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Sanctuary Cove Marina Operations Manager Helen Motteram-Smith with MIA Chief Executive Colin Bransgrove
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Sanctuary Cove receives Five Gold Anchor stamp of approval. In April this year, Sanctuary Cove was awarded Five Gold Anchor accreditation by the Marina Industries Association (MIA), the first residential canal estate in Australia to receive this accolade. At the presentation of the certificate and flag at the Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show on 24 May 2012, MIA Chief Executive Colin Bransgrove said the accreditation was testament to Sanctuary Cove’s considered master-plan and the lifestyle on offer at the waterfront community. “Sanctuary Cove is the benchmark for boating communities Australia-wide that wish to reach the highest level of recognition,” he said. “The accreditation considers the residential community as a whole, with a focus on the boating lifestyle available to residents.” The MIA launched the International Gold Anchor rating system in Australia in 2009. In 2010, the system was extended to include specific criteria
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for residential canal estates. The three-to-five star rating system is designed to provide boat owners and marina users with a simple way to determine which marinas best fit their needs via an easy reference system similar to the hotel association’s star rating scheme. The Marina Sanctuary Cove was judged on a range of criteria including access to boating facilities and services, environmental policies and procedures, presentation and proximity to local attractions. The Five Gold Anchor accreditation puts Sanctuary Cove on par with Singapore’s Sentosa Cove, the only other residential canal estate in the world to have received the rigorously judged rating. Sanctuary Cove Marina Operations Manager Helen Motteram-Smith said the accreditation was a welcome acknowledgment for the dedication
of marina personnel and support of Mulpha Sanctuary Cove (Developments) Pty Limited. “This award recognises the role of Sanctuary Cove in providing a world class residential estate and marina and reflects the ongoing community infrastructure investment by Mulpha to ensure it remains one of the world’s best master-planned resort communities,” she said. “The Gold Anchor accreditation is significant in that it puts Sanctuary Cove on the global map as the ultimate boating lifestyle destination.” Sanctuary Cove is a global pioneer of the resortstyle master-planned community, recognised around the world for its successful blending of residential enclaves and a thriving retail precinct – The Marine Village – with 80 tenants, as well as two 18-hole championship golf courses, a 300 berth marina, Hyatt Regency Sanctuary Cove and Sanctuary Cove Golf and Country Club.