Winners & Finalists for 2009
Click the categories below to view winners and winners' photos from the 2009 Queensland Tourism Awards.
Click here to download winners and finalist logos.
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Major Tourist Attractions
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Tourist Attractions
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Major Festivals & Events
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Festivals & Events
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The Steve Irwin Ecotourism Award
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Heritage & Cultural Tourism
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Indigenous Tourism
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Specialised Tourism Services
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Visitor Information & Services
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Meetings & Business Tourism
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Major Tour &/or Transport Operators
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Tour &/or Transport Operators
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Adventure Tourism
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The Richard Power Award for Tourism Marketing
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Tourism Education & Training
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Tourism Restaurants & Catering Services
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Tourism Wineries, Distilleries & Boutique Breweries
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Tourist & Caravan Parks
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Backpacker Accommodation
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Hosted Accommodation
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Unique Accommodation
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Standard Accommodation
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Deluxe Accommodation
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Luxury Accommodation
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New Tourism Development
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Qantas Award for Excellence in Sustainable Tourism
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Outstanding Contribution by a Volunteer or Volunteer Group
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Young Achievers Award
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The Marie Watson-Blake Award for Outstanding Contribution by an Individual
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Major Tourist Attractions
Winner
Australia Zoo (Sunshine Coast)
Finalist
Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame and Outback Heritage Centre (Outback)
Tourist Attractions
Winner
Daintree Discovery Centre (Tropical North Queensland)
Finalist
Reef HQ Aquarium (Townsville)
Paronella Park (Tropical North Queensland)
The Workshops Rail Museum (South East Queensland Country)
Undara Experience (Tropical North Queensland)
Jungle Surfing Canopy Tours (Tropical North Queensland)
Capricorn Caves (Central Queensland)
Fantasea Adventure Cruising - Reefworld (Whitsundays)
UnderWater World (Sunshine Coast)
Major Festivals & Events
Winner
2008 Gold Coast Airport Marathon (Gold Coast)
Finalist
Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 2008 - Silver Jubilee (Whitsundays)
Festivals & Events
Winner
Julia Creek Dirt & Dust Festival
Finalist
IGA Coolum Kite Festival (Sunshine Coast)
Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers (South East Queensland Country)
Oceanic Whitsunday Boat and Leisure Show (Whitsundays)
Queensland Home Garden Expo (Sunshine Coast)
Airlie Retreat Food and Wine Festival (Whitsundays)
Sunferries Magnetic Island Race Week 2009 (Townsville)
Australian Camp Oven Festival (South East Queensland Country)
The Steve Irwin Ecotourism Award
Winner
Capricorn Caves (Central Queensland)
Finalist
O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat (Gold Coast)
Daintree Discovery Centre (Tropical North Queensland)
Big Cat Green Island Reef Cruises (Tropical North Queensland)
Jungle Surfing Canopy Tours (Tropical North Queensland)
Mount Barney Lodge (Brisbane)
Heritage & Cultural Tourism
Winner
Paronella Park (Tropical North Queensland)
Finalist
The Workshops Rail Museum (South East Queensland Country)
Birdsville Hotel (Outback)
Indigenous Tourism
Winner
Riverlife Mirrabooka (Brisbane)
Finalist
Torres Strait Heritage Pty Ltd (Tropical North Queensland)
Specialised Tourism Services
