Australia Day

26 January 2014

250 days to go

Craig Opie

Robinvale Ambassador

Craig Opie

Craig  Opie  was  Managing  Director of the Colonial Tramcar Restaurants and Eureka  Skydeck.  Both are major tourist attractions in Melbourne, attracting in excess of 750,000 visitors.He also owned and operated several other businesses during his career including Paperworld and Towntalk Snowballs and MPOL Collections.

Craig  has  a  bachelor  of  business and has been actively involved in the tourism and hospitality industry for his entire career spanning more than 25 years.

He  is currently serving  on  the committee and boards of numerous organizations including:

  • Brothers 500 Group;
  • Blue Ribbon Foundation;
  • Moonee Valley Racing Club.


He  has  been  marketing Victoria and his products internationally for more than 25 years.

Craig  is  an experienced media performer, including three years as host of his  own  radio  program  in  Melbourne. As a committeeman at Moonee Valley Racing  Club,  he  has  been  racing  horses  for several years with mixed success.