Is your business Rail Trail ready? Help is at hand at free workshop

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Construction of the Lismore to Bentley section of the Northern Rivers Rail Trail is well underway and on track to launch in late 2024. Lismore City Council wants to ensure local businesses understand the opportunities this major tourism asset will bring to the region, by sharing information and marketing insights to get your business Rail Trail ready. 

Workshop: Benefiting from the Northern Rivers Rail Trail – Project Update, Tourism Insights and Business Marketing Opportunities

Hear how construction is progressing and how your business can leverage off the Rail Trail:

  • Destination North Coast General Manager, Michael Thurston, will provide insights into how big this generational opportunity is for increased visitation from the Rail Trail, and the economic opportunities for businesses across the region. 
  • Tweed Shire Council’s Program Leader – Destination and Industry Development, Nicole Manderson will share how your business can establish a fruitful connection with the Northern Rivers Rail Trail. Learn about the Connect Marketing Program and how your business can tap into signage programs, Rail Trail passes for commercial operators, and marketing opportunities for businesses and experiences along the trail and more broadly across the region. 
  • Lismore City Council’s Rail Trail Senior Project Manager, Matt Arnett, will provide a construction update and outline some of the exciting features to be found along the Lismore to Bentley section of the Rail Trail. 

Date: Tuesday, 7 May 2024 

Time: 7:30am - 9.00am - breakfast included

Location: Lismore Children’s Library: upstairs at Lismore Central Shopping Centre, 44 Carrington Street, Lismore.  Free parking underneath the shopping centre. 

Cost: Free, but registrations are essential

Register here

For further information contact Wil Polson at business@lismore.nsw.gov.au  or phone 02 6625 0500.

 

Onsite community update

Thursday 9 May, 3.00pm-4.00pm

Council’s project team will be at the Lismore Railway Station in South Lismore to provide updates.  

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