IN THE middle of the interview, Walcha Visitor Information Centre volunteer Albert Egli is interrupted by a curious tourist holding a leaf he had found out on the street.
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The man wanted to know what species of tree lines the streets of Walcha, just one of the many questions Mr Egli fields from visitors each day.
“People come here a lot to ask about the waterfalls, the Open Air Art Gallery, the fishing,” he said.
“We probably have two things that we’re famous for, the first is art and the second is nature.”
The word about Walcha must be spreading, the Visitor Information Centre saw to more than 95 tourists in two days over the Christmas period.
A tourist once himself, Mr Egli travelled from Switzerland and worked as a station hand in Walcha where he’s stayed ever since.
“If you’re prepared to get out and get into things it’s the perfect place,” he said. “I just try to help people with things I would have liked to know when I came here – you meet so many interesting people, it’s absolute fun.”