2020 East Coast Tasmania Tourism Awards – Winners

Congratulations to all our winners and finalists for the 2020 East Coast Tasmania Tourism Awards.

Category 1: Accommodation – Caravan or Holiday Park

GOLD – St Helens Waterfront Holiday Park
SILVER – Freycinet Paintball and Campground

Category 2: Accommodation – Self Contained

GOLD – Apartments on Fraser Bicheno
SILVER – Bed In A Shed Tasmania – Fingal
BRONZE – Blue Seas Holiday Villas – Scamander

FINALISTS
Freycinet Holiday Houses
The Eastcoaster Tasmania – Orford

Category 3: Accommodation – Standard

GOLD – Malting Lagoon Guest House
SILVER – Orford Sanda House B&B
BRONZE – The Eastcoaster Tasmania – Orford

FINALISTS
Blue Seas Holiday Villas – Scamander

Category 4: Accommodation – Deluxe

GOLD – Bay of Fires Bush Retreat
SILVER – Orford Sanda House B&B
BRONZE – THE LOFT – Bay of Fires Seascape

FINALISTS
Picnic Island
The Eastcoaster Tasmania – Orford

Category 5: Visitor Experience

GOLD – Oyster Bay Tours
SILVER – Freycinet Adventures
BRONZE – East Coast Cruises

Category 6: Food, Wine, Retail

GOLD – Craigie Knowe Vineyard – Cranbrook
SILVER – Pyengana Dairy
BRONZE – Bark Mill Tavern and Bakery – Swansea

FINALISTS
Gert and Ted Catering
Springbay Seafood and Wine Bar – Orford
The Long Lunch Wine Tour Co.

Category 7: New Business Award

GOLD – St Helens Mountain Bike Trails
SILVER – Tellers, Swansea

Category 8: Community Initiative

GOLD – Bicheno DAP Group

Category 9: Event of the Year

GOLD – The 2019 Great Eastern Wine Weekend – Freycinet Lodge
SILVER – Rock Pool Concert – Bicheno Lions Club

Category 10: The 2020 East Coast Tasmania Tourism Awards – Individual Contribution Award
WINNER – Heidi Howe

2019 Great Eastern Drivers Awards – Winners

Accommodation

• Winner: Freycinet Lodge
• Certificate of Merit: Apartments on Fraser Bicheno
• Honorable Mention: Bay of Fires Bush Retreat 

Visitor Experience

• Winner: East Coast Cruises
• Winner: Oyster Bay Tours
• Certificate of Merit: ALL4Adventure

Food, Wine & Retail

• Winner: Freycinet Marine Farm
• Certificate of Merit: Craigie Knowe Vineyard 
• Certificate of Merit: Pyengana Dairy

New Great Eastern Driver

• Winner: Oyster Bay Tours
• Honorable Mention: Belmont Homestead

Community Initiative

• Winner: Maria Island Pledge, Spring Bay Tourism Group

Event of the Year

• Winner: Bicheno Food & Wine Festival 
• Winner: Great Eastern Wine Weekend
• Honorable Mention: One Night Stand

2019 Great Eastern Driver

• Karen Skews

2018 Great Eastern Drivers Awards – Winners

Accommodation

• Winner: Bay of Fires Bush Retreat 
• Certificate of Merit: Freycinet Lodge
• Honorable Mention: Orford Sanda House B&B
• Honorable Mention: Cod Rock Point

Visitor Experience

• * 2 winners / certificate of merit Winner: ALL4Adventure  Winner: East Coast Cruises
• Certificate of Merit: Freycinet Air
• Certificate of Merit: St Marys Cranks and Tinkerers

Food, Wine & Retail

• Winner: Freycinet Lodge
• Certificate of Merit: Waubs Bay Gallery
• Certificate of Merit: Craigie Knowe Vineyard 
• Honorable Mention: Devils Corner Cellar Door, The Fishers & Tombolo 

New Great Eastern Driver

• Winner: Apartments on Fraser Bicheno
• Certificate of Merit: Craigie Knowe Vineyard 
• Honorable Mention: Swims East Coast Coffee
• Honorable Mention: Spring Bay Seafood and Wine Bar 
• Honorable Mention: Geographe Restaurant and Espresso Bar 

Destination Action Plan Initiative

• Winner: Spring Bay Tourism Group
• Certificate of Merit: Bicheno Destination Action Plan Group

Great Eastern Drive Event of the Year

• Winner: Bicheno Food & Wine Festival 
• Certificate of Merit: Bay of Fires Winter Arts Festival
• Honorable Mention: Bicheno Lions Club – Rockpool 

