2009 Tourism Qld Awards :- Winners and Finalists
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2009 QUEENSLAND TOURISM AWARDS - WINNERS & FINALISTS

1. Major Tourist Attractions Winner Australia Zoo
Finalist
Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame and Outback Heritage Centre

2. Tourist Attractions Winner Daintree Discovery Centre
Finalist
Reef HQ Aquarium
Paronella Park
The Workshops Rail Museum
Undara Experience
Jungle Surfing Canopy Tours
Capricorn Caves
Fantasea Adventure Cruising - Reefworld
UnderWater World

3. Major Festivals & Events Winner 2008 Gold Coast Airport Marathon
Finalist
Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 2008 - Silver Jubilee

4. Festivals & Events Winner Julia Creek Dirt & Dust Festival
Finalist
IGA Coolum Kite Festival
Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers
Oceanic Whitsunday Boat & Leisure Show
Queensland Home and Garden Expo
Airlie Retreat Food and Wine Festival
Sunferries Magnetic Island Race Week 2009
Australian Camp Oven Festival

5. Steve Irwin Ecotourism Award Winner Capricorn Caves
Finalist
O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat
Daintree Discovery Centre
Big Cat Green Island Reef Cruises
Jungle Surfing Canopy Tours
Mount Barney Lodge

6. Heritage & Cultural Tourism Winner Paronella Park
Finalist
The Workshops Rail Museum
Birdsville Hotel

7. Indigenous Tourism Winner Riverlife Mirrabooka
Finalist
Torres Strait Heritage Pty Ltd

8. Specialised Tourism Services Winner Rubyvale Gem Gallery
Finalist
Kinnon & Co Station Store
Stradbroke Island Holidays
Australia Zoo

9. Visitor Information & Services Winner Brisbane Visitor Information & Booking Centre
Finalist
Noosa Visitor Information Centres
Tyto Wetlands Information Centre
South Bank Visitor Centre
Cardwell Rainforest & Reef Visitor Information Centre

10. Meetings & Business Tourism Winner Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Finalist
Conrad Jupiters
RACV Royal Pines Resort

11. Major Tour & / or Transport Operators Winner Passions of Paradise
Finalist
Coral Princess Cruises
Cruise Whitsundays
Sunlover Reef Cruises
Fraser Explorer Tours
Sunferries

12. Tour & / or Transport Operators Winner The Discovery Group
Finalist
Calypso Reef Charters Pty Ltd
Outback Aussie Tours

13. Adventure Tourism Winner Passions of Paradise
Finalist
Equathon Horse Riding Tours
Jungle Surfing Canopy Tours
Harry Redford Cattle Drive

14. The Richard Power Award for Tourism Marketing Winner RACQ - 150 Must-Do's in Queensland
Finalist
Sunferries Travel - Head East Campaign
UnderWater World - TMNT - A Turtley Awesome Shellebration

15. Tourism Education & Training Winner Griffith University - Dept. of Tourism, Leisure, Hotel & Sport Management
Finalist
James Cook University
TRAC Consulting
CaPTA Group

16. Tourism Restaurants & Catering Services Winner Peppers Spicers Peak Lodge
Finalist
Capers at the Beach Bar/Grill
QR Passenger - The Catering Unit
Fishes Café
Dracula's Cabaret Restaurant

17. Tourism Wineries, Distilleries & Boutique Breweries Winner O'Reilly's Canungra Valley Vineyards
Finalist
Gecko Valley
Murdering Point Winery

18. Tourist & Caravan Parks Winner Brisbane Holiday Village
Finalist
Cairns Coconut Holiday Resort
BIG4 Adventure Whitsunday Resort
BIG4 Barney Beach

19. Backpacker Accommodation Winner BUNK Backpackers
Finalist
The Northern Greenhouse

20. Hosted Accommodation Winner Hidden Valley Cabins
Finalist
Ruffles Lodge
The Mouses House
The Narrows Escape
Branell Homestead Bed and Breakfast
Red Mill House
Scenic Rim View Cottages
Mt Cotton Guesthouse

21. Unique Accommodation Winner Fantasea Adventure Cruising - Reefsleep
Finalist
QR Passenger - Queenslander Class on the Sunlander
Kinnon & Co - Clancy's on the Thomson

22. Standard Accommodation Winner Noorla Heritage Resort
Finalist
Long Island Resort

23. Deluxe Accommodation Winner Azjure Studio Retreat
Finalist
Peppers Palm Bay
The Point Brisbane
Watermark Hotel & Spa Gold Coast
Radisson Resort Gold Coast

24. Luxury Accommodation Winner Emporium Hotel
Finalist
qualia
Peppers Spicers Peak Lodge
Peppers Bale Resort

25. New Tourism Development Winner Brisbane City YHA
Finalist
Hinkler Hall of Aviation
O'Reilly's Mountain Villas and Lost World Spa
Hidden Peaks Walks
Mamu Rainforest Canopy Walkway

26. Qantas Award for Excellence in Sustainable Tourism Winner Skyrail Rainforest Cableway
Finalist
Daintree Discovery Centre
Holiday Inn Brisbane
Tangalooma Island Resort

27. Outstanding Contribution by a Volunteer or Volunteer Group Winner Reef HQ Volunteers

28. Young Achievers Award Winner Amanda Jennings, Capricorn Caves

29. The Marie Watson-Blake Award for Outstanding Contribution by an Individual Winner Ron Chapman (CEO, Caravanning Queensland)

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