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Baw Baw Shire launches Digital Tourism Kiosks in Yarragon and Neerim South providing real-time local information to boost tourism

Baw Baw Shire Council has launched new Digital Tourism and Community Information Hubs in Yarragon and Neerim South. These interactive kiosks offer real-time information on local attractions, dining, shopping, and more across West Gippsland.

By news@gippsland - 4th July 2024 - Back to News

New Digital Tourism and Community Information Hubs now live in two towns across Baw Baw Shire. Representatives from Baw Baw Shire Council met with locals in Neerim South today to celebrate the official launch of the new kiosks. Located in Yarragon and Neerim South, the new hubs will further activate the towns, and broader West Gippsland, by providing real time information for locals and visitors to the area.

Operational around the clock, these interactive kiosks provide up-to-date details on West Gippsland's attractions, dining, and shopping, supported by local grants to enhance business and tourism

24/7 Info kiosks

The interactive kiosks, which are live 24/7, list information on local places to eat, drink and stay, arts and culture, as well as where to shop, popular attractions and nature trails to visit. Destinations featured include:

• Neerim South and Yarragon
• Walhalla
• Noojee
• Jindivick
• Mt Baw Baw
• Erica and Rawson
• Trafalgar and Thorpdale
• Mount Worth SkatePark
• Willow Grove/Blue Rock Lake
• Warragul and Drouin

These kiosks are a partnership between council and the Neerim District Community Bank and are also thanks to a Living Local Grant from the State Government, worth more than $28,000.

Exciting new kiosks

Baw Baw Shire Mayor Cr Annemarie McCabe said she looked forward to seeing the social and economic outcomes these new hubs were sure to generate. "The new digital information kiosks will provide more promotion for our local businesses and highlight all the wonderful things there are to see and do throughout West Gippsland," she said.

Deputy Mayor Cr Tricia Jones spoke at the launch event today, and said they marked an extremely exciting milestone in council's journey for Baw Baw to become a premier tourist destination. "These hubs will further enable our region's visitors and tourists to become more familiar with everything that there is to see and do in the local area."

"As locals, we know how much our region has to offer, and it's an exciting thought to know that we can now share this knowledge with more ease to people visiting our region," Cr Jones said. The two kiosks are a pilot program for council and, depending on their outcomes, will determine if council will install more in other towns across Baw Baw.

Pictures from Baw Baw shire Council Facebook page.

Source: http://gippsland.com/

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