{"id":3686,"date":"2011-08-31T22:30:00","date_gmt":"2011-08-31T22:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/?p=3686"},"modified":"2011-08-31T22:30:00","modified_gmt":"2011-08-31T22:30:00","slug":"heritage-listing-for-kimberley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2011\/08\/heritage-listing-for-kimberley\/","title":{"rendered":"Heritage listing for Kimberley"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Source: traveldaily.com.au<\/a><\/p>\n

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FEDERAL Environment Minister Tony Burke has today announced the heritage listing of Western Australia\u2019s West Kimberley Region, with the move hailed as a significant breakthrough for domestic tourism in Australia. About 19 million hectares is covered by the decision, including the coastline of the Dampier Peninsula from Cape Leveque to Cambridge Gulf, the Kimberley Plateau and the Fitzroy River.<\/p>\n

Burke said the region \u201cbelongs on a list of the places which define Australia,\u201d while Tourism Australia md Andrew McEvoy said the \u201cterrific news\u201d would \u201cadd to the credentials of the Kimberley as a must-visit destination\u201d. Intrepid Travel has been keen for the listing, with the operator\u2019s Kimberley business mgr, Jelena Mitrovic, telling TD this morning she was thrilled at the decision.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis puts the Kimberley alongside other Australian icons such as the Great Barrier Reef in terms of marketing to international travellers,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s a major step in protecting and boosting tourism in the region,\u201d she added. The Kimberley is already part of Tourism Australia\u2019s National Landscapes program. <\/p>\n