Wingecarribee Shire Mayor Duncan Gair is reminding holidaymakers to postpone their visit to the Southern Highlands this Easter in a bid to help the nation tackle the spread of the COVID-19 virus. “It’s important that we all heed the advice from our Federal and State leaders and cancel all non-essential travel,” he said. “This message...
Wingecarribee Shire Council’s Destination Southern Highlands team is set to launch a new tourism and economic recovery campaign aimed at enticing visitors back to the Highlands. Council’s Group Manager of Tourism and Economic Development, Steve Rosa said the campaign would show that the Shire was back open for business. “We’ve called the campaign Share the...
Wingecarribee Shire Mayor Duncan Gair has welcomed the announcement by the Rural Fire Service (RFS) declaring the Shire safe to visit following the recent bush fires. “This is great news for our Shire, our residents and businesses,” he said. The NSW Rural Fire Service informs that the fires which had previously threatened parts of the...
Tulip Time is returning to its roots with the annual Street Parade to become a Community Walk. Council’s Group Manager of Tourism and Economic Development, Steve Rosa said the new-look event was more than a change of name. “The Tulip Time Community Walk will also see a change in focus from the street parades of...
The 57th Southern Highlands Tulip Time Festival has been hailed a success with over 34,000 visitors flocking through the gates of Corbett Gardens. Council’s Manager Tourism and Events Steve Rosa said despite not reaching record visitation levels he was pleased with the result. “Weather conditions weren’t on our side this year,” he said. “A dry...
