Meetings & Events Australia met with the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, Senator Simon Birmingham, along with Austrade, Tourism Australia and other tourism industry leaders to disucss the impact of the recent bushfires on the tourism sector. 

Across Australia many regional centre are struggling through one of the longest droughts on record. It has been reported that 55 towns are running out of water, and the very existance of some smaller towns may hang in the balance if long-term water supply is not available. 

With the MEA National Awards now in its 36th year, MEA CEO Robyn Johnson caught up with Ngarita Bishop who was the recipient of the first MEA Award in 1983.