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| 1. Major Tourist Attractions |
| Alice Springs Desert Park, NT |
NT |
| Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary, SA |
SA |
| Australia Zoo, Qld |
QLD |
| BridgeClimb Sydney, NSW |
NSW |
| Bunbury Dolphin Discovery |
WA |
| Federation Square |
VIC |
| National Museum of Australia |
ACT |
| Port Arthur Historic Site |
TAS |
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| 2. Tourist Attractions |
| Cleland Wildlife Park |
SA |
| Flagstaff Hill Precinct Warrnambool |
VIC |
| Pet Porpoise Pool |
NSW |
| Questacon - The National Science and Technology Centre |
ACT |
| Royal Flying Doctor Service Visitor Centre |
NT |
| Sandalford Wines |
WA |
| West Coast Wilderness Railway |
TAS |
| Wildlife Enterprises - Billabong Sanctuary |
QLD |
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| 3. Major Festivals and Events |
| 2006 Cadbury Schweppes Australian PGA Championship |
QLD |
| 2007 Clipsal 500 Adelaide |
SA |
| Arafura Games 2007 |
NT |
| Summernats Car Festival 20 |
ACT |
| Surf Life Saving Australia |
WA |
| Sydney Royal Easter Show |
NSW |
| Ten Days on the Island Festival |
TAS |
| Victorian Racing Club (2006 Melbourne Cup Carnival) |
VIC |
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| 4. Festivals and Events |
| 2007 Tattersall's Finke Desert Race |
NT |
| Airnorth Kimberley Moon Experience |
WA |
| Barossa Vintage Festival |
SA |
| Fun for Kids |
VIC |
| Mount Isa Rotary Rodeo |
QLD |
| Ulysses AGM 2007 Coffs Coast |
NSW |
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| 5. Ecotourism |
| Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary |
SA |
| Daintree Discovery Centre |
QLD |
| Kooljaman at Cape Leveque |
WA |
| Montague Island Tours |
NSW |
| Phillip Island Nature Park |
VIC |
| Redbrow Garden |
ACT |
| The Maria Island Walk |
TAS |
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| 6. Heritage and Cultural Tourism |
| Ayers House Museum |
SA |
| Bells Milk Bar |
NSW |
| Donnelly River Cruises |
WA |
| Jewish Museum of Australia |
VIC |
| National Capital Exhibition |
ACT |
| Port Arthur Historic Site |
TAS |
| The Workshops Rail Museum |
QLD |
| Venture North Australia |
NT |
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| 7. Indigenous Tourism |
| Bookabee Tours Australia |
SA |
| Kepa Kurl Enterprises |
WA |
| Koorie Heritage Trust |
VIC |
| Muru Mittigar Aboriginal Cultural & Education Centre |
NSW |
| Tiwi Tours |
NT |
| Torres Strait Regional Authority - Gab Titui Cultural Centre |
QLD |
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| 8. Specialised Tourism Services |
| Bungendore Woodworks Gallery |
ACT |
| Cellar Door Pass |
SA |
| Elmar's in the Valley |
WA |
| Holiday Great Ocean Road |
VIC |
| Rubyvale Gem Gallery |
QLD |
| Taronga Zooshop |
NSW |
| The Wilderness Gallery |
TAS |
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| 9. Visitor Information Services |
| Augusta Margaret River Tourism Association |
WA |
| Central Australian Tourism Industry Association |
NT |
| Clarence River Tourism - Visitor Information Services |
NSW |
| Forest and Heritage Centre Inc. |
TAS |
| Geelong Visitor Information Centres |
VIC |
| Gold Coast Information & Booking Centre - Coolangatta |
QLD |
| Goolwa Visitor Information Centre |
SA |
| Tumut Region Visitor Centre |
ACT |
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| 10. Meetings and Business Tourism |
| Alice Springs Convention Centre |
NT |
| Geelong Otway Tourism |
VIC |
| Hamilton Island Conventions |
QLD |
| Novotel Barossa Valley Resort |
SA |
| Perth Convention Exhibition Centre |
WA |
| The Old Woolstore Apartment Hotel |
TAS |
| Tour Hosts Pty Ltd |
NSW |
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| 11. Major Tour and/or Transport Operators |
| Adventure Tours Australia Group |
SA |
| Australian Pacific Touring - Sydney Day Tours |
NSW |
| Melbourne Day Tours (Australia Pacific Touring) |
VIC |
| Orion Expedition Cruises |
NT |
| Quicksilver Group |
QLD |
| Willie Creek Pearl Farm Tours |
WA |
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| 12. Tour and/or Transport Operators |
| Discovery Ecotours Australia |
NT |
| Donnelly River Cruises |
WA |
| Go West Tours |
VIC |
| Hobart Cruises |
TAS |
| Outback Aussie Tours |
