| Who We Are |
Destination Gippsland Limited (DGL) is the independent peak body for the Gippsland Tourism Sector. It is a newly established ‘not for profit’ company limited by guarantee. It is governed by a skills based board of seven. The Gippsland region incorporates five Regional and one Local Tourism Associations: Prom Country Regional Tourism (South Gippsland), Bass Coast Business and Tourism Partnership, Wellington Regional Tourism Association, West Gippsland Regional Tourism Association, East Gippsland Regional Business & Tourism Association and the Latrobe City Business & Tourism Association (Local Tourism Association).THE BOARD OF DIRECTORSSheila O’Sullivan - ChairmanSheila is the founder and chairman of public relations consultancy Socom. Through her work with Gippsland local councils over many years she has a strong understanding of the economic, environmental and tourism objectives of the councils and their communities. She is a member of the Museums Board of Victoria. Pearl Findlay-James Pearl runs Chestnut Hill Country Retreat at Swan Reach. She has been a key player in the success of Destination Gippsland Inc, representing Gippsland at the Australian Tourism Export Council. Steven Hibbard The former Chief Executive of Lonely Planet (1994-2003) Steve Hibbard has spent his most recent working life as a Non-Executive Director for Parks Victoria with a focus on Nature Based Tourism. He has also been the Director of Business Development for the Executive MBA program at Melbourne Business School (05-07). Ken Hore Prior to becoming Tourism Manager at Bass Coast Shire Ken was the CEO of Country Victoria Tourism Council (now Tourism Alliance) responsible for a $6 million Marketing Program. He is also Chairman of Sydney Melbourne Touring. Richard Longmore Richard is an accountant and auditor. As Chief Commissioner of Yarra Ranges he was involved in defining the shared tourism interests of the Yarra Valley and the Dandenong Ranges. He has a special interest in heritage tourism having achieved funding for the Lilydale Museum. Richard has been a part time resident of Gippsland for 20 years. Ian Southall A resident of Gippsland for over 30 years, Ian spent a major part of his working life in the media industry specifically in TV. For the last four years he has been involved in the power industry. His current position is GM at Powerworks and is also Chair of the Latrobe Tourism Association. Dr Gabrielle Walters Dr Gabrielle Walters is a lecturer in Marketing at Monash. Her PhD investigated the impact of advertising material on the tourism consumers’ decision making process. She has taught at Griffith University and prior to her academic life she was employed for 15 years in the tourism industry. THE TEAMChief Executive Officer Marketing & Project Officer
Destination Gippsland Head Office is located at cnr South Gippsland and Silkstone Road, Korumburra, Victoria. Postal Address : P.O. Box 399, Korumburra, Victoria, 3950 |