Bowen Tourism Team Celebrates Christmas

The Bowen Tourism and Business staff and volunteers celebrated Christmas with a get-together in Bowen last Sunday afternoon.

About 40 people attended the Christmas party including volunteers and their partners, staff and committee members.

Everyone received a Secret Santa gift from the Bowen Visitor Information Centre.

Manager Leanne Abernethy said volunteers were an integral part of the organisation and the Christmas party was all about celebrating their dedication, passion and efforts.

“We simply couldn’t do what we do without them,” she said.

Steve Fisher, better known as Fish, volunteers at the Big Mango every week.

He spoke on behalf of the volunteers and mentioned several awards that Bowen Tourism and Business had won in 2025 including Top Tourist Town in Queensland, Best Big Thing in Queensland, Community Champion in the Whitsundays and a Bronze Medal for volunteers at State Level.

He thanked the staff for their dedication and spoke about the busy Grey Nomad season in 2025.

The Bowen Visitor Information Centre welcomed a record number of visitors in the 2024/25 financial year and have already welcomed more visitors since July than the same period last year.

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Bowen Tourism Volunteers - Back row: Viv Clark, Margaret Hurst. Front row: Marie Bailey, Colleen Skinner.

Bowen Tourism Volunteers - Anne Steen, Anne Mason and Mark Steen with the Chair of the committee Jenn Honnery.

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