Executive officer Peter Hill said MOVE was the busiest since the doors opened a month ago.
“We have absolutely noticed the difference, it feels pretty normal,” he said.
“There’s been plenty of people from outside the region and our visitors have been happy to show their green tick to comply with the COVID-safe rules.”
Greater Shepparton Visitor Information Centre welcomed an influx of metropolitan visitors on the weekend after regional Victoria and Melbourne were reunited on Friday, October 29.
Acting tourism co-ordinator Kim Robson said the team spent the last week preparing for family and friends of Sheppartonians visiting loved ones for the first time in months.
Staff and volunteers even prepared extra resources for tourists to help explain COVID-19 restrictions.
“We’ve set up a new welcome station outside to help navigate the new roadmap rules, to help make their stay more relaxing and fun,” she said.
For City of Greater Shepparton, Ms Robson said the largest visitation market was visiting friends and relatives and they expected a lot of reunions on the weekend with a few local activities thrown in.
“There’s a lot of people that have been dying to visit for a long time,” she said.
“We hope those travelling back to the city will take a little piece of greater Shepparton with them.”
Depending on your interests, Ms Robson said there was a multitude of activities in the city worth visiting.
And quite a few of them, like the newly-opened MOVE, have opened since the last time Melburnians were able to make the drive.
“Along with the car, motorbike and truck collections, this new museum is also home to the Loel Thomson Clothing Collection and the Furphy Museum,” Ms Robson said.
Once the first weekend of permitted travel is complete, Ms Robson said they were expecting weekend trips to become more common.
“We’re looking forward to welcoming everyone back,” she said.
The Greater Shepparton Visitor Information Centre is open every day from 9am to 5pm to assist visitors and locals alike.
