The funds, to be matched by the Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust, will be used to improve the visitor experience and to increase visitation to the Exhibition Centre, which provides information about the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area to encourage respect for and protection of the area’s environment.
Member for the Blue Mountains, Roza Sage, congratulated the Blue Mountains Botanic Garden on its successful funding application and welcomed the planned upgrade.
“The NSW Government’s Regional Visitor Economy Fund supports product development in Regional NSW and I’m pleased to see the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Exhibition Centre, one of our key visitor attractions, receive funding from this program,” Ms Sage said.
“Tourism is a vital industry to the Blue Mountains and attractions such as the World Heritage Exhibition Centre play an important role in driving visitation and telling the story of this special environment,” she said.
Arterial Design and Production Consultancy developed a plan for the upgrade, which will focus on interpreting the northern Blue Mountains and showcasing the world class canyons in the area, such as nearby Claustral Canyon, within the context of the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area. The upgrade is expected to be completed by 2015.
The grant application was supported by Blue Mountains, Lithgow and Oberon Tourism; National Parks and Wildlife Services; Hills, Hawkesbury and Riverlands Tourism; Hawkesbury City Council and Blue Mountains City Council.
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