捨本逐末，维州大型活动可能风云变色

上周有一则令人担忧的消息，维州在将来极可能失去大型体育和文化活动的主办。

许多世界知名的大型活动都在维州举办，例如一级方程式赛车、英联邦运动会、体育锦标赛等横跨娱乐、时尚和美食等多个大型活动。 这些活动吸引许多游客到维州，更构成维州成为既受欢迎兼且多采多姿， 处处有惊喜又宜人居住的重大因素。

然则，政府废除了维州安排重大活动的专业团队，一个在过去二十多年来成功举办多起重大活动的团队。 取而代之的却是把这份重任转交给一个全新成立的政府部门，”新维州旅游”，完成半私有化转型国有化的过程。

谈判竞标与安排世界级重大活动需要极专业的谈判技巧和商业技能，然则现今走回国有化后，许多技能已失去，未来更要面临许多不确定的挑战与风险。

英文版/ English version

Victoria’s major events experts dumped

There was worrying news last week that Victoria is in danger of losing out on future major sporting and cultural events coming to Victoria.

Attracting major events such the Formula One Grand Prix, the Commonwealth Games, sporting championships and comedy, fashion and food festivals have been a key part of bringing visitors to Victoria, and making Victoria a popular and interesting place to live.

However, the government has recently shut down the Victorian Major Events Company, the experts who have been successful for more than twenty years in getting major events for Victoria. Instead, the government has given that job to a new tourism body called Visit Victoria.

Negotiating to bring large major events to Victoria requires specialist negotiating and business skills, and those skills have now been lost, putting future major events at risk.