Grape growers warn the $430 million Swan Valley tourism industry s at risk of losing its backdrop
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DecDecember 2020 at 4:48am
Just 20 minutes from the centre of Perth, the Swan Valley attracts tourists with its rural ambience.
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Table grape growers in Western Australia s Swan Valley have warned that the region s $430 million tourism industry will lose its backdrop without support for local viticulture.
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They warn the thriving Swan Valley tourism industry will lose its backdrop of vines
Growers are urging the WA Government to realise the entire value of a grapevine and act on it
The table grape producers committee chair of the Agricultural Produce Commission, Tony Kundid, said tourism in the region is hinged upon visitors enjoying rural scenery of rolling grape vines, close to the city.