SYDNEY, Australia – Njengoba sekusele izinsuku ezimbili kuphela ukuvota, iTourism Australia icela bonke abantu base-Australia ukuthi babonise ukweseka kwabo imifanekiso yezwe, i-Uluru kanye neGreat Barrier Reef, emzamweni wabo wokuba yiNew 7 Wonders of Nature yomhlaba.
Umkhankaso we-New 7 Wonders of Nature uwusesho lomhlaba wonke lokubona iziza zemvelo eziyisikhombisa ezimangalisa kakhulu emhlabeni njengoba zivotelwe umphakathi jikelele. Kokubili i-Uluru kanye neGreat Barrier Reef baqokwe njengababili kwabangu-28 abangene kowamanqamu, kanti njengoba sekusongwa ukuvota, babhekene nokuncintisana okukhulu kwamanye amazwe emhlabeni jikelele okubalwa iMilford Sound yaseNew Zealand, iTable Mountain yaseNingizimu Afrika kanye ne-USA. Grand Canyon.
Kusukela ezindlini zokuvota phakathi kweGreat Barrier Reef kuya kuzigqoko eziphefumulelwe i-Uluru eMelbourne Cup, iTourism Australia ibilokhu ikhankasa kanzima ivoti lokushisekela izwe.
“Sichithe izinyanga ezimbalwa ezedlule siphakamisa ukwesekwa okukhulu ngangokunokwenzeka kwezithombe zethu zezwe, i-Uluru kanye neGreat Barrier Reef. Manje sidinga usizo emphakathini wase-Australia,” kusho uSteve Liebmann, umdidiyeli wethelevishini owahlomula indondo kanye nenxusa lomkhankaso.
"Uma uziqhenya ngalezi zithonjana ezimbili ezimangalisayo futhi ungakavoti, manje yisikhathi sokuqinisekisa ukuthi abangani bakho, umndeni, omakhelwane nozakwenu bonke benza okufanayo."
Umqondisi Omkhulu we-Earth Hour Global kanye nenxusa lomkhankaso wakhe, u-Andy Ridley, wengeze wathi: “Amazwe aqhudelanayo nawo abesebenza kanzima ukuze afake abazongenela ukhetho ohlwini. Ivoti lokugcina seliseduze kakhulu ngakho leli yithuba elibaluleke ngempela kubantu base-Australia ukukhombisa ukuthi bayikhathalela kangakanani iGreat Barrier Reef kanye ne-Uluru.”
U-Andrew McEvoy, Umqondisi Ophethe weTourism Australia uthe kubalulekile ukuthi abantu base-Australia balandele imifanekiso yezwe yethu eyigugu: “Ukuba yikhaya lezimangaliso zemvelo ezimbili kweziyisikhombisa zomhlaba kungaqinisa umlayezo wethu wokuthi 'Akukho okufana ne-Australia' emhlabeni wonke.
“Nakuba izindawo eziningi eziphawuleka kakhulu emhlabeni nazo zisaqhubeka, siyazi ukuthi abazongenela ukhetho base-Australia bayamangalisa ngempela, bafaneleke kakhulu futhi basethubeni elinamandla - sidinga nje ukwesekwa yibo bonke abantu base-Australia abaziqhenyayo.”
Ungavota kanjani:
Ungavota kanye ngewebhusayithi ethi www.new7wonders.com noma kaningi ngokuthanda kwakho ngokuvota ngocingo.
Abavoti abaku-inthanethi bangavota kanye endaweni eyisikhombisa ngakho-ke qiniseka ukuthi uqoka i-Great Barrier Reef ne-Uluru kanye nezinye izingosi ezinhlanu zamazwe ngamazwe ocabanga ukuthi kufanele zibe yingxenye ye-New7Wonders of Nature yokugcina.
Ukuvotela i-Uluru vakashela ku-www.n7w.com/uluru noma uthumele i-SMS ethi “Uluru” noma “Ayers Rock” ku-197 88 555 (Izindleko ze-SMS ezingu-$0.55 kuhlanganisa ne-GST).
Ukuze uvotele i-The Reef vakashela ku-www.n7w.com/gbr noma thumela i-SMS ethi “GBR” noma “Reef” ku-197 88 555 (Izindleko ze-SMS ezingu-$0.55 kuhlanganisa ne-GST).
Imigqa ye-SMS ivalwa ngo-10:00 ntambama AEDT ngomhlaka-11 Novemba 2011. Ideski losizo 1800 65 33 44. Ngemigomo nemibandela www.new7wonders.com/zu/terms_and_conditions/
Ukuvota kuzophela ngo-11:11 am GMT ngomhla ka-11 Novemba 2011 (AEST 10:10pm).
