THE Storytowns team is excited to launch its much-anticipated new app this week.

Using geo-mapping technology, the app will allow visitors to listen to short podcasts about the towns and landmarks they visit across the south-west.

Storytowns was previously named an AMP Tomorrow Maker and received $20,000 through the AMP Tomorrow Fund grants program to broaden its podcast series.

Founder, Jarrod Pickford it was “really great” to receive the funding.

“We applied for the funding in February and there was about 1500 entrants who applied, and I believe there were only 40 winners who received the funding, and we were fortunate to be one of them,” he said.

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