St George Heritage Centre | Community group

St George Heritage Centre

Phone: +61 417 193 504

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22.01.2022 Bill Chappell is on a mission. Up she goes!

21.01.2022 Great to see some action.

20.01.2022 Beautiful photos

19.01.2022 We are back on track, covid may have slowed us down but we are full steam ahead.

14.01.2022 Things are happening at the Heritage Centre.

13.01.2022 Thank you to Sam & Jason O'Toole for your donation to the Heritage Centre. They are a solid set of stairs.

11.01.2022 Balonne Shire Council wants community help to grow tourism and events in the Shire and take advantage of the states booming tourism industry. Recent figures re...leased by Tourism Research Australia showed tourism employed about 220,000 people and generated more than $25 billion for Queensland. Council is inviting stakeholders, business owners and tourism operators to get involved and attend one of the free upcoming workshops at the St George Cultural Centre on Monday 9 September from 5pm to 7pm and at the Dirranbandi Civic Centre on Tuesday 10 September from 5pm to 7pm. Mayor Richard Marsh said Council, in partnership with Krista Hauritz Events + Marketing, was developing a new Tourism and Event Strategy and Action Plan which was critical to strengthen demand and grow the Shires visitor economy. If you have anything to do with tourism or an event in our Shire we want to hear from you, he said. These workshops will help us gain insights into the latest tourism and event consumer trends and discuss tourism and event experience opportunities which will stimulate our local economy and employment through increased visitor numbers and spending. Council received a Building Better Regions Grant to engage a consultant who will research, create and deliver a new Tourism and Events Strategy and Action Plan. Cr Marsh said Councils current Tourism Strategy was set to expire next year. When the current strategy was adopted in May 2017 it was a regionally focused strategy that didnt take into account the tourism industry in a broader context, particularly at a State level, or the role events play in attracting visitors to our region, he said. In order to ensure the future economic sustainability of our communities Council has since identified Tourism and Events as one of the four key economic pillars. By growing the Shires tourism industry we hope to create a prosperous and resilient local economy. Cr Marsh said the new strategy would provide the Shire with a clear vision for a strong and sustainable tourism industry. This will provide us with ways to attract events and grow future tourism and economic opportunities, while also giving us clear direction for the support and development of tourism attractions and events which will provide an economic boost to our region. See more