Awards
2011 TASMANIAN COMMUNITY ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS – STEAMFEST WINS THE COMMUNITY EVENT OF THE YEAR AWARD!
At the 2011 Tasmanian Community Achievements Award Presentation Night held at the Grand Chancellor in Launceston in November, Rod Stewart from Super Prime presents Chris Martin with the Tasmanian Event of the Year Award on behalf of SteamFest.
STEAMFEST WINS THE 2011 ATHRA TOURIST PROMOTION AWARD – AGAIN!
Taken after the presentation of Awards at the General Meeting in October - from left to right:
Lindsay Watson (WA) with the Excellence Award, Trevor Franklin Proxy (WA) with the Freight Vehicle Restoration Award, Brian Busch Chairman, Julie Bullas from the single Regulator’s office, Chris Martin (TAS) with the Tourism Promotion Award for SteamFest, and Warren Doubleday with the Rail Safety Award, pose on a Melbourne Cable car at the Hawthorn Tramway Museum.
2010 CRADLE COAST REGIONAL TOURISM AWARDS
Photo courtesy of Kevin O’Daly.
At the end of July the winners of the inauguaral 2010 Cradle Coast Regional Tourism Awards were announced. A full list of the winners can be found here
2010: SteamFest Wins for Best Festival!
Photo courtesy of Kevin O’Daly.
At the inaugural 2010 Cradle Coast Regional Tourism Awards presentation on 29th July, SteamFest was declared the winner for the best Festival with the nomination prepared by Kris Spencer.
Chris Martin is seen receiving the award on behalf of all the volunteers without whom SteamFest would not be such a successful annual event.
2009: ATHRA* TOURISM PROMOTION AWARD
Chris Martin receives the ATHRA tourism promotion award from Queensland’s Minister for Transport and member for Ipswich MP Rachel Nolan.
*Association of Tourist and Heritage Railways Australia – see here
2008: KENTISH AUSTRALIA DAY COMMUNITY EVENT AWARD and CULTURAL AND HERITAGE AWARD
Photo courtesy of the Kentish Chronicle.
At the 2008 Australia Day Breakfast held in the Sheffield Town Hall, the Australia Day Community Event Award went to Redwater Creek Steam & Heritage Society’s SteamFest 2007. The 13th SteamFest had approximately 8,000 people through the gates during the 3 day event. It has been estimated that over the 13 years SteamFest has generated a quarter of a million dollars for the Kentish economy. Held over 3 days on the March long weekend, it is one of the busiest weeks in the Kentish Calendar. The Society was also awarded the 2008 Culltural and Heritage Award.
