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Carnival a boost for tourism

SWAN Hill Inc business development manager Steve Colombo reckons the annual bet365 Swan Hill June Racing Carnival is such a boost for the town it is hard to keep track of the numbers. Steve said the three days of racing will see around 13,000 visitations – and it could go even higher – for a […]

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