28/05/2010
The Port Arthur Historic Site has
been honoured with one of Australia’s leading awards, for the third year
in succession.
The Site was named Australian Gourmet Traveller
Magazine’s Best Heritage Experience at a ceremony in Sydney last night.
In its citation, the magazine noted that Port Arthur’s
history was “treated with respect and gravity by guides and by fixed
displays that don’t shy away from telling the chilling truths about the
site's history”.
Port Arthur has an extraordinary history, and
its successful combination of heritage conservation with delivering a
compelling tourism experience stories bring its history alive for more
than a quarter of a million visitors every year, making it a major
driver of tourism and economic activity in the region and the state.
An economic impact study in 2009 estimated that the Authority’s
annual contribution to Gross State Product to be almost $31million.
The Port Arthur and Coal Mines Historic Sites are both managed by
the Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority, and both are
significant components of the Australian Convict Sites nomination for
World Heritage status.
To read the full citation, visit the Australian Gourmet
Traveller Magazine website http://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/view-image.htm?index=13&gid=8090