Decades of Experience
National Recognition
Recent Projects
- Development of a Park-based future scan (30 year) Visitor Experience Concept Plan for Kangaroo Island, Dept. of Environment and Water, SA (2020).
- Supporting Parks Australia in the development of tourism in Commonwealth Marine Reserves (ongoing).
- Stakeholder engagement and grant writing support for Tasmanian Wilderness Guides Association to review the Tasmanian draft Tourism Master Plan for the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area (2020).
- Development of the Regional Event Strategy for Kangaroo Island (Feb-May 2020).
- Grant writing for Kangaroo Island bushfire recovery grants (2020).
- Project managing the State of Volunteering Report for Volunteer Victoria, The Economic, Cultural and Social Value of Volunteering for Victoria (2020).
- Adelaide Plains, Tourism and Economic Development Strategy, (project lead Holmes Dyer, 2020).
- Advice to European Union Project on the development of an Atlantic Tuna Route, Mediterranean (2019).
- Market research and feasibility work around Tasmania’s next iconic multiday walk with Myriad Research, Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Services (2020).
- A market sounding and also a competitive positioning study for Light to Light multi-day walk in southern NSW, NSW Parks and Wildlife Services (2019).
- Priority project identification and actions for active and indulgent markets in Clare Valley Region (2019).
- Development of Greater Port Macquarie Destination Management Plan (in conjunction with Meredith Wray, 2019).
- Strategic positioning of the NSW Parks and Wildlife Service Discovery Program (2019).
- A market sounding study for Murramarang walk, to gauge the level and areas of existing and potential operator interest in delivering a range of services for walkers for NSW Parks and Wildlife Service (2019).
- Visitor Information Servicing interim and long term options for Kangaroo Island Council (2019).
- Development of new KPIs focussed on financial measures of Victorian Visitor Information Centres, for Visit Victoria (2018-19).
Affiliations
- Ecotourism Australia (current Chair and Board member since 2011)
- Volunteering Tasmania (Board member since 2011)
- NRM Southern Tasmania (Board member since 2016)
- Blue Mountains World Heritage Institute Associate
Helping Create Success
Claire Ellis concentrates on a small number of projects annually creating real results.