The Alice Springs Desert Park presents and interprets the Australian desert environment and its inhabitants, and contributes to the conservation of Australia's desert flora and fauna. There are accessible toilet facilities in the Park. Electric wheelchairs can be hired from the Administration area in the main courtyard. Pre-booking a wheelchair is highly recommended.
Photographs courtesy of Dept. Natural Resources, Environment & Arts
SELF ASSESSED 2007
CAAMA Visitor Centre 101 Todd Street Alice Springs
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The Visitor Centre is a static and interactive exhibit giving visitors a brief history of Indigenous media in Australia. The CAAMA display, including 'Satellite Dreaming', tells the story of its humble beginnings and gives a glimpse of the Aboriginal media association in operation, and acknowledges the creative achievement of many Aboriginal people and communities over a vast geographic area.
The Royal Flying Doctor Service Visitor Centre commenced operations in the late 1970’s. The wide appeal of the RFDS Visitor Centre at Alice Springs was recently recognised when it won the 2005 Brolga Award for Tourism Excellence in the Significant Tourist Attractions category. Winning this award is a reflection of the commitment of the entire team that operates this engaging and educational facility which incorporates a museum, souvenir shop, one of the oldest functioning RFDS communication bases to be found and our cafe which serves up some delicious treats in very relaxed, informal surroundings. On average 80,000 people visit the centre each year. The centre includes a Cafe offering a wide variety of delicious food and beverages.
Opened in late 2009 Talinguru Nyakunytjaku offers visitors stunning new views of both Uluru and Kata Tjuta from a previously inaccessible area of the park. The area allows visitors to see both areas in the wider desert landscape. The area provides several viewing platforms and a network of wheelchair accessible walking tracks. There are toilet facilities nearby, solar powered wayfinder lighting and a performance area. From the upper platforms of Talinguru Nyakunytjaku it is possible to see landmarks more than 100 kilometres away, including the Musgrave Ranges in South Australia.
ASSESSED 2010
DARWIN & SURROUNDS
PARA MARKETS 1/1 Parap Place Darwin
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One of Darwin's open markets. Parap operates every Saturday morning throughout the year. It is located in the Parap Shopping Village. Parap is an inner suburb of Darwin, only ten minutes drive by by car from the CBD so its easily reached.