Tourism and Hospitality

Bendalong Regional Tourism Authority is on the corner of Maguire and Main Streets, ready to suggest interesting walking tours, great cafes and bed and breakfast accommodation…

Tourism has been a major industry for Bilby over several years with the development of City Stresses Country Pleasures, the well-regarded Agostini’s vineyard and restaurant and the old style main street. Check with BRTA to take a walking tour through town, or visit the site locations for the shoots in the TV series. There’s natural beauty and green tourism initiatives to keep you busy longer than a weekend, although a short stay can be fun as well.

Major Business Growth

As a sign of change coming to Bilby, there has been the growth of local industries that will help keep our citizens in the district, while offering alternatives to careers in tourism and hospitality.

TrustWind International has just opened an Australasian Regional Headquarters in Bilby, resulting in much closer liaison and project development for local wind farm proposals. This is not only about a new form of energy, but also about a strategic future for sustainable and renewable energy options. Check out the education programs that are being developed, as well as the tours of a local wind farm to explain how it all works.

 Material Designs is a local business that’s growing exponentially. Myfanwy Fallenby, a long term resident of Bilby, started this company designing fabric patterns for high couture fashion houses. Now her daughter Gwen Fallenby has moved the company into full scale production of materials, capitalizing on African designs which have become very popular in South East Asia. This provides work particularly for Sudanese women and their families who have just settled in Bilby, part of a migrant and refugee resettlement program supported by the government.

 Bilby BuildStrong Constructions is just starting to grow in response to greater need for government housing for the refugee resettlement program, with up to eight employees across a range of trades working as a cooperative business venture.