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Mackay Regional Council
Mackay Regional Council
11/24/2011 | Press release
Orchids take centre stage at world conference in Singapore
distribué par noodls le 11/23/2011 17:04
Enthusiasm, inspiration and passion are just some of the attributes that Mackay Regional Council's Horticulturist Suzanne McCormack is bursting with since returning from the 20th World Orchid Conference in Singapore.
Energised and armed with ideas, Sue is ready to put into practice everything she has learnt from what she calls her 'trip of a lifetime'.
"I learnt that not only are orchids a big deal to me, but they are monumental to many other people, organisations, countries and tourism industries," Ms McCormack said.
"It was easy to note the diverse mix of nationalities gathered as there were over 1000 delegates that attended from more than 17 countries,"
From Australia alone there were 179 people registered from a range of organisations and groups such as orchid councils and societies.
Mayor Col Meng said the Ken Burgess Orchid House at Queens Park is a key component of council's tourism assets and features a collection of flourishing Australian native orchids as well as exotic orchids from all around the world," Cr Meng said.
"It's important that we are taking the right steps in the future to ensure that we can continue to develop the Orchid House into a thriving tourist destination that brings people to the Mackay region and is a facility that the local community are proud of and/or involved in."
Some of the key ideas, practices and initiatives that Sue attained from her trip was the importance to cultivate school and community involvement, the need to investigate water quality options such as using rainwater and what steps to put into place in order to improve the region's horticultural tourism.
Ms McCormack said if we can continue to promote the Orchid House to locals and visitors as well as continue to improve and grow our collections, people will come.
"That was made clear to me when I saw how many people travelled across the globe to Singapore for the conference," she said.
Cr Meng said the Orchid House staff are to be commended for their work and contribution towards council's orchid collection.
The Orchid House was opened in 1988 and holds over 900 variety of plants, some more than 75 years old. Entry is free and the House is open Monday to Friday from 10am to 11am and 2pm to 3pm and Sunday 10am to 2pm. It is located off Goldsmith Street in Queens Park.