Whitsunday Sailing Club welcomes new Rainbow Warrior
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08 Apr 2013: The Whitsunday Sailing Club is preparing a warm welcome for the 60-metre long Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior which will visit the region on Wednesday, April 17.
As well as operating ship tours to the vessel and onshore activities throughout the day, the sailing club has changed the weekly Twil [more...]
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Test of the best at the Whitsunday Sailing Club Easter Regatta
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02 Apr 2013: The sailing action didn’t disappoint at the weekends off beach Easter Regatta hosted by the Whitsunday Sailing Club.
With 40 boats of varying classes competing in the mixed wind conditions at Pioneer Bay, Airlie Beach, Whitsunday Sailing Club’s Sailing Development Officer Tim Parker said all races [more...]
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Enhanced Airlie Beach Accommodation at BIG4
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25 Mar 2013: BIG4 Adventure Whitsunday Resort will soon have a brand new multi-purpose conference and meeting venue after receiving a grant through the Tourism Industry Regional Development Fund (TIRF). The recent approval of a $250,000 grant will enable the award-winning resort to enhance their current Airlie B [more...]
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Airlie Beach Race Week 2013 dates announced
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19 Mar 2013: Hype around Airlie Beach Race Week continues to escalate for the Whitsunday Sailing Club with new dates set for this year’s seven-day event.
Traditionally a Thursday to Thursday event, organisers wanted to ensure all sailors could participate by beginning the 2013 registration day on Friday, August [more...]
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Airlie Beach drives into new markets with billboard campaign
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23 Jan 2013: Airlie Beach as a renowned destination, smiling faces and a community culture so much so that is regularly the envy of other similar towns. An inspiring marketing campaign created by Skal Whitsundays (a branch of a global tourism club) championed by Mark Bell, General Manager of Airlie Beach Hotel [more...]
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Airlie Beach Race Week 2013
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28 Nov 2012: The Whitsunday Sailing Club is pleased to confirm the dates for 2013 Airlie Beach Race Week are Thursday 8 to Thursday 15 August. This includes six days of racing, the Opening and Closing parties and a lay day on Monday 12 August. Continuing on from the success of this year, the Whitsunday Reef Fest [more...]
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Storybook challenge winner for Mackay
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21 Nov 2012: A class from Sarina State School is now the proud owner of $1,000 worth of new books and a colourful reading mat after grade three student, Blake Brownsey won the inaugural Trend Interiors Carpet Court Storybook Challenge.
Blake submitted a story about what he loves the most in his community, win [more...]
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Home Grown Technology Offered To The World
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11 Oct 2012: Whitsunday entrepreneur and technologist John Nayler has handed his secret invention for the iPhone, the iClyck to the world with the announcement of mass production.
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iClyck is a unique spherical panorama tripod mount for iPhone that assists the precision ca [more...]
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Whitsunday Reef Festival :16-19TH AUGUST
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16 Aug 2012: It’s now less than 2 weeks till Reef Festival and excitement is in the air! Whitsunday’s annual festival is four days of fun with something for everyone and now is the time to get organised for our community participation events:
For the young fashionistas – create an outfit out of pretty much an [more...]
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Pirates a plenty
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07 Jul 2012: With 5 weeks to go until Whitsunday Reef Festival, 16 – 19 August, the PIRATE THEME has taken a grip on Airlie Beach. Saturday just past had a pirate attack repelled by a hoard of local pirate children and parents who dressed up to take part in a TV commercial shoot.
Turned out in pirate colours, [more...]
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Whitsunday Sailing Club: Sense of excitement in the air
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29 Jun 2012: There is a sense of excitement in the air as impressive yachts start arriving in Arilie Beach and the number of entries for Telcoinabox Airlie Beach Race Week rapidly increases and includes a diverse variety of yachts in 10 different divisions. With two of the fastest yachts in the southern hemisph [more...]
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Clash of the Titans at TelcoinaBox Airlie Beach Race Week
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26 Jun 2012: On Friday August 10th the two fastest sailing boats in the southern hemisphere will clash in their first race series at the 23rd annual TelcoinaBox Airlie Beach Race Week 2012.
Simon Hull's red and white Team Vodafone Sailing, formerly French multihull legend Michel Desjoyeaux's Route du Rhum and [more...]
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Forum Brings Employers And Job Seekers Together
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22 Jun 2012: Employers came out in force tonight in a wonderful showing of community for which Airlie Beach is so famous. More than 25 employers ranging from landscapers, retail large and small unleashed a volume of jobs with this unique and spontaneous event. Words from Christie Leet from PRD Whitsunday, Whitsu [more...]
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Reignition returns to fight another day at Airlie Beach Race Week
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21 Jun 2012: REIGNITION RETURNS TO FIGHT ANOTHER DAY
The 2012 Telcoinabox Airlie Beach Race Week will be the fifth for Charles Wallis and his Murray 42 Reignition. He and his crew are keen to repeat their 2008 success when they were top of the podium in Performance Racing.
Originally named Flame, the Murra [more...]
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80 families set to leave town
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19 Jun 2012: Do the math
Simple mathematics tells us that the approximately 120 staff that will be displaced by the sale of Fantasea by Cruise Whitsunday will not fit into the reported 40 new jobs created at Cruise Whitsundays. This will result in about 80 former employees looking for work elsewhere, wit [more...]
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New web site for Abel Point Marina from eCentral
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14 Jun 2012: Abel Point Marina has just launched a redeveloped website to better serve the marine community. www.abelpointmarina.com.au now offers more information in easier to use pages and includes local marine weather and a webcam network overlooking Pioneer Bay.
Improved function includes the ability fo [more...]
