Cruise lines spend around $1.5 billion in Australia each year, and a new national alliance is pushing to direct more of that into local farm supply chains. For WA producers near Fremantle, the opportunity is tangible. Provisioning contracts favour consistent, accredited suppliers, and the 12-month forward procurement cycle maps closely to seasonal production planning.
Montana’s agritourism association was only founded in 2025 and is already running its third annual conference, with state agency funding secured and cross-sector buy-in from producers, tourism professionals and educators. For WA operators, the pace of that progress raises a direct question: are you getting comparable value from your engagement with the WAAA?
GAN Australia/NZ is building a map of the agritourism ecosystem across both countries and needs submissions by 12 September 2026. WA’s geographic isolation means local networks risk being invisible to eastern states planners unless someone flags them. If you know of WA-based agritourism bodies, regional tourism networks, or producer groups, now is the time to…
DPIRD has updated Western Australia’s Stable Fly Management Plan, adding two new shires to bring the total declared pest area to 15 local government areas along the Swan Coastal Plain. Landholders in all 15 areas carry a legal biosecurity obligation to actively control the pest. For agritourism operators, that means reviewing organic waste and manure…