Muru Mittigar Aboriginal Cultural & Education Centre in Castlereagh, near Penrith was presented with the Qantas Australian Tourism Award 2007 for Indigenous Tourism for the second year running.The Awards ceremony was held at the National Convention Centre in Canberra, ACT on Friday, February 29 and was hosted by Andrew Daddo with special performances by the renown Aboriginal performer, Jimmy Little, and the Qantas and Australian Girls’ Choirs.
Cultural Coordinator, Mr Rab Hammond, accepted the award on behalf of Muru Mittigar, and moved the audience with a touching speech acknowledging the high standard of the other competitors in the Indigenous category and expressing that Aboriginal tourism was an exchange of culture given ‘from the heart’ by the Indigenous guides. Representing Muru Mittigar at the Awards were Fran McEwen (Café & Retail Gallery Manager), Greg McEwen (Land Management Services Supervisor), Rab Hammond (Cultural Coordinator) and Jill Ritherdon (General Manager).
“It is such an honour to receive this Award, particularly for a second time and given the very high standard of all the finalists," said Muru Mittigar General Manager Jill Ritherdon. "I am so proud that the hard work and dedication of the team at Muru Mittigar has been nationally acknowledged and that it can be truly said that we are a ‘pathway to friends’ (the meaning of ‘Muru Mittigar’ in the Darug language) for both national and international visitors."
“It is such an honour to receive this Award, particularly for a second time and given the very high standard of all the finalists," said Muru Mittigar General Manager Jill Ritherdon. "I am so proud that the hard work and dedication of the team at Muru Mittigar has been nationally acknowledged and that it can be truly said that we are a ‘pathway to friends’ (the meaning of ‘Muru Mittigar’ in the Darug language) for both national and international visitors."
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