School Leavers Party Of The Year

And just like that, Schoolies is over for 2023, but event organisers are proud of the success of their third annual week-long celebration.

With over 1,400 Year 12 school leavers partying in Airlie Beach last week, Margie Murphy of Airlie Events, who is responsible for organising the Airlie Beach portion of the nation-wide event was pleased with the reception.

“The week went very well,” she said.

“The students were very well behaved, from what I’ve seen and heard from the Police, Ambulance Service, security and the supportive teams we had on site.”

These 1,400 came from across Australia, including as far west as Western Australia, New South Wales, the Gold Coast, South East Queensland, and even Bowen, Townsville and Cairns.

The numbers were on par with last year, Margie believes.

“We’re very happy with the turnout in Airlie Beach, considering other destinations, like Bali, have opened up for Schoolies,” Margie explained.

“This has been the best-behaved cohort we’ve seen, and Red Frogs and Youth With A Mission Whitsundays provided great support, along with the Police, Ambulance crews and Security.”

Of all the planned celebrations, the revellers most enjoyed the Pink Night, where female DJ Nina Sinclair brought great beats and a perfect energy.

“It was just a tropical party vibe in paradise, and a lot of the kids said they’ll be back.”

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