In the years since COVID, the tourism industry has felt the brunt of the enormous global disruptions, both physically and psychologically.  The rulebook was thrown out in 2020 as the world went into lockdowns, and with state and national borders now open, and people able to travel to almost anywhere in the world, we once again face a massive shift in our industry and the shape of global tourism.

The Bundaberg region's food bowl and passionate makers will be tantalising taste buds across the nations living rooms this Sunday with Channel Ten's food and lifestyle show, Taste of Australia with Hayden Quinn.

Spring and summer of 2021/22 was another sizzling success for our regional tourism industry, with our Q2 &Q3 Activity Report, covering the period from October 2021 to March 2022, demonstrating another highly successful peak season for the region.

Earlier this month, I emailed all Hinkler candidates on behalf of our tourism industry and members, asking them to outline their party's tourism policies, what tourism means to them and what they will do to support a strong and sustainable local tourism sector if elected as our Federal Member on 21st May 2022.

Bundaberg’s annual Culinary Campaign has launched, targeting food-loving Australian travelers to entice them to one of the nation’s most prolific food bowls and emerging culinary destinations this autumn and winter.

It was wonderful to start May with a coffee catch up in Childers (at Insane Caffeine) with several community members for our first official Childers Tourism Advisory Group (TAG) meeting.

Representatives from Bundaberg Tourism and Bundaberg Regional Council attended the ECO Think | Destination Forum in March, where leading destinations from around Australia contributed to the national strategy to develop a more sustainable approach to destination management and tourism.

The Queensland Government has funded a state-wide project to develop a pathway towards net zero emissions for the tourism industry before 2050.