For the last 12 months, WITH Tas has been fortunate to have had representation on the TICT Board in the Associations College with our nominee, Kath McCann. Kath's tenure on the TICT Board has come to an end and she is moving on to other exciting opportunities and challenges! Good luck, Kath, and thank you for your support of WITH during this time. We've been working hard behind the scenes to secure a replacement nominee and we are delighted to announce that Emily Hopwood, Sales & Marketing Manager at West Coast Wilderness Railway, has nominated as the WITH Tas representative […]
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Thanks to our generous prize donors listed below and all those who bought tickets, we raised over $1,000 towards our annual WITH Tas scholarship and donation(s) to local women's charity/cause. Superb country hospitality at historic Rathmore A room with a view and a cruise into tranquillity at Strahan thanks to RACT Destinations Two nights in a luxe Hobart apartment at Roxburgh House An indulgent High Tea for four at Hadley's Orient Hotel A Red Decker family pass to see Hobart from a different perspective!
Throughout this year, these three young women have been impressive with their resilience, work ethic and enthusiasm for our industry. They've all been keen to make the most of the networking and mentor opportunities that come with the Scholarship and our Committee has really enjoyed that aspect as well. At the WITH Tas Christmas Celebration on 9th December, Lily, Caitlin and Thais will each be presented with their scholarship awards on successful completion of their study during a year which has presented more than its usual range of challenges. Covid meant that Lily wasn't able to undertake any work experience […]
The WITH Tas AGM on the 17th September marked our 11th birthday which was certainly cause for celebration, particularly this year. However, the biggest delight was being able to reconnect face to face and have more spontaneous and lively conversations than those done over technology. It was great to welcome amongst our attendees the three 2020 Scholarship recipients - Lily Pursell, Caitlin Foale and Thais Goncalves Soulas - and our 2019 recipient Joy Varahakaporn. This AGM also marked the update of our Constitution to reflect how our ethos and governance standards have evolved over the last 11 years. An important […]
Nominations are now open for the WITH Tas Management Committee (South). If you'd enjoy meeting and helping others in our industry, please consider joining our small band. All contributions and new ideas are always appreciated. To find out more email info@withtas.com or you can download the WITH Tas 2020-21 Committee nomination form here. Nominations close Monday 14th September 2020 at 5pm. Find out more about our current 2019-2020 Committee >
Each year Women in Tourism and Hospitality Tasmania (WITH Tas) invests in and connects to the next generation of women in our industry through a scholarship program. This provides financial and practical support to a young woman studying tourism/hospitality subjects who aspires to pursue a career in the industry. This year the $1,000 scholarship has been awarded to Lily Pursell, a year 12 student studying VET subjects at Guilford Young College. Last year Lily completed the Certificate II in Tourism and this year is studying for Certificates II in Hospitality, Kitchen Operations and Business, as well as undertaking a school-based […]