07 May 2012: Sixteen years of Wintermoon Festival and you could wonder what more could they do to perfect the formula. Perhaps it's the lack of precision in the science or simply the lack of phone coverage.
Certain things are apparent though...
A crew dedicated to the best laid intentions
An embracing atti [more...]
07 May 2012: Anneke speaks about Latern making at Wintermoon Festival. Children were seen throughout the weekend enjoying making and displaying their laterns at night. The culmination was a parade on the Sunday night.
06 May 2012: The annual challenge of every festival is to keep the music lineup fresh. While faithful festivalgoers expect to see the favourites a festival must make decisions in favour of an expanding audience and giving new artist a chance.
The risk is upsetting the faithful, while the opportunity is great [more...]
05 May 2012: Too cute are the cruisey melodies of the Rusty Datsuns. Happy to be at Wintermoon, the guys chilled tones combined with a trio of strings are another must see at the festival.
The festival continues all weekend at Camerons Pocket, west of Calen between Mackay and Proserpine. Wintermoon Festival [more...]
05 May 2012: Creekside is where you find the kids mornings at Wintermoon. Those with sore heads too... For the creek that flows along the Western edge of the festival has a natural cascade between too perfectly defined swimming holes.
What better way to take a break or clear the head than a dip in the cool [more...]
05 May 2012: A wealth of new talent is the talking point at Wintermon Festival 2012 and as darkness defended on the venue it was easy to see why.
With a program that continues at full pace to a Monday conclusion, last evening kicked off to the easy pace of Thornlands and Rebecca Wright to build to a crescend [more...]
05 May 2012: Even though the Round Mountain Girls dubious name lacks appropriate explaination, they are still a must see performance at Wintermoon Festival.
Banjo and fiddle confirm their folk credentials as they thump out music thats sure to have you on the dance floor till the end. They promise to leave you [more...]
03 May 2012: In the early days of the Internet it might have been possible to make a lot of money with a very basic website and virtually no online marketing. The most simple web site handed you new opportunity. As a result you might win business across the state, the country, or internationally just by the virt [more...]
28 Apr 2012: ChannelWhitsunday.com were delighted to speak with frequent visitors to the Whitsundays Anne-Marie and Pam.
Just finishing their fifth trip on Pacific Sunrise, it seems that they can't get enough to the service and style on board with the glorious Whitsundays around them! [more...]
26 Apr 2012: With the final day to cast votes in the Whitsunday Regional Council elections Louise Mahony was out and about this afternoon today speaking with people in Cannonvale.
She expressed surprise that up to 30% of people she had spoken to had either not received their ballot papers or had not yet vote [more...]
26 Apr 2012: Speaking with John Powell at the council information office this afternoon he was kind enough to inform about the progress of the main street upgrade project.
A million dollars of underground works has already occurred in Waterson Way. A myriad of adjustments are required to levels to accommoda [more...]
25 Apr 2012: The webbed feet sales team at the marina have celebrated Anzac Day with a man overboard sale. In an unprecedented move, the waters going out the door at never-to-be-seen-again prices!
Nearby operators Whitehaven Express and Illusions had joined in the fun with some dock shunting resulting in some [more...]
25 Apr 2012: What must have been 800 or more people gathered for the traditional Anzac Day dawn service. A collection of former serviceman and women, loved ones, families and more observed the important commemoration. [more...]
11 Nov 2011: Capers Restaurant at Airlie Beach Hotel is the recent winner of a Queensland Tourism Award for Best Restaurant. The back to back awards is confirmation that Capers leads the way in Queensland dining experiences.
Particularly notable is their commitment to local produce with over 100 ingredients s [more...]
03 Nov 2011: Not often tossed from first floor windows, pilots Krysta Gugenberger and Ashley Howe have demonstrated their ability to land on their feet with the arrival in the Whitsundays of GSL Aviation. GSL Aviation now have operations at the Whitsunday (WAVE) Airport at Flametree. Swapping the heat and dust o [more...]
24 Oct 2011: The eleventh Whitsunday Reef Festival was held over the 4 days 20-23rd October 2011. Despite some “Belgium summer” skies, the festival registered in excess of 10,000 event attendances across the 4 days. Events ranged from the ticketed comedy, dining and fashion events to free concerts headlined by T [more...]
23 Oct 2011: Sunday afternoon at the beach has never been so “chilled”. Whitsunday Reef Festival wrapped up with a relaxed afternoon under the trees, beside the sea as more 1000 people drifted in to the space around the Beach Music stage and enjoy the various entertainers including “The Twine”, “Cactus”, “Natura [more...]
23 Oct 2011: The Whitsunday Reef Festival reached a crescendo last night with Rockin the Reef bought to you by the Airlie Beach Main Street traders group. Many many sponsors made it possible to entertain an estimated 5000 people over an evening of musical diversity including The Black Sorrows, Paul Green and The [more...]
