One lucky Central Queensland lady is celebrating this week having received a phone call to inform her she is the winner of the Visitor Information Centre Passport Competition and will now receive $2,100 worth of vouchers to spend in the region.
Competition winner Carry Lee completed her passport in December 2022, while travelling from Townsville home to Rockhampton.
“We stopped at the Bowen Information Centre to try a mango sorbet, and the person at the counter explained the passport competition to us and encouraged us to complete the stops on our way home,” she explains.
“Receiving the call on Thursday brightened my day, and I’m looking forward to visiting the Sarina Sugar Shed, as well as some of the highlights in The Whitsundays and Mackay.”
The Passport Competition was launched for the second year running in October last year, inviting passing tourists to visit the three local information centres in order to get three ‘stamps’ on their ‘passports’ to receive entry into the competition.
Tourism Whitsundays, Bowen Tourism and Business, and Mackay Isaac Tourism all partnered to host the event which teamed the information centres in Bowen, Proserpine, and Mackay together, encouraging tourists to visit all three locations and their surrounds.
Hundreds of entries were received and CEO of Tourism Whitsunday, Rick Hamilton, was thrilled with the response.
“The visitor information centre is often the first impression visitors to each region have,” he said.
“We all strive for this to be the best impression it can be. For hundreds of travellers, it was an impression worth having three times!”
Carry Lee will receive $700 to spend on merchandise, accommodation, or tours at each of the three information centres.
Councillor Jan Clifford enters the Visitor Information Centre Passport Competition. Photo supplied
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