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Mr Thorburn said international and state closures had propelled the region as a Queensland hotspot.
“A lot of people had only just passed on the area, never bothering to stop because they didn’t see Stanthorpe as a destination,” she said.
“We’re getting a lot more repeat visitors now, who enjoyed it and are coming back and recommending it to friends.
“We’re being seen as a destination rather than a transit stop.”
Digital advertising was also allowing the entire world to see what the Southern Downs could offer.
With one of the first strong sunflowers crops in two year, Warwick Visitor Information Centre fielded more than 1200 sunflower queries in December and January alone.
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Rockhampton residents can enjoy some of the region’s best food and music at the Great Australian Bites festival on Tuesday.
Attendees are encouraged to bring bean bags and picnic rugs to watch the citizenship and Australia Day Award ceremonies and listen to Denvah, Maddi and The Hoopers, Relic, Indigo Electric, and Silky Fuzz, which is headlining the event.
Advance Rockhampton tourism and events manager Annette Pearce said the day honoured those who went above and beyond for the community.
“And, we’ll be welcoming new Australians who have made our region their home,” she said.
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Subscriber only Wide Bay-Burnett locals will get a flavour of Australia on Tuesday, with the region combining generous helpings of the area s best food, music and activities as part of a family-friendly Australia Day events program. An annual highlight of the program is the popular food and music festival, Great Australian Bites - this year, held in Bargara and Gympie. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said she encouraged all Queenslanders to attend a COVID safe Australia Day event in their region. It s been a challenging year for all of us, the Premier said. This is a great opportunity to reflect on the positives and support local businesses that are still doing it tough.
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Events to mark Australia Day across Region
Australia Day is fast approaching, and residents looking to mark the day can look forward to a range of events across the Region.
Rockhampton Region Acting Mayor Neil Fisher said these events will provide a great opportunity for people to celebrate and reflect on what it means to be Australian.
“This Australia Day, Council is once again proud to support a number of great celebrations in our community,” said Acting Mayor Fisher.
“On Tuesday 26 January from 10am – 12.30pm the kids can enjoy a free sausage sizzle, ice-cream and amusement rides at Kershaw Gardens.