Businesses and councils across the Mid North Coast have cleaned up at the New South Wales Tourism Awards overnight.
Among the 15 award winners, six received top honours- including the Hello Koalas Sculpture Trail in Port Macquarie, Coffs Harbour’s Giingan Experience and MidCoast Council’s Destination Barrington Coast brand.
“It’ll certainly give the businesses a boost it’ll give the staff a boost because they’re getting the recognition they truly deserve and it’ll put us on the map as a great place to come and visit,” Business NSW Regional Manager Kellon Beard said.
For showing resilience through the pandemic and natural disasters, Port Macquarie Hastings Council was named co-winner of the Judge’s Tourism Star Award.
AWARD WINNERS
ADVENTURE TOURISM
Bronze: Coffs Skydivers, Coffs Harbour
TOURISM MARKETING AND CAMPAIGNS
Silver: MidCoast Council: Destination Barrington Coast
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
Silver: Hello Koalas Sculpture Trail, Port Macquarie
Bronze: Aussie Ark, Barrington Tops
CARAVAN AND HOLIDAY PARKS
Gold: Ingenia Holidays South West Rocks
Bronze: Reflections Holiday Parks Seal Rocks
CULTURAL TOURISM
Gold: Hello Koalas Sculpture Trail, Port Macquarie
EXCELLENCE IN ABORIGINAL & TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER TOURISM
Gold: The Giingan Experience by Bularri Muurlay Nyanggan Aboriginal Corporation, Coffs Harbour
Bronze: Wajaana Yaam Gumbaynggirr Adventure Tours, Coffs Harbour
SELF-CONTAINED ACCOMMODATION
Silver: The Observatory Holiday Apartments, Coffs Harbour
4 – 4.5 STAR ACCOMMODATION
Silver: Blueys Motel, Blueys Beach
EXCELLENCE IN ACCESSIBLE TOURISM
Gold: Riverside Holiday Resort Urunga
Silver: Seafarers Diamond Beach
LOCAL GOVERNMENT AWARD FOR TOURISM
Gold: MidCoast Council: Destination Barrington Coast
Silver: Port Macquarie-Hastings Council
JUDGES’ TOURISM STAR AWARD- Port Macquarie-Hastings Council (joint winner)
