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The South Burnett has become the first “motorcycle friendly” region in Queensland after the Council adopted an idea in March put forward by Murgon businessman Mark Smith<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Murgon motorcycle enthusiast Mark Smith<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

March 27, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n

A public meeting will be held next week to support this month’s decision by the SBRC to declare the South Burnett the first motorcycle friendly region in Queensland.<\/p>\n

The meeting has been called by Murgon businessman Mark Smith, who initially proposed the idea to Council.<\/p>\n

It will be held at 7:00pm on Monday, April 3 at Murgon’s Royal Hotel.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mark, who rides a Harley, said he was keen to advance the project and believes declaring the region “motorcycle friendly” will bring a lot of benefits.<\/p>\n

Studies have shown that motorcycle tourists spend an average $160 a day – four times more than the average $40 a day spent by caravanners – because they don’t usually bring provisions with them.<\/p>\n

“The people who stand to benefit most are our tourist operators,” Mark said.<\/p>\n

“Anyone who runs a cafe, a bakery or a fuel stop, or who offers accommodation stands to really benefit from increased tourism.<\/p>\n

“Personally, my own business (Mark Smith’s Menswear) won’t benefit much. But I’d love to see our tourism operators do well out of this.”<\/p>\n

Mark said the purpose of the meeting will be to form a Motorcycle Friendly Steering Committee and examine what needs to be done to develop the “motorcycle friendly” concept.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mark said he went to Crows Nest in early March to attend its launch as a motorcycle friendly town and got a lot of ideas from the visit, which he’ll be happy to share on the night.<\/p>\n

“We need to create brochures that outline tours motorcyclists can take through the South Burnett,” Mark said.<\/p>\n

“These would be maps that show routes, distances, approximate times and places to stop off for food and fuel along the way.<\/p>\n

“The best way to create these is to have motorcyclists actually map these tours out, so basically we’re looking for people who’ll volunteer to do this.”<\/p>\n

Mark said he has already received a positive response from the Council, who’d expressed a willingness to assemble tour brochures and distribute them through the region’s Visitor Information Centres and tourist outlets once they had tour itineraries.<\/p>\n

The Council is also investigating appropriate signage to identify the region and its towns as motorcycle friendly.<\/p>\n

But Mark believes creating special parking areas for motorcycles isn’t necessary.<\/p>\n

“I ride with a club and we always park our bikes safely without any problem, so personally I don’t think special parking bays are really necessary,” Mark said.<\/p>\n

“Brochures and signage are probably the two most important things we can do right now.”<\/p>\n

Anyone who’d like more information is welcome to phone Mark on 0417-608-929.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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