Mrs Tuckerman said the tourism partnership is a cross-border collaboration agreement to drive visitors to the ACT and Southern NSW and includes sponsorship of events in the region.

“This agreement acknowledges that visitors do not see lines of maps and barriers and neither should we,” Mrs Tuckerman said.

“People will be drawn to the ACT and Southern NSW for a variety of different experiences and we should be working together not competing against each other.

“The agreement also sponsors local events such as National Cherry Festival, Irish Woolfest and Sgt Parry Memorial Day, and also advertising in the new Hilltops Region Visitor Guide which is currently in development.”

“This new relationship will bring multiple economic opportunities to our region and I am excited about the prospects that lay ahead,” she said.