The ‘Green Cauldron’ has been added to Australia’s
list of ecologically diverse destinations.
The list or National Landscapes Programme is an incentive run by the
federal, state and local governments and Tourism Australia aiming
to promote places like Kakadu, the Red Centre, the Great Ocean Road
and the Australian Alps as must-see natural attractions.
Newest member to the list the ‘Green Cauldron’ is an area
stretching from Byron Bay to the Gold Coast, and inland towards the
Great Dividing Range.
Robyn Rae, Chair of the Green Cauldron Steering Committee, said: "Amazing,
wild, diverse, elemental, mystical, breathtaking, special, very, very
real and very, very green; this spectacular land is part of a living
Gondwanan rainforest."
Peter Garrett, Federal Minister for the Environment, commented: "Nature-based
tourism can continue to grow and contribute to the economy, which
is critical to education and conservation and ways of building sustainable
tourism for the long-term."
And it seems that sustainable, eco-friendly tourism is a hot topic
Australia-wide with Tasmanian tour operators being warned of losing
visitors if they don’t address the issue. In a recent tourism
conference on the island state sustainable tourism expert Kim McKay
told delegates: “We're seeing in research... that sustainability
and environmental performance is becoming a criteria when people are
selecting a destination."
“If Australia is to be competitive in the global market place
and indeed in the domestic market we've got to appeal to all travellers,"
Ms McKay concluded.
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