Australian Opal Centre

The Australian Opal Centre is an exceptional project of local, regional and national importance - it's a winner! In the words of Darryl Kerrigan (The Castle), 'This one's going straight to the pool room.'

The AOC offers an unprecedented combination of:

• high calibre collaborators - the people working on the Australian Opal Centre are THE BEST!
• an iconic outback location
• endurance (we'll still be here in 100 years!) and visibility (it's big, beautiful and here for all to see)
• distinctively Australian themes – precious opal, opalised fossils from the Age of Dinosaurs, and outback opal field heritage
• protecting vulnerable items of Australia’s movable cultural heritage
• strong community foundations
• sustainable integration of industry and tourism, scientific, heritage and cultural values
• cultural and economic development, employment, vocational training education and research
• providing a global focus for promotion of Australia as a tourism destination and its National Gemstone as a product
• a model energy-efficient public building in semi-arid regional Australia
• an outstanding model of sustainable community development