It may not have taken out the top prize, but NSW top tourism contender Lightning Ridge is busier than ever, and filled to the brim with visitors fighting for accommodation.
After a worrying slump through years of flooding and Covid-19, the heavily tourism reliant town is back in action ahead of their annual opal festival.
“In July we’re expecting anywhere from six to eight thousand (visitors) for the month,” said acting manager of the Visitor Information Centre Sue Millward…