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
Freycinet Aqua Taxi
Freycinet Charters
Picnic Island
Pyengana Dairy Farmgate Cafe
St Helens Mountain Bike Trails
The Pondering Frog Cafe Ice Creamery
Wineglass Bay Tours
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
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