Black Mountain's Telstra Tower is one of the most prominent landmarks in Canberra, visited by tourists from around the country each year, but there are fresh calls for a major makeover of the recognisable monument.
It is one of the most prominent landmarks in Canberra, visited by tourists from around the country each year.The tower's revolving restaurant has been closed since 2013
''It's so disappointing, it's an icon, it's on a lot of the marketing that Visit Canberra do, and it's been let go, to the point where it's an absolute disgrace and an embarrassment, quite frankly, to Canberra and to Telstra,'' David Marshall from the peak tourism industry body, Canberra Region Tourism Leaders Forum, said.
Telstra Tower used to be a bustling Canberra tourist site, now the gift shop and fine-dining restaurant is shut and the cafe has been replaced by a kiosk. But with Canberra battling bushfires and the COVID-19 pandemic, the campaign to rejuvenate Telstra Tower was put on hold. ''I think there's potential working with Telstra and some entrepreneurs to be able to reactivate that space in a way that would see more locals visit, and more tourists. So there's a lot of opportunities there.
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