Tamborine agitates for major tourism shake up

This regional community love the Gold Coast so much it wants to become part of it. But there is one thing standing in its way.

TAMBORINE Mountain Chamber of Commerce is agitating for a major tourism change.

It is lobbying Tourism Minister Kate Jones to allow it to leave the Brisbane Marketing tourism banner and join Destination Gold Coast.

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Minister for Tourism Kate Jones. Pic Mark Cranitch.

The region is advertised as part of the Scenic Rim in Brisbane tourism campaigns.

Chamber president Alison Rip said a move to the Gold Coast was a “no-brainer’’.

“A number of Tamborine Mountain businesses are already members of Destination Gold Coast,” she said.

“Brisbane marketing are doing quite a lot of work with the Scenic Rim but we are a separate area.’’

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She said Scenic Rim was mostly about agritourism, while Tamborine Mountain appealed more to day-trippers from the Gold Coast.

The chamber had already met Destination Gold Coast and Tourism and Events Queensland officials.

Destination Scenic Rim chair Mike Webster said he was aware of the plans.

“We try to involve Tamborine as much as we can. What they do is run to the beat of their own drum. It’s not for me to comment,” he said.

Scenic Rim MP Jon Krause said he had helped set up talks between the chamber, TEQ and the Government.

Destination Gold Coast and Ms Jones were not available for comment.