2018 Great Eastern Driver

• Jenny Logie

2017 Great Eastern Drivers Awards – Winners

Innovator of the Year

• Winner Bay of Fires Bush Retreat
• Certificate of Merit: Bicheno Penguin Tours

New Great Eastern Driver of the Year

• Winner: The Farm Shed Wine Centre 
• Certificate of Merit: Freycinet Adventures Aqua Taxi 
• Certificate of Merit: Maria Island Grand Picnic – See Tasmania 

Community Initiative

• Winner: Spring Bay Studio and Gallery 
• Certificate of Merit: Tasmanian Bushland Garden 

Product of the Year

• Winner: Freycinet Adventures 
• Certificate of Merit: East Coast Cruises
• Certificate of Merit: Bay of Fires Bush Retreat

Event of the Year

• Winner: Bay of Fires Winter Arts Festival 
• Certificate of Merit: Bicheno Food and Wine Festival 

Volunteer of the Year

• Winner: Nic Wardlaw

The 2017 Great Eastern Driver

• Ian Johnstone

2016 Great Eastern Drivers Awards – Winners

• Great Eastern Drive Innovator of the Year: Winner: East Coast Cruises
• Certificate of Merit: White Sands Estate & IronHouse Brewery
• New Great Eastern Driver of the Year Winner: Bay of Fires Eco Tours
• Certificate of Merit: The Fishers
• Certificate of Merit: Twamley Farm
• Great Eastern Drive Community Initiative Winner: Bicheno Community Development Association Inc.
• Great Eastern Drive Product of the Year Winner: Big4 St Helens Holiday Park
• Certificate of Merit: Freycinet Lodge
• Certificate of Merit: Bay of Fires Eco Tours
• Great Eastern Drive Event of the Year Winner: Bicheno Festivals Inc.
• Young Great Eastern Driver of the Year Edward Thompson
• 2016 Great Eastern Driver Carrie Wallis

2015 Great Eastern Drivers Awards – Winners

• Standard Accommodation Winner: Sandpiper Ocean Cottages
• Self-Contained Accommodation Winner: Dragonfly Lodge
• Caravan Parks Winner: Triabunna Cabin & Caravan Park
• Food and Wine Tourism Winner: Freycinet Marine Farm Pty Ltd
• Tourism Attractions / Experiences / Tour Operators Winner: Freycinet Adventures
• Events and Festivals Winner: Bay of Fires Winter Arts Festival
• Outstanding Contribution by an individual to the Tourism Industry Paul Male
• TICT People’s Choice Awards Winner: Wineglass Bay Cruises

2014 Great Eastern Drivers Awards – Winners

• Hotel Accommodation Winner: Freycinet Lodge
• Accommodation Winner: Sandpiper Ocean Cottages
• Certificate of Merit: Windows on Bicheno
• Caravan Parks Winner: Big4 St Helens Holiday Park
• Food and Wine Tourism Winner: Freycinet Marine Farm Pty Ltd
• Certificate of Merit:Tombolo Freycinet
• Tourism Attractions / Experiences / Tour Operators Winner: Wineglass Bay Cruises
• Certificate of Merit: Freycinet Adventures
• Visitor Information and Services Winner: View St Helens Pty Ltd
• Events and Festivals Winner: Bicheno Festival Committee Inc
• Certificate of Merit: Bay of Fires Art Market
• Sustainable Tourism Winner: The Ugly Duck Out
• Outstanding Contribution by an individual/s to the Tourism Industry Peter Paulsen
• TICT People’s Choice Awards Winner: Sandpiper Ocean Cottages

2013 Great Eastern Drivers Awards – Winners

• Accommodation Winner: Sandpiper Ocean Cottages
• Certificate of Merit: Sheoaks on Freycinet
• Caravan Parks Winner Hill Crest Tourist Park, and Mini Market
• Food and Wine Tourism Winner -Purple Possum Wholefoods
• Certificate of Merit Bark Mill Tavern and Bakery, Swansea
• Tourism Attractions / Experiences / Tour Operators Winner: Wineglass Bay Cruises
• Visitor Information and Services Winner: East Coast Visitor Information Network
• Events and Festivals: Winner: Bicheno Festivals Committee Inc.
• Certificate of Merit: Bay of Fires Art Prize
• Sustainable Tourism Winner: The Ugly Duck Out
• Outstanding Contribution by an individual/s to the Tourism Industry Christine Dewar
• TICT People’s Choice Awards Winner: Bed in the Tree Tops