Join workshops to create new regional tourism experiences
Published on 14 July 2026
Does your town or locality have undiscovered attractions that could become a new tourism experience with the potential to draw visitors and encourage them to extend their stays?
Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) is joining Queensland Country to host workshops in the coming month that are designed to draw out unique stories and highlight colourful identities or interesting features of the Region’s towns with the goal of driving tourism and greater economic turnover.
TRC Economic Development portfolio spokesperson Cr Edwina Farquhar said every town and district had countless stories and little-known attractions which could be developed into a drawcard.
“The workshops will help participants draw out their town’s most compelling stories that could be turned into visitor experiences,” Cr Farquhar said.
“We are encouraging business owners, community groups, historical societies, tourism operators, artists, storytellers and interested residents to develop their ideas at the sessions.
“We have so many unique areas from natural beauty spots to attractions and buildings that are steeped in a locality’s history that will hold great appeal for visitors from near and far.
“By telling our own stories we can give our towns and districts far greater prominence, connection and a distinct identity on any future tourism map.
“We can provide visitors with authentic and fascinating Southern Queensland experiences that express our rich history and the people behind pioneering and 21st Century stories.”
Council is supporting the workshops through the provision of a Community Economic Development Grant.
Workshop program: (All at Community Rooms, above Toowoomba City Library)
• Discover your story: Saturday, July 18 10am to noon. Identify the stories, people and places that make your town unique.
• Design the experience: Saturday, August 1 10.30am to 1pm. Transform stories into visitor experiences and trail concepts.
Enquiries and registrations can be directed to 131 872 or email the Economic Development branch economic_dev@tr.qld.gov.au