Bareboats Whitsundays Takes Out Top Sailing / Cruising Award
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12 Dec 2011: Well done to the Whitsunday Bareboats industry, skipper yourself charters in the Whitsundays taken out an “Australia Traveller” award for the “Best Cruise/Yachting Experience in Australia”.
Comment from Cumberland Charter Yachts
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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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Bendigo Community Bank prospectus closing
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30 Nov 2011: The Whitsundays may soon have a branch of the Bendigo Community Bank if the efforts of a dedicated few. Bendigo Community Banks number over 250 in Australia and have a long history of success. Owned by the community, or at least shareholders from the local community, the bank is operated by Bendigo, [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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Whitsundayz - New Years Day 2012
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10 Nov 2011: New Years Day 2012 will found fantatic with the midday till 3am party at Magnums Hotel. What a great way to start the year - 18 acts providing 15 hours of entertainment over 3 stages!
Pre-sales tickets $25, At the door $30. [more...]
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Mama Africa's 10th Birthday Celebration
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04 Nov 2011: Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the jungle, Mama Africa's has a huge 10th birthday celebration on the 20th of November. Circle this night on the calendar and Facebook your friends as from 10pm, the celebrations begin with a HUGE DJ line up, laser light show and $10,000 prize giveaw [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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Carols by the Beach on the 4th December
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02 Nov 2011: Sun 04 Dec
2:00pm - 8:00pm
Weather permitting, we will once again meet Santa down at the beach, where you say?, Airlie Beach Foreshore, at the markets rotunda. An all afternoon event is being planned in conjunction with the PCYC, come along and enjoy some free entertainment from 2pm. Bl [more...]
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THE major event of the year - Whitsunday Reef Festival 2011
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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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French wine anyone? e-commerce from eCentral
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01 Sep 2011: Fancy a drop of French wine from time to time? Just online from the development cycle of eCentral (the creators of ChannelWhitsunday.com) is orderfrenchwines.com.au. Developed for a local business man bran [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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