QLD |
| Surf & Sun |
SA |
| Sydney Seaplanes |
NSW |
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| 13. Adventure Tourism |
| Bayplay Adventure Tours |
VIC |
| Bendleby Ranges |
SA |
| Cannon Charters |
NT |
| North Star Cruises Australia |
WA |
| Passions of Paradise |
QLD |
| The Maria Island Walk |
TAS |
| Tri State Safaris |
NSW |
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| 14. Tourism Marketing |
| Australia's Coral Coast |
WA |
| Pure Tasmania |
TAS |
| Recharge on the Murray River |
SA |
| Take A Break.com.au |
NSW |
| The Ghan Green Season Campaign |
NT |
| The Sovereign Hill Museums Association |
VIC |
| Tourism Noosa |
QLD |
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| 15. Tourism Education & Training |
| Canberra Institute of Technology - Faculty of Tourism and Hotel Management |
ACT |
| CASTT - Council of Australian Secondary Tourism Teachers |
SA |
| International College of Management, Sydney |
NSW |
| James Cook University |
QLD |
| Northern Melbourne Institue of TAFE Faculty of Tourism & Hospitality |
VIC |
| Savannah Guides Ltd |
NT |
| WA Maritime Training Centre Fremantle |
WA |
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| 16. Tourism Restaurants & Catering Services |
| Dracula's Cabaret Restaurant |
VIC |
| Grazing |
ACT |
| Jacob's Restaurant at Jacob's Creek Visitor Centre |
SA |
| Restaurant Splash |
NSW |
| Spirit House Restaurant & Cooking School |
QLD |
| Terrace Restaurant |
TAS |
| Watershed Premium Wines |
WA |
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| 17. Tourism Wineries |
| Bimbadgen Estate |
NSW |
| De Bortoli Wines Pty Ltd - Winery and Restaurant |
VIC |
| Gecko Valley |
QLD |
| Ghost Rock Vineyard |
TAS |
| Jacob's Creek Visitor Centre |
SA |
| Mount Majura Vineyard |
ACT |
| Xanadu Wines |
WA |
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| 18. Tourist & Caravan Parks |
| Adelaide Shores Caravan Resort |
SA |
| Cairns Coconut Caravan Resort |
QLD |
| Lane Cove River Tourist Park |
NSW |
| MacDonnell Range Holiday Park |
NT |
| Melbourne Big 4 Holiday Park |
VIC |
| Peppermint Park Eco Village |
WA |
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| 19. Backpacker Accommodation |
| Lakeside Manor YHA |
SA |
| Melaleuca on Mitchell |
NT |
| Melbourne Metro YHA Hostel |
VIC |
| Perth City YHA |
WA |
| Railway Square YHA |
NSW |
| Wildlife Enterprises - Bungalow Bay Koala Village |
QLD |
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| 20. Hosted Accommodation |
| Clydesdale Manor P/L |
TAS |
| Country Guesthouse Schonegg |
ACT |
| Crystal Creak Meadows |
NSW |
| Lillydale Host Farm |
QLD |
| Monreale Estate |
VIC |
| Rosewood Guesthouse |
WA |
| Seppeltsfield Vineyard Cottage |
SA |
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| 21. Unique Accommodation |
| Faraway Bay, The Bush Camp |
WA |
| Ossian Hall Valley Retreat |
NSW |
| Quality Houseboats |
SA |
| Queenslander Class on the Sunlander |
QLD |
| Redbrow Garden |
ACT |
| The Henry Jones Art Hotel |
TAS |
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| 22. Standard Accommodation |
| Bruny Island Explorers Cottages |
TAS |
| Crystal Fountain Motel |
NSW |
| Forrest Hotel and Apartments |
ACT |
| Goodearth Hotel |
WA |
| Miami Hotel Melbourne |
VIC |
| Narnu Farm |
SA |
| Noorla Heritage Resort |
QLD |
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| 23. Deluxe Accommodation |
| Adelaide Shores Holiday Village |
SA |
| Avalon Coastal Retreat |
TAS |
| Crown Promenade Hotel |
VIC |
| Four Points by Sheraton Darling Harbour, Sydney |
NSW |
| Habitat Resort Broome |
WA |
| Mona Country Manor House |
ACT |
| Quest Serviced Apartments Darwin |
NT |
| Turtle Beach Resort |
QLD |
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| 24. Luxury Accommodation |
| Cable Beach Club Resort |
WA |
| Peppers Spicers Peak Lodge |
QLD |
| Sheraton on the Park Sydney |
NSW |
| The Louise |
SA |
| The Westin Melbourne |
VIC |
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| 25. New Tourism Development |
| Bamurru Plains |
NT |
| Eureka Skydeck 88 |
VIC |
| Great Tropical Drive |
QLD |
| Must @ Coonawarra |
SA |
| Novotel Ningaloo Resort, Exmouth |
WA |
| Piners and Miners |
TAS |
| Santai Casuarina Beach |
NSW |
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