Top tourist destinations in Australia and around the world are being loved to death. More, and more communities that host millions of visitors a year are crying out for a rethink and re-imagining of what tourism looks like, and are embracing First Nations tourism, regenerative tourism, slow tourism, and green tourism.

With climate change already disrupting the very experiences tourists seek as well as the livelihoods of visitor-based communities, the need to protect and preserve our most treasured places has never been more urgent. The impact of wealthy investors and celebrities moving into popular areas is also rendering many tourist towns devoid of homes and amenity for the people who live there.

So how do we strike the balance?

Join me and a panel of guests for a conversation around the challenges facing the future of tourism and the realities of living in a region being loved to death.

Event Guests:

Delta Kay – Byron Shire Greens Councillor and Indigenous Tourism Operator.
Jan Barham – Former Byron Shire Greens Mayor and Former NSW Greens Member of the Legislative Council
Tamara Smith – Member for Ballina and NSW Greens Spokesperson for Tourism
Mandy Nolan - Author, Comedian and Former Greens Federal Candidate

This event will be held online via Zoom.

If you have questions about the event or need technical support please email office@nsw.greens.org.au or call the Greens NSW office on (02) 9045 6999.

Let's Talk is a regular series. Each month is a different guest speaker and topic.

This event is fully wheelchair accessible. It will be held online.

If you are under 18, your parent or guardian will need to contact the event organiser directly to let them know there will be someone under 18 attending.