RCC Case Study

River Canyon CountryDecember 2012

Cultural and Agri-Tourism Development Workshop

CASE STUDIES

A Taste of West Cork - Ireland

Regional Branding

• Food and Tourism• Retail marketing within region and external• Highly successful and effective• Improves local agricultural base

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Regional Branding– “achieving competitive

advantage through the use of the area’s unique image & identity”

• LEADER programme– integrated development

strategy– dedicated resources

• West Cork– Strong regional image– Local resource potential

Food & Tourism Sector

• Importance to Local Economy

• Local Resource Potential • Sustainable Development• Potential for Added Value• Cultural Wealth• People = Place = Product• Owner-Managed

Timeframe

• 1995 Planning & Development

• 1996 Concept Launch

• 1998 Commercial Launch

• 2001 Subscription Income

• 2002 LEADER+

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Full-Time Employment – Brand members

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• Increasing importance of employment in food enterprises

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Part-Time Employment – brand members

• Part-time employment is more in the tourism industry

• Steady growth in p/t employment also reflects growing– Membership– Employment

at enterprise level

Martinborough – Waiarapa region New Zealand – reinventing a town

• Rebuilding a heritage town

• Building on unique factor and creating unique tourism experience

• One person can make a difference!

Unique town square and attractive location

HYDEN – Case Study of a self-reliant and entrepreneurial community

HYDEN – at the end of the rail‐line

• 340 km east of Perth – 5 hours drive

• Population 400

• Settled in 1920’s

• Wheat and grain farming area – large scale and remote

‘The Wave Rock Experience’Creating a world famous tourism destination

• 2,700 million years old natural rock formation

• This feature measures 15 metres high and 110 metres around a granite cliff

CREATING THE HYDEN TOURISM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY 

• It began with the establishment of a caravan park, followed by cabins, hire vans and has now grown into the Wave Rock Motel complex – a $5 million facility.

• The Company has promoted Wave Rock such that it now attracts 160,000 people per year

‘The Wave Rock Experience’

Creating the next stage – an international airport and lakeside resort!

This initiative has resulted in a facility that attracts up to seven planes a day.

The company shareholders have never taken a dividend –they prefer to invest in their own community.

Hyden Business Development Company

• Local farmers (23 families) have each contributed as registered equal shares

• The company supported the establishment of 5 new businesses in Hyden.

Impact and Benefits• Tourism has generated 70 jobs • The town has 100% full employment • Over 80% of the tourism jobs employ

people under 30 year old• Wave Rock Prime Beef – a quality driven

cooperative marketing initiative aimed at making Hyden the ‘Beef Capital of the Wheatbelt’

• New tourism attractions - by young local entrepreneurs, eg: Stargate Observatory, Steel Fabricator, Supermarket

The Tin Horse Highway

Kulin Bush Races – Case Study

Kulin is a small country town (pop approx. 300) about 4 hours drive east of Perth.

• It has created a major tourist event – each year in October they hold the Kulin Bush Races.

• Nearly 4,000 people travel to Kulin and stay for the race weekend.

Shire Logo – creating the Bush Races theme

Town entry signs

Kulin created the first Community Bank in Western Australia

Community-built water park

Corrigin – Case Study

‘Dog in the Ute’ – world record holder

Town planning committee ‘Corrigin – Our Future Committee’ decided to put Corrigin on the map.

• Created a world record attempt at the number of ‘dogs-in-utes’ event.

• Had over 2000 entries• Created national publicity• Now national competition with Victoria

Corrigin Dog Cemetery

The Dog in the Ute Competition

Town entrance signs

INNOVATION IN AGRICULTURE AWARDS

WINDMILL FLOUR – BRENDAN GRYLLS

Corrigin WA

Regional produce – yabbies

Wheatbelt Regional Cuisine

Kellerberin Art Space - Case Study

Kellerberin is a small country town (pop approx. 200) about 3 hours drive east of Perth.

• It has created an international art space to attract international artists to the town.

• Creates a global presence for a small wheatbelt town.

Kellerberin – creating a global presence

Committed groups - unfocused

Committed people – focused