Bowen Visitor Information Centre Welcomes Two New Volunteers

Bowen Tourism and Business has welcomed to new volunteers to the team. The volunteers at the Bowen Visitor Information Centre play an integral role in the organisation, welcoming more than 50,000 visitors and travellers each year to their beautiful northern region.

Husband and wife team, Ray and Kim Tannock, are originally from the Burdekin and have retired in Bowen after travelling around Australia for more than two years. They loved visiting the visitor Information centres on their trip and gained a lot of helpful knowledge.

They now want to give back to our community and support the travellers coming to our region. Manager of Bowen Tourism and Business, Leanne Abernethy, said that Ray and Kim were a very welcome addition, expanding the team to beyond 15 volunteers who help out at the centre every week.

“They all greet every visitor with a smile, and they are all a wealth of local knowledge, advising on our eight secluded beaches, beautiful bushwalks and lookouts, murals and other attractions,” she said.

The Bowen Visitor Information Centre is located right next to the iconic Big Mango and is operated by Bowen Tourism and Business – a not-for-profit organisation with about 200 members.

The award-winning centre is also a booking agency for tours and accommodation throughout the greater Whitsundays region and beyond. So, if you’re looking for some good, touristy advice and a frosty mango treat in this warm weather, visit the Big Mango and the Bowen Visitor Information Centre soon!

Caption: Kim and Ray, the new volunteers at the Centre.