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Press Release: Valuable sponsors return to Whitsunday Reef Festival
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11 Jun 2012: Porters Hardware, Telstra Whitsunday, Rotary Club of Airlie Beach and Airlie Beach Hotel are amongst the leaders in supporting the 2012 Whitsunday Reef Festival, 16 – 19 August. Their valuable cash sponsorship secures the naming rights and running of the Friday night Reef Fireworks, Saturday afterno [more...]
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Telcoinabox takes major sponsorship of Airlie Beach Race Week
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06 Jun 2012: Telcoinabox, a company with massive attitude and a passion to redefine the business of telecommunications, has taken on Major Naming Rights for this year’s Airlie Beach Race Week. Established in 2003, Telcoinabox offers sensational client-focused service at a value price and has grown into a multi-n [more...]
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Tasmanian Team Add Heat To Airlie Beach Race Week
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06 Jun 2012: Entering his IRC racing yacht in Airlie Beach Race Week and escaping the winter chill of Tasmania seemed like a very good plan to Dr Anthony Lyall. Having purchased the powerful Transpac 52 Cougar II in December 2011, his first race in the yacht was a few weeks later in the Sydney to Hobart where th [more...]
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First Multihull Enters Airlie Beach Race Week
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02 Jun 2012: The first Performance Multihull entry for Airlie Beach Race Week has been made by Alasdair Noble with his vessel McMoggy, a light, fast ocean cruiser. This will be the first Airlie Beach Race Week for both owner and vessel. Alasdair purchased the New Zealand built craft earlier this year and is loo [more...]
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Whitsunday Reef Festival moving house
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25 May 2012: It seems that the Whitsunday Reef Festival have grown an even bigger heart. For 11 years, the Festival has produced fun and adventure for locals and visitors in Airlie Beach in favour of local business... and more recently on a shoe string budget.
This year, they have moved house to the 16-19 Au [more...]
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Wintermoon Festival 2012 Preview
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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...]
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Anneke speaks about Latern making at Wintermoon Festival
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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.
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Lily and King speak about their first Wintermoon experience
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07 May 2012: Lily and King speak about their first Wintermoon experience. [more...]
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Rusty Datsuns talk about their Wintermoon experience
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07 May 2012: Fern and Al speak about their first Wintermoon gig. [more...]
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360 Panoramic photos from Wintermoon Festival
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06 May 2012: The recent Wintermoon Festival was another great example of fantastic music in a tropical setting. This year an invigorated line up treated an expanding audience to a new clutch of performers with Saturday night possibly presenting the peak on the Southern Cross Stage. Mick Thomas, Lily King, Cheap [more...]
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Wintermoon Festival Sunday Preview
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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...]
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Wintermoon Festival - Rusty Datsuns
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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...]
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Wintermoon Festival: Floating down the stream
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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...]
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Wintermoon Festival 2012 Review
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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...]
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Wintermoon Festival: Round Mountain Girls
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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...]
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Richard Perso appears at Wintermoon Festival
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05 May 2012: Musical prodigy Richard Perso has toured extensively and international despite his youthful age.
Its easy to see why he will be a festival favourite with ravenous sounds from guitar and didg combined with natural song writing talents.
Richard performs again on Sunday and Monday at [more...]
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Online strategy tips for 2012
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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...]
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Panoramic photo taken at the Airlie Beach Lagoon
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Anne-Marie and Pam keep coming back for more Pacific Sunrise
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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...]
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Where is Airlie Beach Airport?
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12 Dec 2011: There has been confusion since 2009 about the location of Airlie Beach Airport (WSY) and which is explained in this great article that is on the Toscana [more...]
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Today the Eco minded and friendly road travellers have a new means of connecting with each other.
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19 Nov 2011: SkippyRide offers drivers and share riders the ease of finding each other with the simplicity of a text message.
Nothing could be easier and starts with texting the word "Hello" to 0458 557 997.
Users then texts the command words "drive" or "ride" followed as prompted for start and end loca [more...]
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Airlie Beach Hotel wins Best Restaurant 2 years running
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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...]
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Pride of Workmanship awards
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10 Nov 2011: The annual Pride of Workmanship awards were held last night at the Reef Gateway Hotel by the Rotary Club of Airlie Beach.
A range of recipients got to enjoy the recognition of collegues and community with 20 people receiving awards including:
Alfred Lenting - Abel Point Marina
Shaun Tatum - A [more...]
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GSL Aviation pilots land on their feet in the Whitsundays.
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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...]
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Whitsunday Reef Festival 2011 wrap
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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...]
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Beach Music Chill in the Park
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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...]
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Consider the Reef Rocked
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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...]
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Rotary Club of Airlie Beach Street Parade Mardi-Gras
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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...]
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ChannelWhitsunday.com Recyclable Regatta reminds and entertains.
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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...]
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Porters Reeffire entertains thousands
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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...]
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Whitsunday Healthy Lifestyle Expo
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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...]
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Thinking of buying a Canon camera?
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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...]
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Billabong Concept store opens at Port of Airlie
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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...]
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Terry Kemp talks about the building code in the tropics
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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...]
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myWhitsunday.com - the ultimate online guide for the Whitsundays.
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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...]
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Recycling and bareboats feature at the marina
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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...]
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The modern pirate swings from red tape
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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...]
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Seawind Bareboat Open Day - find out about cruising the Whitsundays
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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...]
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Telstra Next G proves it worth during Cyclone Ului
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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...]
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Cyclone preparations explained by Terry Kemp
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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...]
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Hamilton Island Race Week 2008 - Whitehaven Beach Party
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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...]
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Welcome to ChannelWhitsunday.com
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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...]
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Tour the Airlie Beach Lagoon
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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...]
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74 Islands Whitsundays Advertisement
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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...]
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