Tourist Attraction Signposting

• safely and efficiently guide motorists to their destination
• inform visitors of the range of major attractions and services available within a destination

Tourist Signposting Policy
The Tourist Signposting Guidelines outlines the policy in New South Wales for all tourist signposting. The guidelines provides the categories of signposting, and the criteria and technical specifications for sign design and installation. All decisions regarding tourist signposting made by TASAC are based on the policy contained within the manual.

TASAC Membership
TASAC is made up of representatives of Tourism NSW, the Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA), Regional Tourism Organisations (RTOs), local tourism managers and a Secretariat. All TASAC members participate equally in providing feedback to any individual or group making representations to TASAC. Members from Tourism NSW and the RTA determine the eligibility status of your application.

TASAC Roles and Responsibilities
TASAC's key activities include:

• developing Tourist Signposting Policy for New South Wales
• assessing applications for tourist signposting to determine their eligibility
• providing input to National Tourist Signposting Policy
• consultation with other agencies to develop strategies and identify priorities in implementation of signposting initiatives
• project management of signposting initiatives across the state
• communication of Tourist Signposting Policy, initiatives and issues to stakeholders
• quality control of tourist signposting

Regional Sub-committees
A Regional Sub-committee has been established in each RTA region in New South Wales to provide increased regional involvement in tourist signposting and to assist TASAC's understanding of specific regional signposting issues and projects. The RTA has six regions.

Regional Sub-committee Membership
The membership of each sub-committee includes a nominated representative from each of the relevant RTOs and the regional RTA office. One member takes responsibility for the role of Sub-committee Coordinator. The RTO representatives need to be active members of their organisation to ensure that information from TASAC and the Sub-committee is disseminated through the regional tourism industry.

The Sub-committees are listed below along with the tourism regions that are covered by the sub-committee and the office representing the RTA.

Northern Region Sub-committee	South Western Region Sub-committee
North Coast RTO	Murray RTO
Northern Rivers RTO	Riverina RTO
RTA (Grafton)	Outback RTO
New England North West	RTA (Wagga Wagga)
Hunter Region Sub-Committee	Southern Region Sub-committee
Hunter RTO	Capital Country RTO
Central Coast RTO	South Coast RTO
RTA (Newcastle)	Snowy Mountains RTO
	RTA (Wollongong)
West Region Sub-committee	Sydney Region Sub-committee
Outback RTO	Greater Sydney
Central NSW RTO	Blue Mountains Region RTO
RTA (Parkes)	RTA (Blacktown)

Please contact your RTO to find out who is your current Regional Sub-committee representative.

Meetings
TASAC meets in each of these regions twice a year - a total of 12 meetings per year. Usually the Regional Sub-committee meeting occurs prior to the TASAC meeting; however, Sub-committee members often stay to observe the assessment process of applications or regional issues. Individuals or groups are welcome to present to TASAC regarding signposting issues or projects. These can be arranged by contacting your Sub-committee member or TASAC. The committee then provides feedback to assist in addressing issues or developing the project for tourist signposting.

Meeting dates for 2008

RTA Region	Location	Date
Western	Parkes	16 July 2008
Sydney	Sutherland	20 August 2008
Southern	Kiama	17 September 2008
Northern	Ballina	15 October 2008
South West	Gundagai	12 November 2008
Hunter	Singleton	10 December 2008

Contact TASAC
All enquiries can be emailed to: TASAC@tourism.nsw.gov.au
or Phone:
Application Process questions: 02 9967 0688
Technical Signage issues: 02 9218 3908
Policy and other issues: 02 9931 1152