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2011 Winners

Brolga Northern Territory Tourism Award Winners

2011 Brolga Award Winners

Congratulations to the 2011 winners of Brolga Northern Territory Tourism Awards announced during the gala ceremony at the Crowne Plaza Alice Springs on Saturday 12 November 2011.

Photos from the 2011 Brolga Northern Territory Tourism Awards are available online.

Congratulations also to the winners of the Qantas Australian Tourism Awards announced on 2 March 2012, including Grant Hunt, Chairman of Australian travel company, Anthology, who was recognised for his Outstanding Contribution by an Individual.

2011 Brolga Winners List

Young Achiever

Winner: David Pearson

From the Crowne Plaza Alice Springs.

Outstanding Interpretive Guide

Winner: Hugh Gange

From Venture North Australia.

Outstanding Contribution by an Individual

Winner: Fay Miller

Qantas Award for Excellence in Sustainable Tourism

Winner: Alice Springs Airport*

Set in the heart of Central Australia, the Alice Springs Airport is a gateway to a range of iconic, natural and culturally significant tourist destinations, enabling around 3200 flights and handling more than 600 000 passengers a year. Alice Springs Airport is particularly proud of its new $2.3 million Solar Power Project which will provide more than a quarter of the airport's daily electricity needs - a significant achievement for a regional airport.

New Tourism Development

Winner: Wildman Wilderness Lodge*

Wildman Wilderness Lodge is a premium wetlands safari lodge located in the Mary River National Park, half way between Darwin and Kakadu. This inspiring destination is set amidst an extraordinary environment and comprises a central lodge, 10 habitats and 15 safari tents. Wildman provides visitors with a diverse and exciting range of tours.

Hosted Accommodation

Winner: Eden at Fogg Dam**

Stay at Eden at Fogg Dam to find a paradise for photographers and birdwatchers and appreciate special experiences of the Top End. Discover the comfort of a home designed for the tropics amongst native bush; enjoy fresh and homemade products from the certified organic tropical orchard.

Tourist Attractions

Winner: Alice Springs School of the Air Visitor Centre**

Alice Springs School of the Air Visitor Centre is a fascinating place to take visiting friends and family. It is an interpretive centre offering visitors from around the globe a virtual journey in "The World's Largest Classroom.

Backpacker Accommodation

Winner: Alice Springs YHA*

Alice Springs YHA opened its doors as a backpacker hostel in 1990. Centrally located in the city's CBD, this unique 108-bed hostel is situated within an historic picture theatre. In addition to the usual communal facilities you would expect of any backpacker accommodation, the YHA offers guests’ bike hire, movie nights, an activities program, and tour desk. As one of Alice Springs' busiest hostels, the YHA provides an affordable base to explore Australia's Red Centre.

Tourist and Caravan Parks

Winner: MacDonnell Range Holiday Park**

MacDonnell Range Holiday Park offers a shady campsite in the foothills of the magnificent MacDonnell Ranges to a luxurious Deluxe Villas set amongst native flowering trees and shrubs. View the stunning night sky, learn about the flora and fauna with a slide show, hear and learn about the didgeridoo or be entertained by a local musician.

Adventure Tourism

Winner: Fish Darwin Fishing Tours*

With the tagline 'Let the Adventure Begin!' Fish Darwin offers a choice of adventure experiences based around the iconic Territory's pastime which is of course fishing! Choose a taste of fishing on a 1/2 Day Fishing Tour in Darwin Harbour or embark on an unforgettable journey on a Live-a-Board Fishing Adventure to reefs, shoals and islands across the Top End departing from Darwin.

Tour and/or Transport Operators

Winner: SEIT Outback Australia

SEIT Outback Australia is a small group touring specialist embracing Spirit, Emotion, Intellect and Tasks the very essence of the intellectual outback experience. Focussing on providing travellers with interpretive touring experiences from Alice Springs to Uluru, many of the tour inclusions are exclusive to SEIT Outback Australia and will provide authentic indigenous and cultural experiences.

Meetings and Business Tourism

Winner: Darwin Convention Centre**

Surrounded by one of Australia's largest harbours, the award-winning Darwin Convention Centre features a tiered auditorium; seven meeting rooms; 4,000sqm of exhibition space and extensive open foyer areas overlooking the lush tropical parklands of the Darwin Waterfront.

Deluxe Accommodation

Winner: Lasseters Hotel Casino

Lasseters Hotel Casino is a 4.5 star property at the foot of the MacDonnell Ranges and backing onto the Alice Springs Golf Course. Lasseters has 140 spacious rooms and suites all with private balconies or courtyard showcasing magnificent views. Lasseters Hotel Casino is well and truly the centre of entertainment in Alice Springs boasting four restaurants, two bars, a sports lounge, a night club and an international standard casino to entertain guests.

