Gingin is the heart of the Moore River region and has really earned its heart medal with a community like ours. I was heading into our Gingin Tourism AGM meeting last night a little squashed and stiffled. I see the potential of tourism just one hour north of Perth. I know we are known as virgin territory, but I see that busy people no longer have the time or funds to travel to the Margaret River region three hours south of Perth, Western Australia.I will never give in on something that I can see the potential for and this includes my passion for tourism and my people. Last night I was one of the last men standing to remain on the tourism committee along with Mike from Brookside Accommodation. Our two other committee members were our government Gingin Councillor and Norm Skoglund our Small Business Development Centre Government representative. Going into the AGM I was overwhelmed with the back up support waiting there to take on positions as committee members to get our tourism group the kick start it needs. We need vision beyond our borders for tourism, agriculture, community and business. I have the strength,courage, drive and commitment to deliver based on any hurdle that is put in front of me. I enjoy networking with our entire community groups and the strength in numbers for our 2011/2012 Gingin Tourism committee is overwhelmingly awesome. They believed in me to make the right choices for the greater community and I will always uphold in that honesty and belief.
I am very thankful in the work that our teams of volunteers have created over the years to get us where we are today. I am nuts about my community and tourism.