{"id":4108,"date":"2012-06-01T12:08:41","date_gmt":"2012-06-01T02:08:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=4108"},"modified":"2012-06-01T17:46:21","modified_gmt":"2012-06-01T07:46:21","slug":"visitors-urged-to-experience-our-natural-wonders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2012\/06\/01\/visitors-urged-to-experience-our-natural-wonders\/","title":{"rendered":"Visitors Urged To See Our Natural Wonders"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_4112\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4112\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/coolcountry.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4112\" title=\"Cool Country\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/coolcountry.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/coolcountry.jpg 350w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/coolcountry-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4112\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Part of the Cool Country advertising campaign<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>June 1, 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Toowoomba Golden West and South Burnett Tourism have launched a $68,000 multi-media campaign to entice visitors to take a &#8220;Cool Country Escape&#8221; in the region.<\/p>\n<p>A major part of the campaign uses digital and social media to give someone a chance to win a $3000 holiday for them and five friends or family.<\/p>\n<p>Entrants can choose between a gourmet food and wine experience in the Granite Belt, a family farm stay in the Darling Downs, or a &#8220;natural wonders retreat&#8221; in the South Burnett.<\/p>\n<p>The campaign has been created in conjunction with Southern Downs and Granite Belt Tourism, and has been supported by Tourism Queensland, regional councils and the tourism industry.<\/p>\n<p>A media release from TGWSBT said the campaign was expected to provide a substantial boost to tourism during the winter months.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At a media cost of $68,000 but valued at over $220,000, the integrated campaign features a range of different media including digital marketing, press, radio and outdoor advertising,&#8221; the release said.<\/p>\n<p>Mary-Clare Power, who is CEO of both TGWSBT and SDGBT, said she was excited about what the campaign meant for the region.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our region is distinct in that the climate is so different from Brisbane or the coast, and you can come and experience a true winter,&#8221; Ms Power said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have capitalised on that with our &#8216;Cool Country Escapes&#8217; campaign, encouraging people to take a cosy short break and experience the wonderful things that our region has to offer during winter.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>To enter the competition, visit <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.coolcountryescapes.com.au\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>www.coolcountryescapes.com.au<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Toowoomba Golden West and South Burnett Tourism have launched a $68,000 multi-media campaign to entice visitors to take a &#8220;Cool Country Escape&#8221; in the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":4112,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5,3,10],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - 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