Specialised Tourism Services

Winner: DIY Tourguide

DIY Tourguide offers Northern Territory self-drive visitors a tour guide in their own pocket. Through its innovative audio travel guides, remote Outback roads literally come alive through storytelling and fascinating commentary, giving the self-drive traveller a truly interpretive experience of the Outback.

Tourism Restaurants and Catering Services

Winner: Daly Waters Historic Pub**

Daly Waters Historic Pub, (A TIN SHED IN THE BUSH) where you can partake of genuine Wild caught Barramundi served with a fresh garden salad, washed down with a glass or two of fine white wine, or a juicy steak cooked to your liking with fresh garden vegetables and a really cold beer selected from our range of Australian beers on tap.

Major Tour and/or Transport Operators

Winner: Yellow Water Cruises

Yellow Water Cruises is an Indigenous owned tour guiding operation that gives visitors to Kakadu National Park the opportunity to explore the breathtaking Yellow Water Billabong. Yellow Water Billabong is Kakadu’s best-known wetland located at the end of Jim Jim Creek, a tributary of Kakadu's largest river system, the South Alligator River.

Unique Accommodation

Winner: Kings Canyon Wilderness Lodge

Picture a working cattle station in the heart of Australia’s outback in Central Australia, here you will find the unique Kings Canyon Wilderness Lodge - a pure nature experience offering quiet, stylish and private outback bush accommodation. Comprising of 10 luxury tented cabins - offering the greatest of comfort, this secluded and intimate lodge represents the perfect union of the environment and sustainable management.

Visitor Information and Services

Winner: Tourism Top End Visitor Information Centre**

Tourism Top End is a nationally accredited Visitor Information Service that offers an extensive range of services and facilities to visitors and the tourism industry. Tourism Top End covers an area that reaches from Elliot in the south, north to the Tiwi Islands and across to the Queensland and Western Australia borders.

Major Tourist Attractions

Winner: Kakadu National Park

Tourists to Kakadu National Park experience one of the world's most outstanding natural and cultural attractions. Covering nearly 20,000 square kilometres of exceptional natural beauty and unique biodiversity, Kakadu is one of Australia's iconic World Heritage sites.

Luxury Accommodation

Winner: Mandalay Luxury Stay

Mandalay Luxury Stay, is a colonial style stone cottage which is supremely located in the heart of Darwin on the picturesque Esplanade. The property caters for up to six guests in three luxury bedrooms, with a sumptuous gourmet style kitchen, a lavish lounge and extravagant dining room. Mandalay’s privacy, luxury and location will allow you to enjoy your Territory adventure in style, or enable you to do nothing at all!

Festivals and Events

Winner: Rapid Ascent* for the Ingkerreke Commercial Mountain Bike Enduro

The Ingkerreke Commercial Mountain Bike Enduro is a 5 day mountain bike stage race held in and around Alice Springs and the MacDonnell Ranges. This annual event attracts over 200 mountain bike enthusiasts, ranging from the elite riders to recreational peddlers from all over Australia and the Asia Pacific to enjoy the red centre on a bike.

Tourism Marketing

Winner: Gagudju Dreaming – IHG

Gagudju Dreaming is an Indigenous owned collection of Kakadu wetland cruises, 4WD Kakadu tours, cultural experiences and hotel, lodge and campground accommodation. It is the largest collection of tourism facilities in the triple world heritage listed Kakadu National Park and is owned by the area’s Traditional Owners.

Heritage and Cultural Tourism

Winner: Venture North Australia**

Venture North specialise in small group 4WD safaris into rarely visited locations across the Northern Territory. Travel through areas where past explorers once wandered and where Indigenous people have lived for thousands of years and experience what it is like to be in a true wilderness area unspoilt by the crowds.

Indigenous Tourism

Winner: Nyinkka Nyunyu Art & Culture Centre

Fostering excellence in cultural interpretation and arts development, Nyinkka Nyunyu is the pride of the Warumungu people of Tennant Creek. A genuine visitor experience with proud and traditional Aboriginal people who provide an opportunity to pause, listen and learn.

Chairman’s Choice Award

Winner: Lasseters Hotel Casino

Tourism NT Business Growth

Winner: Darwin Harbour Cruises

Tourism Minister’s Perpetual Trophy

Winner: Ian and Lyn Conway

Highly Commended Awards

Winners:

Tour and/or Transport Operator - Darwin Harbour Cruises

Festivals and Events - Tattersalls Finke Desert race

Specialised Tourism Services - Northern Territory Library

Heritage and Cultural Tourism - Davidsons Arnhem Land Safaris

Encouragement Awards