Volunteers an integral part of Bowen Tourism

Volunteers are such an integral part of many community organisations and Bowen Tourism and Business is one of those in our region.

The Local Tourism Organisation has 18 active volunteers who freely give their time at the Bowen Visitor Information Centre on the Bruce Highway and the information booth at Bowen’s Front Beach.

During the school holidays the information centres were very busy, and the volunteers were called on in recent weeks to help more than just their regular hours.

Manager of Bowen Tourism and Business, Leanne Abernethy said the volunteers were a wealth of local knowledge and welcomed every visitor with a smile.

“Last week, with so many visitors, we needed some extra help at the Bowen Visitor Information Centre next to the Big Mango and our wonderful volunteers were more than happy to help,” she said.

“On just one day at the start of the school holidays, we had 350 visitors, so we certainly needed some extra help to cope on such a busy day.

“Bowen Tourism and Business is a not-for-profit organisation, and we really appreciate what our volunteers do, allowing us to spend any profit on marketing Bowen as a tourism destination.

“Our mission is to drive tourism, promote destination awareness and provide excellence in visitor experience and membership support.

“We need our volunteers to help us achieve our aims.

“They are passionate, dedicated and very knowledgeable and play such an important role in what we do.”

If anyone would like to become a volunteer for Bowen Tourism and Business, call the Visitor Information Centre on 4786 4222.

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Bowen Tourism and Business volunteers Steve (better known as Fish) and Peter, help out at the Bowen Visitor Information Centre every week.

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