The conference aims to promote the development of tourism and hospitality education and research within the national and international university arena while providing a stimulating environment to enable the exchange of information, ideas and networking opportunities amongst academics, student researchers, and interested industry organisations. We are keen to critically debate issues connected with sharing knowledge in the contexts of Tourism, Hospitality, Events and Leisure. We are particularly interested in papers connected with the following four key themes that will also be featured in our morning panel presentations: 1.Wild foods and bush hospitality 2. Indigenous tourism 3. Remote/regional tourism 4. Brokering tourism knowledge