Exhausted is how I would describe the pair of us today. We had a tremendous evening at the gondola masquerade awards last night in Griffith. Sleep and recovery however, was sadly lacking as we had to drive back early to Lockhart to open up the cafe and serve our customers. Phew! But it was worth the trip and all the effort put in entering the Inland Tourism Awards. This may just be the start of something for us. It certainly feels like we have taken a new direction and meeting all the people last night was like being welcomed into a group of like-minded friends. We were nervous at the start of the evening but by the end, felt like we were celebrating along with others working hard in the tourism industry.
So how did we go? As you know we were among the hopeful finalists in the Heritage and Cultural Tourism
category. We know that there were many others who never made it that
far and felt proud to be considered for the award alongside the likes of
Yanga National Park and Nundle Woollen Mill (a previous winner). The
competition was strong and the winner of the overall category was Yanga
National Park but we won a special award of our own, one quite unique to
the evening. The Blue Bird Cafe proudly won the Encouragement Award,
presented to us as a first time entrant just starting out on the
journey. We were advised that this award is not given out often but it
recognises future potential and the integrity of a good tourism
product. We feel honoured therefore that we have the industry's faith
in us and that we have been able to stand beside some outstanding
businesses and multiple award winners. It is an inspiration for us to
go further next year. Watch this space.
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