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City of Swan | 5 INDUSTRY RECOGNISED pean heritage sites in the area, as well as the “magnificent” Swan Valley.The Valley is the oldest wine region in Western Australiaand this year celebrates 180 years of wine mak- ing.Today, the Swan Valley attracts more than two million local, national and interna- tional visitors each year. “We have just about whatever you could ask for as a tourism precinct,” Mayor Zan- nino says. “We have a 30 kilometre Food and Wine Trail, and well over 150 attrac- tions, including wineries, restaurants, cafes, and boutique breweries. And we have farm- fresh produce, with local producers growing produce on their properties and selling it at road-side stalls.” “The Swan Valley has become known as ‘Perth’s Valley of Taste,’” he adds. “And it’s a very important part of the City of Swan. As a local authority, we take our commitment to building and supporting the tourism indus- try very seriously.” The City of Swan’s allure was recently recognised at the Qantas Australia Tourism Awards, where it won the inaugural Local Government category. The City was one of