Sydney Attractions Group

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Sydney Attractions Group Limited directly manages and operates six tourism and leisure attractions in Sydney, Australia.

1 Managed attractions
2 Company History
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Managed attractions

Sydney Aquarium, an aquarium at Darling Harbour
Oceanworld Manly, an aquarium on the Esplanade at Manly
Shark Dive Xtreme, an exhibit at Manly Oceanworld that allows scuba divers to pay to dive with sharks
Sydney Tower, with its observation deck, and OzTrek, a ride and film of a flight through Australian locations situated at Sydney Tower
Sydney Tower Skywalk, an open-air viewing platform at Sydney Tower
Sydney Wildlife World, a wildlife park in Darling Harbour

[edit] Company History

Sydney Aquarium opened in 1988 after tender by the NSW Government, and financed by private investors and finance groups. In 1988, it was the subject of a leveraged buyout by an investor group and, in June 1993, became a publicly listed company on the Australian Stock Exchange. In February 1999 Sydney Aquarium purchased Oceanworld Manly, a smaller aquarium situated on Manly Cove. Shark Dive Xtreme was launched at Oceanworld Manly in July 2003.

In July 2004, Sydney Aquarium both purchased Sydney Tower and OzTrek, and also received approval to begin construction of Sydney Wildlife World. The Skywalk opened on Sydney Tower in October 2005, and in November 2005, Sydney Aquarium Group was renamed Sydney Attractions Group to reflect the new nature of the group and its associated businesses.

In February 2008, Village Roadshow Limited, an Australian film production, exhibition and theme parks company, were successful in a takeover of Sydney Attractions Group after achieving majority shareholding of the company.^[1]