Hi Everyone,
Firstly, a huge congratulations to everyone in our local tourism industry – we live in one of the most beautiful destinations in Australia and this is made even better by every individual who works to enhance visitor experience through tours and experiences in our region.
It was great to see the industry get together at the Whitsunday Tourism Awards last weekend – and congratulations to all the winners.
Read our special 10-page feature inside!
This edition also celebrates the 10th annual Airlie Beach Festival of Music and we have put together 7 pages for the second of our Special Features for you.
Inside you will find interviews with bands, both big and small, a festival map guiding you to local venues and a history snapshot featuring an interview with the festival founder.
Music Festivals always remind me of the first rock concert I went to when I was just 15 years old.
My parents had bought my friend and I tickets to see Bon Jovi at the Milton Keynes Bowl in England.
It was 1997 and I had my bedroom wall entirely covered with Bon Jovi posters at the time, there was not even a gap to see the colour of my wall paint!
When we arrived at the concert there were 65,000 people there and I was so excited that I took the lead, pushing all the way to the front.
Once there, however, I very quickly realised that I was way too young (and short!) for the mosh-pit and so ran all the way back out again!
Despite this, watching my rock idol perform live on that day was a moment I will remember forever.
Fortunately, these days I am tall enough for the front row so I can’t wait to get to the Airlie Beach Festival of Music and in amongst it this weekend!
If you are heading down to the main stage, I might see you there!
Rach
“I'd much rather eat pasta and drink wine than be a size zero” Sophia Loren
