new banners in goondiwindi main street

New town banners are pride of place in Goondiwindi main street

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The Goondiwindi CBD has a fresh new look ready to welcome visitors and residents alike with a suite of 18 new promotional banners in the Goondiwindi main street.

The new banners feature colourful photographs of attractions from across the region, including agriculture, local art and events, and iconic Goondiwindi Region scenes such as the Macintyre River and the Yelarbon Silos, along with the ‘Regional Australia at its Best’ tagline.

Mayor of the Goondiwindi Region the Honourable Cr Lawrence Springborg AM holds Council’s portfolio for Tourism and Economic Development and said the attractiveness of the main street was a point of pride for residents and businesses.

‘Here in the Goondiwindi Region, we very much pride ourselves on the presentation of our towns,” he said. “Especially in more regional areas such as ours, ensuring an attractive main street and CBD is so important for attracting visitors and giving them a great impression of our region and community.

“These new promotional banners also show off to visitors some of the many attractions, things to do and places to see in our region, as another way to support local tourism operators and associated businesses such as hospitality and retail,” he said.

“Our region in particular has a very strong reputation for being well-presented, neat and tidy -it really is a credit to our town maintenance teams, who work hard to keep our towns looking as good as they do.

“The previous signs were getting to be a few years old and beginning to fade in the Queensland sun,” he said. “The new signs have had improved finishes applied to increase longevity and keep them looking brighter and more vibrant for longer.”

The new signs in the Goondiwindi main street are part of a bigger Council project to review tourism signs across the region and improve presentation where necessary, with Inglewood and Texas the next areas of focus. Other recent or upcoming new signage includes a new entrance sign at the Talwood Recreation Grounds, and new entrance and walkway signs at the Goondiwindi Natural Heritage and Water Park.

Residents are encouraged to get in touch with any suggestions for Council signage in the region that may need replacing at mail@grc.qld.gov.au or (07) 4671 7400. Residents can also report community issues via the Snap Send Solve app – for more information, visit www.snapsendsolve.com.

Council contributed around $6,000 towards the signs, which were supplied by a local contractor and installed by Council.

The images on the new town banners were selected from a suite of professional promotional photography commissioned by Council to promote the Goondiwindi Region. Council allows and encourages local businesses to use this imagery for their own marketing material – at no cost. For more information and more free promotional resources, visit https://www.grc.qld.gov.au/business/resources/regional-australia-at-its-best.

30th June 2022 at 12:00 AM