Kubahleli bemicimbi, imicimbi yakamuva e-Darwin ibone izinombolo ezirekhodiwe zababekhona. Imicimbi eminingana eyasingathwa e-Darwin Convention Center ngo-2018 yafinyelela izinombolo zayo eziphakeme kakhulu zezithunywa, yabona abantu abavela kulo lonke elase-Australia futhi behlangana namazwe ngamazwe e-Darwin ukuze bahlole i-Top End.
UMkhandlu Wezakhiwo wase-Australia ubambe ingqungquthela yawo yaminyaka yonke eDarwin kusukela ngoSepthemba 12-14,2018. Lo mcimbi wezinsuku ezimbili uhlanganise abaholi bemboni yezakhiwo ukuze baxhumane futhi babhekane nezinkinga eziqhuba ukuthuthukiswa kwezakhiwo, ukutshalwa kwezimali kanye nokukhula e-Australia nasemhlabeni jikelele.
Umcimbi waseDarwin uhehe izithunywa ezingama-760 ezaqopha umlando. Umcimbi we-2018 wamangala abahleli lapho uphula irekhodi lababekhona ngo-2017. Izihambeli zomhlangano zafika zivela kulo lonke elase-Australia, futhi ezingaba amaphesenti angu-20 zafika nabalingani.
I-Rural Medicine Australia (RMA) Conference yaminyaka yonke ibanjelwe e-Darwin kusukela zingama-24 kuya zingama-27 kuMfumfu wezi-2018. I-RMA iwumcimbi kazwelonke ophakeme wodokotela basemaphandleni nabakude e-Australia nakwamanye amazwe. Lo mcimbi uhlose ukuba nezithunywa zengqungquthela ezingama-450 unyaka ngamunye.
"Isibalo sethu sokugcina besingu-775," kusho uMichelle Cuzens, umdidiyeli womcimbi. “Kwakuyinani elikhulu eDarwin—elingelinye elikhulu kunawo wonke.”
UMichelle uthe imibono eyiphutha evamile mayelana nebanga nezindleko zomcimbi webhizinisi laseDarwin akuyona indaba.
“Sakucabanga ngempela lokho: IDarwin ingenye yezindawo esasingenaso isiqiniseko sokuthi wonke umuntu uzoluthatha yini uhambo,” kusho yena.
“Kodwa izithunywa zethu eziningi zisitshele ukuthi azisoze zaya eDarwin, futhi ocwaningweni lwethu lwangemva komcimbi, kwaba nokugqama okukhulu ukuthi iDarwin 'iyidolobha okuyiwa kulo'. Kube yinto okumele siyivakashele, futhi ezihambelini zethu, izindleko nebanga akubanga inkinga.”
Ingqungquthela yama-46 ye-Ports Australia ebanjwa minyaka yonke isanda kuba se-Darwin Convention Centre futhi yazuza nezibalo eziphezulu zababekhona.
'Izithunywa bezivela kuzo zonke izifunda zase-Australia. Besingenzanga umcimbi e-Darwin isikhathi eside futhi besingazi ukuthi yini okufanele siyilindele— kodwa seqe kude le ebesikuhlosile' kusho umhleli wengqungquthela, u-Cameron Armstrong we-Essential Experiences.
Futhi, ngaphezu kwezithunywa ze-410 zahlangana e-Darwin kwenye yezingqungquthela zezokuvakasha ezihamba phambili zase-Australia, i-2018 Australian Tourism Export Council (ATEC) Meeting Place. Umcimbi unikeze opharetha bokuvakasha abangenayo ithuba lokuzwa i-Top End futhi bajabulele okuhlangenwe nakho okumangalisayo kwangaphambi nangemuva kwenkomfa.
Amaphuzu avelele engqungquthela afaka phakathi izinhlelo zokujwayeza abathengi e-Darwin nasezindaweni ezizungezile, i-Kakadu National Park, i-Arnhem Land, i-Mary River kanye nesifunda sase-Katherine.
"Ngo-2016 senze isinqumo sokususa i-Meeting Place endaweni yayo yase-Sydney, indawo lapho ibibanjwe khona iminyaka engu-40 futhi singasho ngokuqinisekile ukuthi ukuthutha kube yimpumelelo enkulu," kusho uMqondisi Ophethe we-ATEC uPeter Shelley.
