Daintree Discovery Centre – Multi Award Winner!
The Centre has won multiple accolades with recognition in local, state and international awards. This recognition covers business management, staff training and development, eco-friendly building design, as well as numerous tourism awards; Ecotourism, Tourist Attraction and the Qantas award for Sustainable Tourism.
With a democratic approach to management everyone is encouraged to participate in the running of the Centre. All staff have designated areas of responsibility and are empowered to make decisions. The team look after day to day operations and are rewarded for their efforts.
When asked the secret of their success, Directors, Pam and Ron Birkett said that they put great store in team work and both individual and collective ideas are encouraged. They tend to ‘work on the business, rather than in the business’. That way they can focus on what they do best and everyone gets maximum job satisfaction out of being a valued member of the team.
2016
Winner Australian Tourism Awards – Tourist Attraction (Bronze)
2015
Winner Qld Tourism Awards ‘The Steve Irwin Ecotourism Award’
Winner Qld Tourism Awards – Tourist Attraction
2014
Winner United Nations Award for Leadership in Sustainability
2013
Winner Qld Tourism Awards ‘Qantas Award for Sustainability’
Winner Qld Tourism Awards ‘The Steve Irwin Ecotourism Award’
Winner Tropical North Qld Tourism Awards – Sustainability
Winner Tropical North Qld Tourism Awards – Ecotourism
Winner Qld Premier’s Sustainability Awards ‘Small Business Award’
2012
Winner Ecotourism Australia ‘Gecko Award for Ecotourism’
Inducted Tropical North QLD Tourism Awards – Hall of Fame Tourist Attraction
2011
Winner Qld Tourism Awards ‘Qantas Award for Sustainability’
Winner Tropical North Qld Tourism Awards – Sustainability
Winner Tropical North Qld Tourism Awards – Tourist Attraction
Winner Tropical North Qld Tourism Awards – Ecotourism
2010
Winner Qld Tourism Awards ‘The Steve Irwin Ecotourism Award’
Winner Tropical North Qld Tourism Awards – Tourist Attraction
Winner Tropical North Qld Tourism Awards – Ecotourism
Finalist Telstra Business Awards QLD – MYOB Small Business Award
Finalist Telstra Business Awards QLD – AMP Innovation Award
Finalist Telstra Business Awards QLD – Sensis Social Responsibility Award
2009
Winner Qld Tourism Awards – Tourist Attraction
Finalist Qantas Australian Tourism Awards – Tourist Attraction
Winner Skal International Ecotourism Awards – Sustainable Tourism Project
Winner Tropical North Qld Tourism Awards – Tourist Attraction
2008
Inducted Tropical North QLD Tourism Awards – Hall of Fame Ecotourism
Winner Ecotourism Australia – Eco Operator of the Year Commendation
2007
Winner Qld Tourism Awards ‘The Steve Irwin Ecotourism Award’
Finalist Qantas Australian Tourism Awards – Ecotourism
Winner Tropical North QLD Tourism Awards – Ecotourism
Winner Douglas Shire Council Sustainable Communities Award
2006
Winner Tropical North QLD Tourism Awards – Ecotourism
Finalist Qld Tourism Awards – Ecotourism
2005
Winner Telstra Qld Small Business of the Year Award
Winner Small Business Employer of the Year, Qld Regional Training Awards
Winner Telstra and Australian Government Small Business MYOB Award
Winner Wet Tropics Management Authority – Cassowary Award
Finalist Qld Tourism Awards – Ecotourism
2004
Winner Tropical North QLD Tourism Awards – Ecotourism
Winner Tropical North QLD Tourism Awards – Most Outstanding Submission
Winner QMBA Awards – FNQ for a Tourism and Hospitality Facility
Finalist Qld Tourism Awards – Ecotourism
Marketing Manager Adam Smith collects Double Gold on behalf of DDC 2015
Pam and Ron Birkett with Skal International Award
Daintree Discovery Centre winner at Qld Tourism Awards
The Discovery Centre team celebrates recent awards wins!
