Sir David Brand Award

The Sir David Brand Award for Tourism is the highest award for tourism in Western Australia, named after Sir David Brand (1912-1979), who was Premier of Western Australia from 1959 to 1971. It was established in 1972 as a single award, and is now the highest honour in the Western Australia Tourism Awards.[1][2]

The awards were established in 1972, by John Wood, founder of the Fleetwood caravan company.[1] He said later:

I recall an excited David Brand, WA's first Minister for Tourism, saying the award would come to symbolise the pinnacle achievement in WA tourism. How insightful his vision![3]

Speaking in parliament in 2013 John Day commented that David Brand's widow Lady Brand, then aged 92, had at that time attended all but one of the 41 presentation ceremonies for the award.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Day, J.H.D. (14 November 2013). "2013 Perth Airport Western Australian Tourism Awards" (PDF). Hansard (Western Australia). Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  2. ^ "WA Tourism Awards: Winners Announced". Tourism Western Australia. 16 November 2015. Archived from the original on 29 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017. culminating in the top honour – the Sir David Brand Award for Tourism
  3. ^ "In Recognition of Life Membership: Mr John Wood senior" (PDF). Caravan Industry Association of WA. p. 9. Retrieved 27 April 2017.