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Voice of the wetlands; new audio guide for Tiger Bay By HARRIET GILMORE A Brand-new self-guided walking audio tour of the Tiger Bay wetlands is being launched next week, hoping to enhance the unique experience of this natural wonder for both locals and visitors. The project has been the creative passion of both RiverSmart Australia — who manages the Windows on the Wetlands (Wow) Centre and Tiger Bay wetlands — and renowned sound artist, Kim Goldsmith. Their aim was to create a dedicated audio-guide that showcases the sounds and history of what many describe as the “‘crown jewel” of Warren’s tourist attractions. The audio guide will be hosted on the global platform, “izi.TRAVEL”, which features more than 20,000 audio tours for visitor destinations, art galleries, and museums around the world. The 10-stop self-guided walking tour uitises GPS to pinpoint visi-
New sensory journey of unique wetlands, Jim Harvey, RiverSmart Australia Chair, Kate Mildner, and sound artist and developer of the new self-guided audio tour for the Tiger Bay Wetlands, Kim Goldsmith, during a walking test of the new guide recently. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
tors as they make their way through the wetlands with the producer, Ms Goldsmith, believing that it will help drive more tourism for Warren and the wetlands. “The app will track you as you wander around
Tiger Bay, it triggers audio at certain spots along the walk,” Ms Goldsmith explained. “You’ll then hear my voice as well as some sound effects at the location, where you’ll be told more about the wetlands’
ecology and biodiversity at that site,” she added. “Tiger Bay really is the jewel in Warren’s crown… It’s an exceptional spot. We call it the gateway to the Macquarie Marshes, but it’s right on Warren’s door-
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step. It is an attractive place to visit for people coming in to Warren, so I think this new offering [the app] really adds to what visitors will experience when they stop in town. She believes that such
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an application is more than deserved for the wetlands, which may eventually have a worldwide following. “This app is a global app, so it puts Warren on an international map. Anyone who already has the app on their phone who might be travelling through inland Australia, will be able to look-up Warren and see this walk, and it may just bring people into town who may not have necessarily come to Warren,” Ms Goldsmith believes. The app will also include links to more-detailed information that well-informed visitors may be more interested in, such as bird-watchers, with a link through to the “Top 40 birds of Tiger Bay” and links to other apps to help identify the species. “We are trying to layer more information into the experience, depending on how interested the visitor may be,” Ms Goldsmith said.
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