Renewal of Village Information Boards

Dungog Regional Tourism is updating and renewing each of the information boards located in Clarence Town, Paterson, Vacy and Gresford. The existing boards have served the community and visitors well over the years. The community notices section of each one will remain as they are.

The posts and structures are largely sound and will remain as they are apart from recoating the posts in the same colour as they are at present. The locations are ideal and there is no need to move any of them.

The project is complementary to a wider initiative by DRT to improve information available for tourists and visitors to our valleys. This has involved revising the existing Paterson brochure and researching and writing a brochure about each of the other villages. This process is well underway and the support of the local historical societies and other organisations has been greatly appreciated.

It is being funded by the NSW Government’s Regional Growth, Environment and Tourism Fund. DRT has been using this grant to support outdoor recreation and tourism across the Dungog region.

Each village has its own unique history, landscape and character. The aim of the brochures is to provide a greater connection for visitors when in the area and in turn provide a deeper and more fulfilling experience. If this occurs, they may return or suggest that their friends visit sometime in the future.

DRT is also planning to erect signs at important locations in the area which are of historic importance. This will be undertaken later in the year.

In the meantime, keep a look out at your local information board because it may go missing for a day or so while the posts are being refurbished and then a sparling new version will appear which will be hopefully to everyone’s liking. Also keep an eye out for the new suite of brochures that will be out and about in a couple of months’ time. They will be distributed from the Dungog Visitor Information Centre and will also be on the visitdungog website. www.visitdungog.com.au/

Cameron Archer AM, Chair, Dungog Regional Tourism