Karumba's Les Wilson Barramundi Discovery Centre has picked up another award.
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The Centre has won an award for excellence in community shaping at the LGMA Queensland awards, which honours local government initiatives across the state.
The Centre opened in 2019 has also won awards for architectural excellence and was a finalist in the 2019 Grey Nomad awards for best attraction or tour.
In its nomination for the award the LGMA said that in a town where barramundi outnumber people a thousand to one, it was fitting a new home had been created for this famous sport and eating fish.
"This was no small feat, made possible via a collaborative effort between state and local government with over $8,000,000 in funding through the Queensland state government's 'Building Our Regions Program' designed to improve recreational and tourism offerings and support liveability," the LGMA said.
"Upon entering you are immersed by the world-class standard that will surely see the centre become a great Queensland tourism attraction, offering unique and unmatched experiences, including feeding the genetically distinct southern gulf barramundi, a fish that is bred nowhere else in the world."
Carpentaria Shire Tourism Manager Verena Olesch said the project was "a unique solution to the economic and environmental issues faced by outback Australia, demonstrating what we can achieve when we work together across all levels of government".
The centre was inspired by local commercial fishermen, who wanted to give back to the environment by releasing thousands of fingerlings into the wild each year.
The transformation saw the concept grow from a simple hatchery and tourist attraction, into a community hub, designed to improve quality of life and liveability for the residents of Karumba.
The Centre incorporates a; Visitor Information Centre, lease-hold cafe and meeting place, theatre featuring local stories, art gallery celebrating culture, conference centre/gymnasium, interpretive centre, souvenir store and a hatchery and research facility.
The LGMA said the benefits of this transformation are multi-faceted and far-reaching; taking into account current and future economic, social and environmental impacts, while addressing the needs of visitors, industry, environment and the community.
The Centre will host Karumba's festival by the sea in September.
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