dreaming with his plans that Tourism will somehow make up for the loss in mining, to make matters worse Emirates are dropping one daily flight.

Sport can play a roll for sure, event tourism around the stadium should help.

I still think there's more to WA tourism than a silly overpriced pedestrian bridge and a sports ground. The current / previous state government / s really don't have a clue because this debate has been previously stated a few years back. And no doubt again at some point in the future? Personally speaking, it's maybe too late because no concrete action has been taken in the positive. The state government tried an initiative some months ago with cheaper statewide airfares. I'm led to believe that 'conditions' were attached? Why have conditions attached to anything? That puts people off immediately! And also the state government are in the full knowledge that tourism is not the answer to anything. How can it be? The many problems and issues in the backyard needs fixing first!!
And that doesn't seem to be happening.
But I hope the state government stop these silly talk-fests and prove me wrong.

Mc Clown hasnt got a clue about much at all. He reckons Rockingham is a tourist attraction....LOL.

McGowan wants to attract pissheads to bars. He wants the cool trendsetters to come to Perth instead of Melbourne to get pissed. It's landlords and businesses that are killing the joint. I went into a Chinese restaurant at Coventry Markets on Sunday night looking at getting some takeaway. I walked out after seeing the price of a fried rice. $13. That is taking the piss.

DD wrote: McGowan wants to attract pissheads to bars. He wants the cool trendsetters to come to Perth instead of Melbourne to get pissed. It's landlords and businesses that are killing the joint. I went into a Chinese restaurant at Coventry Markets on Sunday night looking at getting some takeaway. I walked out after seeing the price of a fried rice. $13. That is taking the piss.

Yup $8:00 qt best

Bazza wrote: Another poor return on WA Tourism figures , just a 1% increase in total numbers while Tassie booms, and our total spend has collapsed.

I really have my doubts if it was really that good here anyway, I think the vast majority of visitors came here for work or business and once the boom demand dropped so did the visitors,

I reckon McGowan is dreaming with his plans that Tourism will somehow make up for the loss in mining, to make matters worse Emirates are dropping one daily flight.

Sport can play a roll for sure, event tourism around the stadium should help.

Having said that, when one walks around the city centre and Fremantle etcetera, one almost has to play a game called try and spot the Aussie. Obviously still many tourists/ interstate visitors are here. What is the figure based on I wonder? Or is the state govt simply down on revenue and haven't reached their financial expectation?

DD wrote: McGowan wants to attract pissheads to bars. He wants the cool trendsetters to come to Perth instead of Melbourne to get pissed. It's landlords and businesses that are killing the joint. I went into a Chinese restaurant at Coventry Markets on Sunday night looking at getting some takeaway. I walked out after seeing the price of a fried rice. $13. That is taking the piss.

You can make your own fried rice for about $4....

BC wrote:

DD wrote: McGowan wants to attract pissheads to bars. He wants the cool trendsetters to come to Perth instead of Melbourne to get pissed. It's landlords and businesses that are killing the joint. I went into a Chinese restaurant at Coventry Markets on Sunday night looking at getting some takeaway. I walked out after seeing the price of a fried rice. $13. That is taking the piss.

You can make your own fried rice for about $4....

Exactly that's over 300% markup and that's why Perth has a reputation as being too bloody expensive. I hope he goes broke and the landlord goes tenant less for two years.

Just for the record. 2018 Fremantle home game ave 42,006.. Eagles up 25% at 52506..

Fremantle attendance at home games is up by 29.8% on 2017 figures.

Custodian wrote: Fremantle attendance at home games is up by 29.8% on 2017 figures.

That is quite remarkable given their crap performance, 42,000 this weekend , plenty of Hawks as well by the looks...

Back to the topic

We need to make more use of the River.

I reckon a board walk at the Stadium Landing Jetty Area, with some hospitality stores some pop up bars for game days as Camfield is not copping with the large crowds...

Then theres transport like a Transperth Ferry that runs people from EQ to the Stadium Jetty and back on game days.