Unique: Victoria Peterson joins Salter Brothers Hospitality

Salter Brothers Hospitality (SBH) has welcomed skilled advertising government Victoria Peterson to its crew.

Peterson commenced the function of Director of Advertising Efficiency this month, becoming a member of from The Langham Gold Coast, the place she served as Director of Advertising Communications for over three years.

In earlier roles, Peterson led advertising efforts for InterContinental Hayman Island and InterContinental Sanctuary Cove Resort.

SBH CEO Tash Tobias stated Peterson will play an essential function within the evolution of the enterprise.

“Final 12 months, we unveiled our new model and bold imaginative and prescient for the way forward for SBH,” stated Tobias.

“We’ve got taken one other large step ahead by strengthening our crew. Victoria Peterson is a dynamic and achieved chief, and we’re thrilled to welcome her to the SBH household.

“Victoria’s wealth of hospitality expertise, ardour, and management expertise will probably be invaluable as we proceed to develop and evolve.” 

On this new function, Peterson will report back to Chief Business Officer John Thompson.

“I’m extremely excited to affix Salter Brothers Hospitality at such an thrilling time of progress for the group,” Peterson stated.

“I’m actually trying ahead to working with the crew to proceed to redefine excellence in hospitality throughout our luxurious retreat resorts and eating places.”

Novotel Geelong welcomes Scott Bear as GM

Novotel Geelong has appointed Scott Bear as its new Common Supervisor.

Becoming a member of from Mercure Sydney Manly Warringah, the place he held his first Common Supervisor function for the previous 2.5 years, Bear brings a decade of hospitality business expertise throughout a spread of departments and resorts, from midscale to luxurious.

As Common Supervisor of Novotel Geelong, Bear will deal with pushing the boundaries of service to create distinctive experiences for guests to Geelong.

“I’m thrilled to affix Novotel Geelong and to have the chance to contribute to such a vibrant area,” stated Bear. 

“I stay up for working with our crew to raise the visitor expertise, whereas constructing significant partnerships with the local people.”

A graduate of the Blue Mountains Worldwide Lodge Administration College (BMIHMS), Bear went on to achieve intensive operational expertise within the Meals and Beverage and Rooms divisions and accomplished the Accor Publish Graduate Program in 2021.

A runner-up for Australian Rising Star of the 12 months on the HM Awards, he’s recognised for his hands-on management and dedication to creating memorable experiences for each company and colleagues.

Bear’s ardour for fostering native connections led to the Mercure lodge changing into the primary sponsor of the Manly Sea Eagles Girls’s NRL Crew.

His philanthropic efforts embody personally elevating over $14,000 for the Kids’s Most cancers Institute by way of CEO Dare to Remedy, the place he shaved his head and took part in a skydive; and he has additionally championed alternatives for the incapacity sector by way of his involvement with Lodge Etico.

Kakadu Tourism names new Chair as Rick Allert AO retires

Lauren Ganley, a proud First Nations lady who has spent a long time working to advance Indigenous engagement, has been appointed Chair of Kakadu Tourism, following the retirement of Rick Allert AO after a decade within the place.

Darwin-based Ganley has served on the board of Kakadu Tourism since 2012.

As Head of Telstra’s First Nations Technique and Engagement, Ganley leads the technique and ongoing governance of engagement with First Nations folks and communities throughout Australia.

Her intensive involvement within the NT neighborhood consists of Director roles on the Boards of Neighborhood First Growth, Company Tasks, Darwin Pageant, NT Main Occasions, and the Australian Institute of Firm Administrators (NT Division).

“It has been very rewarding to have labored on the Board and with Rick for thus a few years, and I stay up for constructing on that legacy as Kakadu continues to rebuild its tourism sector after the substantial challenges of the pandemic and lowered air entry into the Northern Territory,” stated Ganley.

“The function of Kakadu Tourism is targeted on offering an genuine customer expertise and dealing collaboratively with Bininj/Mungguy to realize an economically, environmentally and culturally sustainable future for the Park.

“There’s appreciable work being undertaken to improve the tourism infrastructure of Kakadu Nationwide Park, and we’ve got invested in upgrading our tourism product and dealing with Conventional Homeowners to offer a memorable reference to Aboriginal tradition and traditions.

“With the prospect of enhanced air entry into Darwin, we will probably be hoping to rebuild our worldwide markets, in addition to entice extra Australians to go to this distinctive dual-listed UNESCO World Heritage reserve that has been inhabited repeatedly for greater than 60,000 years.”

Established with Kakadu Nationwide Park’s Conventional Homeowners to offer a complete vary of lodging and tourism companies throughout the area, Kakadu Tourism operates the world-famous Mercure Kakadu Crocodile Lodge in Jabiru, Cooinda Lodge and Tenting Floor, Yellow Water Cruises, Yellow Water Fishing, and Spirit of Kakadu 4WD Adventures working from Cooinda.

Allert ends his tenure with Kakadu Tourism and finishes as a director on the Board of Indigenous Enterprise Australia (IBA). He stays on the Board of Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia and is a former Chair of Tourism Australia.