22 Oct 2011: More that 30 organisations and floats came out to be part of the Rotary Club of Airlie Beach Street Parade. Schools, companies, dance clubs, boat trips and service clubs made an extra effort to support the mardi-gras theme.
Organiser Bronwyn Garland and the Rotary judging panel had the hard job o [more...]
22 Oct 2011: Reef protection is a subject close to the hearts of all Whitsunday residents. The ChannelWhitsunday.com Recyclable Regatta is aimed at celebrating and reminding everyone of the importance of this fact.
Featuring 8 rafts for the 2011, the Recyclable Regatta is in its second year and appears to be [more...]
21 Oct 2011: The Porters Reeffire lit up the grey evening for the entertainment of so many families and visitors to the Whitsundays on Friday night. Porters generous support of the second year has ensured that the Whitsunday Reef Festival includes the very important signature event that brings so much spectacle [more...]
08 Oct 2011: The Zonta Club of the Whitsundays turned out a great event with the Whitsunday Healthy Lifestyle Expo on Saturday the 8th of October 2011. Exhibits including community groups, fitness, relaxation joined speciality healthy food promoters and therapists to entertain and encourage the better attributes of the Whitsundays lifestyle. [more...]
14 Sep 2011: The recent careful selection process of a new dSLR camera for ChannelWhitsunday.com found that the Canon 550d was the prefered unit. The camera is well documented for its technical qualities.
Unfortunately, the Canon 550d failed in just three weeks, during an important project at the Whitsunday B [more...]
26 Aug 2011: Billabong now has a store at the Port of Airlie which joins other retailers Coffee Club, Calypso Resort and Swimwear and Aimer Accessories as the retail precinct takes shape.
The recent hand over of Port of Airlie to recievers appear to have no on the ground difference at the marina. [more...]
02 Feb 2011: After Cyclone Tracy in 1974 the building codes for tropical regions were changed substantially. Terry Kemp goes through some of the considerations for building construction in North Queensland that make it modern buildings safe. [more...]
06 Dec 2010: During 2010 parent Internet consulting business eCentral have been retained to improve the myWhitsunday.com web site by the Rotary Club of Airlie Beach. In conjunction with the Media Whitsunday, who produce the region's most comprehensive and accurate guide for the Rotary Club of Airlie Beach, the m [more...]
23 Oct 2010: Hundreds of people turned at Abel Point Marina to watch the spectacle of the inaugural Recycle Regatta. Sevens teams representing youth, families and corporates arrived with all manner of craft made from plastics and things found in the rubbish.
The first race was families and youth and hotly con [more...]
19 Sep 2010: Celebrated in Airlie Beach in just a small way on the 18th September was international “Talk Like A Pirate Day”. Despite Airlie Beach and the Whitsundays being the Australian sailing and cruising centre of the universe, the appearance of pirates and pirate like activity seems lost in this tropical i [more...]
16 Aug 2010: The Whitsunday bare boat industry in conjunction with Seawind Catamarans are holding an "open day" at Abel Point Marina on Monday the 16th August 2010. This Monday will be the lay-day for Meridien Marina's Airlie Beach Race Week, so the town the Abel Point Marina will alive with sailing activity. Th [more...]
23 Mar 2010: In the aftermath of Cyclone Ului one has to praise the Telstra Next G network. Telstra's mobile phone network has continued to operate at Airlie Beach and Cannonvale throughout the Cyclone period. It is understood that services from other major carriers lost service on Saturday night and have only o [more...]
20 Mar 2010: The somewhat hard to pronounce Tropical Cyclone Ului is due to cross the Queensland coast in the early hours of Sunday morning, 21st March 2010.
The predicted path is in the Whitsundays region between Airlie Beach and Bowen.
Locals are now in full preparations with every precaution taken to en [more...]
28 Aug 2008: Despite overcast skies there was no stopping the competitors, island workers and residents of the Whitsundays coming to Whitehaven Beach for the famous Whitehaven Beach Party.
With 3000+ people on the shore, dance music from Headspace and just a few drinks the party continued throughout the day. [more...]
01 Mar 2008: Welcome to Airlie Beach and Whitsunday's own television station, ChannelWhitsunday.com. If your thinking of visiting the Whitsundays, you will find the videos on this site a great resource for your holiday planning. We have brought together the best accommodation, overnight sailing, bare boating and [more...]
07 Jul 2007: We roll out the cheap toys at one of the world's favourite places to lay around. Join us as we pass the Frisbee around, meet some locals and tourists on another great Whitsunday day. [more...]
01 Apr 2007: Positioning the Whitsundays as a world class destination amongst so many rivals and established players, we have to commend the creators of the 74 Islands campaign and this wonderful commercial.
We have looked good at hard at the venues shown and can't find a number anywhere. [more...]
