Community
29 May, 2024
Curry Crawl tourism idea already a massive hit with locals
A local initiative that involves 11 businesses has taken off in Cloncurry.
Forget gold or copper, there’s only one commodity in Cloncurry that locals are interested in right now – a Curry Crawl souvenir cap.
Yes, a bare bones cap is now the hottest property in town.
Anyone can get one, but you have to go on a gastronomic journey first.
The Curry Crawl, which was first pitched last year but only just launched this month, has become a phenomena in the North West.
In short, eleven businesses in the region have put together a curry on the menu and those who take part can get their passport stamped.
Once you’ve been to six of them, you can get your Curry Crawl cap.
The marketing initiative was the brainchild of Cloncurry Shire Council, which was crowned the winner of Tourism and Events Queensland’s Best Tourism Idea from a Queensland Council at the 2023 Local Government Association Queensland conference.
The winning tourism idea was to take a traditional pub crawl and add some Cloncurry flavour.
For winning, the council won a $10,000 marketing budget.
At the beginning of this year, Cloncurry Shire Council put a call out to local pubs, cafes and restaurants interested in being involved in The Curry Crawl.
Eleven local businesses, in and around the Cloncurry Shire, signed on to be part of the new attraction.
Contractors Paul and Andrew were the first to complete The Curry Crawl, eating six curries across the region and getting their Curry Crawl stamps along the way.
They dropped into the council office to collect their “I did The Curry Crawl” caps.
Though initially designed as a tourism product, The Curry Crawl is proving popular with locals.
Running until September, The Curry Crawl will be a seasonal product. There is already interest from other businesses to be involved in 2025.
CURRY CRAWL LOCATIONS
Leichhardt Hotel, Cloncurry
Urban Leaf Café, Cloncurry
Cloncurry Bakery, Cloncurry
The Central Hotel, Cloncurry
The Wagon Wheel, Cloncurry
Quamby Pub, Quamby
Kalkadoon Hotel, Kajabbi
Burke & Wills R’house, Four Ways
The Duchess Hotel, Duchess
Walkabout Creek Hotel, McKinlay
The Blue Heeler Hotel, Kynuna
