Visit Sunshine Coast laud Irwin legacy

RECOGNITION of the late Steve Irwin, who will next week be honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, has been applauded by Visit Sunshine Coast.

Irwin will be the only posthumous star awarded in 2018 by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce for his contribution to the entertainment industry via his wildlife documentaries.

He and his wife Terri Irwin put Australia Zoo on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast on the map as a well known tourist attraction.

“To be included among the stars of Hollywood is great recognition of the postive impact on tourism that Steve and the Irwins have had over the past two decades,” VSC ceo Simon Latchford said.