The Harden Shire Council has updated its website and added another aimed at tourism and travellers, with exceptional results. The website ‘hits’ over Christmas have risen 40% compared to last year’s results for the same period. Part of Jess’ role as the Economic Development Officer for the Harden Shire is to maintain and update the information provided on the website. The tourism-based website has some excellent graphic work and also tells people coming to our area where to eat and what we have on offer.

Jess said, “You only get one shot at attracting people to town with a website and the new ones are a good start.” She said the Events’ Calendar is a stand-out. Jess has recently signed on to a full-time position with the Harden Shire Council, after being employed on a three-day-a-week basis for the last 6 months. Jess encourages our residents to visit the sites at the following addresses: harden.nsw.gov.au  and visitharden.com.au.