The country's eco-tourism drive has reached another milestone as forty tourism operators from Tasmania took part in the recently concluded Green Tourism project which aimed to promote environmentally friendly tourism by aiding operators to cut down consumption of energy and water as well as manage waste.

Funded by the federal government, the 12-month trial saved about 104 tonnes of carbon emissions which can be translated to about 24 cars being taken off the road.

Green Tourism project manager Gerry White told ABC that the trial was held in Tasmania owing to its clean and green image, as he added that the area should take advantage of utilising that image and "back it up with some hard facts in terms of operators looking at their usage the way that they operate and improving to match the image and the actuality."

In getting their tick of approval, Tasmania's tourism operators are getting the chance to evaluate and prove their green credentials, with project trainer Mike Wilson asserting that operators are reaping benefits from the project, "since it does take effort to do these things and they've often got to do a bit more in terms of recycling, taking things to the tip, and separating things whereas before they wouldn't."

Margate Vineyard owner Helen Lindsay is happy that she earned her green tick by simply making small changes such as sectioning off rooms, installing insulations and designing windows positions to be hit by early morning sunlight.

She told ABC that by instituting the adjustments on her site, "our power bill went down from $6,000 to $4,000, which was really good."

In wrapping up the project, organisers said that more funding from the federal government will be required so the trial can be held Tasmania-wide, as they hope that the green tick will be regarded as a national symbol and would result to more green dollars flowing in.