Winner
Rubyvale Gem Gallery (Central Queensland)
Finalist
Kinnon & Co Station Store (Outback)
Stradbroke Island Holidays (Brisbane)
Australia Zoo (Sunshine Coast)
Visitor Information & Services
Winner
Brisbane Visitor Information & Booking Centre (Brisbane)
Finalist
Noosa Visitor Information Centre (Sunshine Coast)
Tyto Wetlands Information Centre (Tropical North Queensland)
South Bank Visitor Centre (Brisbane)
Cardwell Rainforest and Reef Visitor Information Centre (Tropical North Queensland)
Meetings & Business Tourism
Winner
Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre (Gold Coast)
Finalist
Conrad Jupiters (Gold Coast)
RACV Royal Pines Resort (Gold Coast)
Major Tour &/or Transport Operators
Winner
Passions of Paradise (Tropical North Queensland)
Finalist
Coral Princess Cruises (Tropical North Queensland)
Cruise Whitsundays (Whitsundays)
Sunlover Reef Cruises (Tropical North Queensland)
Fraser Explorer Tours (Fraser Island)
Sunferries (Townsville)
Tour &/or Transport Operators
Winner
The Discovery Group (Sunshine Coast)
Finalist
Calypso Reef Charters Pty Ltd (Tropical North Queensland)
Outback Aussie Tours (Outback)
Adventure Tourism
Winner
Passions of Paradise (Tropical North Queensland)
Finalist
Equathon Horse Riding Tours (Sunshine Coast)
Jungle Surfing Canopy Tours (Tropical North Queensland)
Harry Redford Cattle Drive (Outback)
The Richard Power Award for Tourism Marketing
Winner
RACQ - 150 Must-Do's in Queensland (Brisbane)
Finalist
Sunferries Travel - Head East Campaign (Townsville)
UnderWater World - TMNT - A Turtley Awesome Shellebration
Tourism Education & Training
Winner
Griffith University - Dept. of Tourism, Leisure, Hotel & Sport Management (Gold Coast)
Finalist
James Cook University (Townsville)
TRAC Consulting (Sunshine Coast)
CaPTA Group (Tropical North Queensland)
Tourism Restaurants & Catering Services
Winner
Peppers Spicers Peak Lodge (Southern Downs)
Finalist
Capers at the Beach Bar/Grill (Whitsundays)
QR Passenger - The Catering Unit
Fishes Cafe (Brisbane)
Dracula's Pty Ltd - Dracula's Cabaret Restaurant (Gold Coast)
Tourism Wineries, Distilleries & Boutique Breweries
Winner
O'Reilly's Canungra Valley Vineyards (Gold Coast)
Finalist
Gecko Valley (Central Queensland)
Murdering Point Winery (Tropical North Queensland)
Tourist & Caravan Parks
Winner
Brisbane Holiday Village (Brisbane)
Finalist
Cairns Coconut Holiday Resort (Tropical North Queensland)
Big4 Adventure Whitsunday Resort (Whitsundays)
Big4 Barney Beach (Central Queensland)
Backpacker Accommodation
Winner
BUNK Backpackers (Brisbane)
Finalist
The Northern Greenhouse (Tropical North Queensland)
Hosted Accommodation
Winner
Hidden Valley Cabins (Townsville)
Finalist
Ruffles Lodge (Gold Coast)
The Mouses House (Gold Coast)
The Narrows Escape (Sunshine Coast)
Branell Homestead Bed and Breakfast (South East Queensland Country)
Red Mill House (Tropical North Queensland)
Scenic Rim View Cottages (South East Queensland Country)
Mt Cotton Guesthouse (Brisbane)
Unique Accommodation
Winner
Fantasea Adventure Cruising - Reefsleep (Whitsundays)
Finalist
QR Passenger - Queenslander Class on the Sunlander
Kinnon & Co - Clancy's on the Thomson (Outback)
Standard Accommodation
Winner
Noorla Heritage Resort (Townsville)
Finalist
Long Island Resort (Whitsundays)
Deluxe Accommodation
Winner
Azjure Studio Retreat (Southern Downs)
Finalist
Peppers Palm Bay (Whitsundays)
The Point Brisbane (Brisbane)
Watermark Hotel and Spa Gold Coast (Gold Coast)
Radisson Resort Gold Coast (Gold Coast)
Luxury Accommodation
Winner
Emporium Hotel (Brisbane)
Finalist
qualia (Whitsundays)
Peppers Spicers Peak Lodge (South East Queensland Country)
Peppers Bale Resort (Tropical North Queensland)
New Tourism Development
Winner
Brisbane City YHA (Brisbane)
Finalist
Hinkler Hall of Aviation (Central Queensland)
O'Reillys Mountain Villas and Lost World Spa (Gold Coast)
Hidden Peaks Walks (South East Queensland Country)
Mamu Rainforest Canopy Walkway (Tropical North Queensland)
Qantas Award for Excellence in Sustainable Tourism
Winner
Skyrail Rainforest Cableway (Tropical North Queensland)
Finalist
Daintree Discovery Centre (Tropical North Queensland)
Holiday Inn Brisbane (Brisbane)
Tangalooma Island Resort (Brisbane)
Outstanding Contribution by a Volunteer or Volunteer Group
Winner
Reef HQ Volunteers (Townsville)
Young Achievers Award
Winner
Amanda Jennings (Capricorn Caves, Central Queensland)
The Marie Watson-Blake Award for Outstanding Contribution by an Individual
Winner
Ron Chapman (CEO Caravanning Queensland)
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