A VIDEO which showcases Kiama as a holiday destination, has been crowned as a winning entry in the ‘What I Love About Holidays in NSW’ campaign.
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The video, shot at Belmore Falls, was one of more than 620 video submissions in the Destination NSW campaign.
The campaign also attracted more than 16,000 photo submissions.
The video is of Belmore Falls from the beautiful Kiama electorate, and was submitted by David Stoelhorst.
Member for Kiama Gareth Ward said he was delighted to see this incredible image, which captures the beauty of Kiama so well, has been named a winner in this popular NSW tourism campaign,” Mr Ward said.
“No doubt this image will capture the attention of holiday-makers, and inspire travellers to think about planning their next short break in Kiama,” He said.
The video is one of four videos selected as a winning entry in the ‘What I Love About Holidays in NSW’ campaign. Another four photo entries were also crowned winners. All eight winners will receive a Canon camera worth almost $1,000.
The video will now be featured in a series of eight short films, which will be curated by the NSW Government tourism and major events agency, Destination NSW.
Minster for Tourism and Major Events Adam Marshall said the films will promote NSW as a holiday and short break destination, and will feature widely in online and social media channels as part of the final phase of the campaign.
“The exposure that will follow, in this last phase of the campaign, will be welcome news for tourism operators and businesses in Kiama,” Mr Marshall said.
“The NSW Government is committed to ensuring the visitor economy in our rural and regional areas continues to grow, and that every part of NSW reaps the rewards of our record investment in the sector.”
In 2016 rural and regional NSW welcomed 58.9 million visitors, an increase of more than seven per cent on the year prior. Together, those visitors injected $15 billion into local regional economies across NSW, which again was up 5.8 per cent on 2015.