You may have seen the recent announcement of $2.2million for upgrades to Carnarvon, Mon Repos National Parks visitor Centres.
The community has been invited to have its say on the revitalisation of the Mon Repo’s Conservation nature-based visitor centre, as part of the Government’s election promise to grow the State’s tourism industry.
Community consultation workshops on the 8th February will help create master plan to rejuvenate The Mon Repos Conservation Park.
The centre is ideally placed to become iconic gateway to showcase Queensland’s national parks and promote eco-tourism opportunities.
We want to reinvigorate this long established destination and make it more accessible and meaningful to tourists and the wider community.
We’re examining a range of opportunities for this site and community consultation sessions allow locals to have genuine input into the final master plan.
Mon Repos Conservation Park brings tourists to Bargara and Bundaberg during turtle season, and we want to know how we can improve on this well-loved product, to offer better education and experiences with marine turtles.
With 51 million visits each year by Australians alone, Queensland’s national parks and protected areas have a big role to play in ecotourism.
Labor took these centres for granted, but the Government is committed to returning Queensland’s tourism industry to number one and an overhaul of these centres will help us achieve that.
The draft conceptual plans are available for review and discussion at www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/ or at each of the gateway centres during the eight-week consultation period. Comments on the draft plans are invited until 21 February 2014.