Ms SACILOTTO - 2006-02-23
You are attending tomorrow night’s national tourism awards on the Gold Coast. Could you please inform the House of the significance of the awards to the Territory tourism industry?
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I am delighted to answer that question from the member for Port Darwin, as the Australian Tourism Awards recognise the best in tourism in Australia. They recognise the best practice, and they certainly recognise the best products. We have 23 of our Brolga Award winners entered in the Australian Tourism Awards. I know a number of them are going to the awards on the Gold Coast.
I am very hopeful for this year. We have had some great winners in the past - Anangu Tours, Odyssey Tours, Max Davidson’s Arnhemland Safaris and, last year when we held the Australian Tourism Awards in Alice Springs - they did a great job - there was a Highly Recommended for the Finke Desert Race which was deserved. The table of Finke Desert Race supporters went berserk, as people who were there would remember.
This year, we have a range of entrants, 23 all up. In the Ecotourism section, we have Mick Jerram and his Gecko Canoeing, which is a great venture in Katherine. In the Heritage and Cultural Tourism section there is Lord’s Kakadu and Arnhemland Safaris. Our Tourism Retailing entrant is diCROCO which makes those great crocodile products. Great Southern Rail, The Ghan, is in the Major Tour and Transport Operators sector. In New Tourism Development, we have the Darwin Airport Resort and the great innovation and expansion happening very shortly at the Airport Resort. In areas like Deluxe Accommodation is the tried and true product of the Novotel Atrium in Darwin. Those and others are entrants this year.
It is very important to be part of these awards. In winning, you get national recognition, a lot of media coverage, and you also get to use the ATA logo. For all our entrants, I am proud I will be there tomorrow night. I will be cheering them on and I wish them all, each of the 23, the best of luck, and may the Territory win.
Members: Hear, hear!
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I am delighted to answer that question from the member for Port Darwin, as the Australian Tourism Awards recognise the best in tourism in Australia. They recognise the best practice, and they certainly recognise the best products. We have 23 of our Brolga Award winners entered in the Australian Tourism Awards. I know a number of them are going to the awards on the Gold Coast.
I am very hopeful for this year. We have had some great winners in the past - Anangu Tours, Odyssey Tours, Max Davidson’s Arnhemland Safaris and, last year when we held the Australian Tourism Awards in Alice Springs - they did a great job - there was a Highly Recommended for the Finke Desert Race which was deserved. The table of Finke Desert Race supporters went berserk, as people who were there would remember.
This year, we have a range of entrants, 23 all up. In the Ecotourism section, we have Mick Jerram and his Gecko Canoeing, which is a great venture in Katherine. In the Heritage and Cultural Tourism section there is Lord’s Kakadu and Arnhemland Safaris. Our Tourism Retailing entrant is diCROCO which makes those great crocodile products. Great Southern Rail, The Ghan, is in the Major Tour and Transport Operators sector. In New Tourism Development, we have the Darwin Airport Resort and the great innovation and expansion happening very shortly at the Airport Resort. In areas like Deluxe Accommodation is the tried and true product of the Novotel Atrium in Darwin. Those and others are entrants this year.
It is very important to be part of these awards. In winning, you get national recognition, a lot of media coverage, and you also get to use the ATA logo. For all our entrants, I am proud I will be there tomorrow night. I will be cheering them on and I wish them all, each of the 23, the best of luck, and may the Territory win.
Members: Hear, hear!
Last updated: 09 Aug 2016