A restaurant in the Tweed Shire that bills itself as a ‘kitchen garden’ has won big at the North Coast Tourism Awards.
The awards presented last night by NBN News Presenter Jane Goldsmith at an event in Port Macquarie, celebrate tourism excellence in the region.
In the heart of the Tweed, restaurant ‘Potager’ took out the award for ‘Business of the Year’ as well as Excellence in Food Tourism.
The restaurant taking to social media saying ‘How amazing. So proud of (our) team!’
The business opened in 2016 on a small 10-acre farm in Carool, a 20 minute drive from the Gold Coast Airport. Priding itself on a relaxed dining experience, excellent service serving locally grown food. With a paddock to plate philosophy to showcase the Northern NSW region.
See a full list of the Destination North Coast Tourism Awards winners here:
1. Event Venue of the Year:
Lennox Head Cultural Centre
2. Excellence in Camping, Glamping and/or Caravanning:
Myall River Camp
3. Excellence in Cultural Tourism:
Explore Byron Bay
4. Excellence in Food Tourism:
Potager
5. Excellence in Specialised Tourism (including agritourism, ecotourism and adventure tourism):
WildNets Adventure
6. Excellence in Tourism Services:
Ballina Visitor Information Centre
7. Excellence in Wellness Tourism:
Lets Go Surfing
8. Excellence in Wineries, Distilleries and Breweries:
Bucket Brewery
9. Festival/ Event of the Year:
Byron Bay BluesFest 2024
10. Outstanding Accommodation Experience:
The Belfry Guest House
11. Tour and Transport Operator of the Year:
Coffs Harbour Trike and Private Tours
12. Outstanding Tourism Start-Up:
Northern Rivers Rail Trail – Tweed Section
13. Excellence in Innovation (including digital, marketing, sustainability, accessible and inclusive tourism):
Ritchie Villages – Dunbogan Caravan Park
14. Tourist Attraction of the Year:
The Big Banana Fun Park
15. Outstanding Tourism Employee:
Maree Milne, Manager of Myall River Camp
16. Outstanding Young Tourism Business Leader:
Tiga Cross
17. Outstanding Tourism Business Leader:
Yen Trinh
18. Tourism Business of the Year:
Potager
