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The Murgon Business and Development Association has approached Council for help to upgrade three dilapidated tourist signs in the Moffatdale area (Photo: Kathy Duff)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

September 16, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

A plan to upgrade three “old and tired” signs promoting the Yallakool Tourist Park and Moffatdale’s wineries has been given a new lease of life.<\/p>\n

In January last year the Murgon Business and Development Association (MBDA) canvassed members about the need to upgrade three tourist signs.<\/p>\n

The billboards were erected by the MBDA in the late 1990s to promote the then-newly created Barambah Wine Trail, with the aim of increasing tourist traffic to the Moffatdale area.<\/p>\n

The MBDA thought increasing tourist traffic to Moffatdale would ultimately benefit all Murgon businesses, and paid the cost of erecting them.<\/p>\n

However, the signs have not been upgraded for two decades and have gradually become dilapidated.<\/strong><\/p>\n

By June last year, the MBDA had carried out consultation with Barambah Road businesses about upgrading the signs and received positive responses from several.<\/p>\n

However, when a quote for the work proved prohibitive for those businesses to fund by themselves, a temporary halt was called to the project while the MBDA looked for other sources of funding.<\/p>\n

The MBDA has now approached South Burnett Regional Council for assistance with the project, and two potential designs are under consideration.<\/p>\n

One design would list Barambah Road businesses contributing to the project.<\/p>\n

The other would be more generic, promoting the Yallakool Tourist Park and cellar doors but leaving it up to individual businesses to add their own promotional signage along the route.<\/p>\n

The MBDA is circulating the two designs to members and asking for feedback on which design they prefer while they await a response from the Council.<\/p>\n

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