A Northern Rivers Rail Trail Product and Experience Development Workshop ‘for existing and prospective Tourism Businesses and Local Government stakeholders’ will be held this Wednesday, February 2, at the Byron Community Centre from 9am.
Hosted by Destination North Coast, organisers say, ‘This workshop will not be open session to debate on the merits of the Northern Rivers Rail Trail, as it will focus on what opportunities it brings’.
‘As a result, we request that you leave any NRRT politics at the door.
Regional collaboration and positive benefits
‘The workshop will be focused on regional collaboration and the positive benefits the Rail Trail will bring to the North Coast visitor economy.
The three-hour workshop will cover Northern Rivers Rail Trail’s (NRRT) ‘product and experience gaps and opportunities identified through the project audit; a case study finding and considerations from rail trails in Australia and New Zealand; rolling out the welcome mat and embracing the trail as a “hero experience”, what makes a great visitor product and experience; the opportunity to brainstorm ideas and network with other tourism businesses interested in the NRRT’; and more info on the ‘one-on-one mentoring program’.
According to dncnsw.com, ‘The Northern Rivers Rail Trail is a 132km recreational trail that will follow the disused Casino to Murwillumbah railway corridor. The Tweed and Richmond Valley sections are scheduled to open in 2022/2023.
The Northern Rivers Rail Trail Product and Experience Development Project is one of the high-profile tourism projects being implemented by Destination North Coast, as part of the federal governments’ Recovery for Regional Tourism Fund’.
To register, visit www.bit.ly/3Islu28.
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