Rachel Whiting
is Adrian's wife.
She has a more important job as CEO and Director of Regional Development Australia. This committee was established under the Federal Department of Regional Development and Infrastructure, to provide Statistics, Resources, Economic Impact Analysis and Assistance to Government, Business and Community in the Riverina.
As funds become harder to source from government, more of the activities undertaken will require a contribution from the community.
A part of the work involves Economic and Tourist impact analysis, and this is the role that Rachel's group will examine for the Gears and Beers festival. Students from The Riverina Anglican College, organised by Peter Green will conduct a survey, with a minimum of 500 responses to provide the data for the study. This will be based on Tablet or Phone devices, inputting responses from the crowd at Gears and Beers.
The results of the Survey will indicate the total economic value of our festival to the City of Wagga Wagga, and the wider Riverina region. Any future approaches to regional or state tourist funding bodies will be bolstered by accurate and convincing data supporting our submissions.
The format of the survey is reproduced below, and should take less than 30 seconds to complete.
