On Friday 21 March 2025, a team from Questacon attended the 2024 Qantas Australian Tourism Awards at the Convention Centre in Adelaide with the hope of bringing home the award for the 2024 Major Tourist Attraction.
Questacon was thrilled to be awarded the top tourism prize in the country.
The 2024 Major Tourist Attraction category recognises natural or built attractions that people visit for pleasure and interest. Entrants in this category attract amongst the highest visitor numbers during the qualifying period for their State/Territory.
This is an extraordinary achievement with competition including Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Port Arthur Historic Site and Zoos Victoria.
Questacon Director, Jo White expressed her thanks to the Australian Tourism Industry Council in her acceptance speech and said Questacon is proud to have contributed to and received recognition from the wards over many years, helping make us a ‘bucket list destination’.
‘Thank you to the incredible teams at Questacon for providing passion, creativity, and unwavering commitment to our mission of igniting curiosity, creating memories and a lifelong love of learning in science and technology across Australia.’
‘Thank you to our partners, supporters, members, and volunteers – you are at the heart of what we do. And of course, thank you to our visitors – you are the reason we strive to create an environment where science is not just learned but experienced and enjoyed.’
‘This award motivates us to keep evolving, sharing the wonder of STEM, and shaping the future of tourism in Australia,’ said Jo White.
The team present on the evening included Questacon Director Jo White, General Manager Steve Stirling, Centres Business Manager Megan Donaldson and Tourism and Schools Experience Team Leader Rebecca Kiddey.
At the end of 2024 Questacon was awarded the Major Tourist Attraction at the Canberra Region Tourism Awards and recognised Questacon’s outstanding contribution to science technology.
