They are a professor at the Sydney Business School and a Diploma in Travel and Tourism student at TAFE Illawarra Wollongong.

Chanelle Jagelman had the idea for foreshore sculpture event in Wollongong when she was one of four students asked to come up with ideas to identify new ways to boost tourism expenditure in the Illawarra.

"My chosen precinct was the Wollongong foreshore," Ms Jagelman said.

"I was very excited to be given this precinct because I grew up around the beach culture."

She wanted to come up with an idea that incorporated the beach and the escarpment and create another drawcard for visitors.

She put her final idea to Destination Wollongong general manager Mark Sleigh and TAFE teacher Sherryl Sherson.

"It would be done along the Blue Mile," she said.

It would be part of an annual arts festival in Wollongong and held over two weekends.

The final name she came up was Foreshore34.

Her idea is to locate 34 sculptures along the foreshore.

Rotary Club of Wollongong's new president Professor Michael Hough has outlined an ambitious challenge for the Rotary club to tackle in partnership with regional organisations.

Professor Hough said that he would like local Rotary clubs to help initiate a regional version of Vivid that he initially proposed to be called "Light Up Wollongong".

He also wants to see the city host a global sculpture competition leading to a significant harbour based sculpture and a national choral festival at the Wollongong Entertainment Centre.

Mr Sleigh said the fantastic thing about all the projects the students recently put forward in a presentation to tourism industry leaders was they they were all so tangible.‘‘

TAFE Illawarra Wollongong Tourism and Events head teacher Natalie Zelinsky said she and fellow Mrs Sherson were both really proud of the students.

‘‘They have successfully worked with key industry personnel and developed unique and innovative products that could actually be implemented in the local region,’’ Ms Zelinsky said.