David Sheldon

Involved in tourism, yes, a dinosaur, in fact he published Australia’s first four colour weekly newspaper.Chair Australian Regional Tourism Network 2011 to 2016. Chair Tourism Snowy Mountains and Board member 2007 to 2010. Chair of FORTO Forum of Regional Tourism Organisation NSW. Member of Federal taskforce tourism beyond 2020. Member of Federal tourism forecasting committee. Tourism Operator Elm Cottage 2003 to present.Elm Cottage was transformed from a drought ravaged overstocked rural property into a multi-award winning rural retreat, Recognised across the globe in providing a luxury rural retreat, a destination in it's own right.Part owner of the Monaro Media Group, David is passionate about the development of the Visitor Economy in regional Australia and understands more than most the importance of enabling infrastructure, connectivity and that LGA's and SME's are the foundation stones to the industry.