“Kulo nyaka sizuze irekhodi lokuthamela izithunywa ezingaphezu kuka-410 engqungqutheleni yaseDarwin. Besingazi ukuthi yini okufanele silindele ukusingatha umcimbi eDarwin okokuqala ngqa, kodwa izikhungo bezisezingeni lomhlaba futhi okuhlangenwe nakho ‘kwakungokwe-Australia ngokweqiniso.’”
Ngokungeziwe ezinhlanganweni ezifinyelela izinombolo zamarekhodi, abahleli bezingqungquthela bathola ukuthi i-Darwin inikeza indawo ekahle yezihambeli ukuze zixhumane futhi zabelane ngolwazi.
Umqondisi Wezokuxhumana ePorts Australia uMike Fairburn uthe isimo sikaDarwin esiyingqayizivele kanye nobuntu bakhe bokwamukela abanye izinto ezibalulekile futhi kwavumela izihambeli ukuthi zixhumane.
Wathi: “Umoya waseDarwin wawuphumuza abantu, futhi bakwazi nokuzijabulisa.
“Ngicabanga ukuthi kuningi ubudlelwano obusha namanethiwekhi okwakhiwa engqungqutheleni yaseDarwin, okungesinye sezizathu ezinkulu esenza umcimbi kwasekuqaleni.
"Empeleni lesi silungiselelo sikhuthaze lo mkhakha ukuthi ubumbane ngokwengeziwe - lokho kungaba ngenye yamafa omcimbi kaDarwin."
I-Fairbairn incoma impumelelo yomcimbi ku-Darwin Convention Centre ngokwayo.
"Ngicabanga ukuthi impumelelo yehlele ku-vibe yesethi yesikhungo-indlela evumela ngayo izihambeli ukuthi zihlanganyele zodwa futhi zakhe ubudlelwano," esho.
“Ezingqungqutheleni eziningi, kuba nzima futhi kuyashesha. Kungase kube nomcimbi wenethiwekhi osukwini lokuqala futhi abantu bangeza noma bangezi, bese kuba ukungahlangani kancane ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezizayo futhi ungase ungaphinde umbone umuntu ofanayo.
“Kodwa eDarwin, bekuyindawo ekahle, abantu banqwamana bephindelela, futhi azikho iziphazamiso eziningi, okusho ukuthi abantu bakhe lobo budlelwano bahambe nento ezwakalayo ukwedlula ikhadi lebhizinisi.
“I-RMA iphinde yathola ukuthi indawo eya kuyo yakhuthaza izithunywa ukuthi zixhumane.
“Uma umcimbi siwuqhube emahhotela, ungahlukaniswa kancane futhi indawo yakho yokuhweba ilinganiselwe indawo yenkundla noma inkundla yebhola encane ndawana thize.
“Noma edolobheni elikhulu, uqala ukulahlekelwa yizithunywa ezifuna ukuya endaweni yokudlela engaphesheya kwedolobha.
"Ukuba nayo yonke into endaweni eyodwa eDarwin kulo nyaka kusanda kwenza i-RMA yakhetheka kakhulu," kusho uCuzens.
Abagqugquzeli bomcimbi weProperty Congress bathi indawo oya kuyo inikeze ibhonasi eyengeziwe ye-vibe yeholide, izithunywa eziyithandile. Bathe iningi lezithunywa belingakaze liye eDarwin ngaphambilini futhi lihlabeke umxhwele ngalokho eliye labhekana nalo.
'Isimo sika-Darwin esikhululekile nobungane senze ingqungquthela yethu yazizwa ikhululekile', kusho abahleli.
Umhleli uphinde wathola impendulo enhle kakhulu evela ezihambelini.
"I-Property Congress e-Darwin ibe yithuba elihle lokuxhumana futhi iyindlela enhle yokuxoxisana ngezindaba ezithinta imboni yethu," kusho esinye isithunywa.
“Abemaningi amathuba okuxhumana, nemicimbi ibimnandi futhi iqhutshwa kahle. Futhi isimo sezulu besingeke sibe ngcono!” Kusho omunye.
