Council action on promotion

Ruapehu Bulletin, Volume 7, Issue 361, 13 November 1990, Page 1

Council action on promotion

A tourism promotion subcommittee has been set up by the Ruapehu District Council The committee consists of two councillors,

Bill Peach from the southern area and Margie Snow from Taumarunui, Edie Turley representing the Taumarunui District Promo-

tions and Development Incorporation (he is also a Taumarunui councillor), Terry Podmore

representing the Taumarunui Development Incorporation, two repTurn page 2

Tourism promotion

From page 1 resentatives of the Ruapehu South Business Association and the mayor, Garrick Workman as an ex-officio member. The council's executive officer on the committee is John Murrihy. RSBA chairwoman Sue Allomes said she was very pleased with the RSBA representation of two people. She said it finally recongised the hard work that the RSBA members had

done since its inception. The subcommittee will be delegated the authority to implement the parts of the corporate plan that relate to promotion and development of the district and public information services. The committee will co-ordinate the provision of services and the allocation of financial assistance. The past allocation of council funds and the formation of the committee was discussed at

last week's public meeting (see separate story). The meeting heard that the RSBA received much more direct support from businesses than the Taumarunui groups. "At present $14,000 is contributed from Ohakune," said Mrs Allomes. "If you applied those figures in Taumarunui the TDPDA should generate $40,000." "With the formation of the subcommittee those issues will be discussed openly and I don't see those incongruities continuing," said Mayor Workman. Mayor Workman said from now the subcommittee looks at all funding applications. "From now on no-one gets anything unless they can prove they can utilise it to good effect." . The first meeting of the committee was last week, 7 November.