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REGIONAL tourism has benefitted from a successful school holiday period as the Mary Quant exhibition officially closed and Awaken<\/em> sold out a second time.<\/p>\n

Manager of tourism and major events with the City of Greater Bendigo, Terry Karamaloudis, said when Awaken <\/em>finishes on Saturday over 60,000 people will have gone to the light and sensory experience, while early estimates suggest more than 40,000 people visited the Bendigo Art Gallery for the Mary Quant exhibition.<\/p>\n

\u201cCOVID or no COVID, to have 40,000 people visit an exhibition at a gallery and a significant number of those from outside our region, it\u2019s very valuable to our city from an economic impact perspective,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt supports the art and creative industry very well, it activates volunteers. All of those things are achieved when you have successful exhibitions.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Karamaloudis said while a closed border meant no international tourists could see the exhibition, the majority of visitors to the region come from Melbourne or interstate.<\/p>\n

The trend is not surprising, however, as 2019 saw just 70,000 overseas visitors from a total of 2.4 million tourists to the Greater Bendigo region.<\/p>\n

\u201cCertainly, lockdown four was challenging because it shut Melbourne off again, but despite that we\u2019ve been able to have a very successful Mary Quant exhibition,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe quality of the show, the brand of Bendigo art gallery is arguably second to none. People are now realising that if the Bendigo Art Gallery has got something on, it\u2019s going to be good.\u201d<\/p>\n

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It is estimated more than 60,000 people will have experienced Awaken by the time it closes on Saturday. Photo: FILE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

With thousands of people attending Rosalind Park each night for Awaken<\/em>, Mr Karamaloudis said the City of Greater Bendigo was \u201cquietly confident\u201d the event was going to be a success, based on the community reception of White Night 2018.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the dead of winter when it\u2019s been cold, raining some nights, people have still managed to come out it has really provided a significant boost to vibrancy in the city centre,\u201d Mr Karamaloudis said.<\/p>\n

Successful tourism events have played a key role in higher numbers of visitors to local hotels, restaurants, bars and cafes.<\/p>\n

\u201cI noticed a lot of people were eating out which is great they\u2019re supporting our business community, which is one of the key reasons we play in the major events and tourism sector,\u201d Mr Karamaloudis said.<\/p>\n

Parts to success for tourism in Bendigo, including weather patterns and transport accessibility including highways, rail, and flights to and from Sydney.<\/p>\n

\u201cAdd to that, Bendigo is a very welcoming place, the community generally understands the value of tourism and visitation,\u201d Mr Karamaloudis said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen people are here, they\u2019re greeted warmly, they\u2019re looked after in accommodation and hospitality, it all comes together as a total Bendigo offering.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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