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Award Winning Tour Company Launches November Sunset Special

Cruise Whitsundays is celebrating a successful award season by launching a November special exclusive for Turtle Club members on their popular Camira Sunset Cruise.

Ocean Rafting Win Gold At State Awards

Celebrated local tour company Ocean Rafting have returned from the Queensland Tourism Awards this week with a gold award for Adventure Tourism and a silver in the Major Tour and Transport Operators category.

Farmers Frustrated As Sugar Season Runs Late

The Proserpine Mill will continue crushing until January and it is looking likely that there will be a ‘stand-over’ of sugar cane still left in the fields following a disappointing season that has been marred by the mill’s unplanned maintenance issues and worker shortage.

Proserpine Bull Riding Final Next Week

Learn About Your Community Centre

A community association is inviting interested locals along to participate in its annual general meeting (AGM) where they can learn about its groups, services, and passion for its town.

“Final Fruition”: Proserpine Dam Thriving

Lake Proserpine has experienced exceptional financial growth as a tourism venture thanks to major redevelopments which have capitalised on the famed site’s natural splendour.

Therapy Is Expensive, Talk To Your Hairdresser!

This funny slogan is something you may have seen outside a hairdressing salon, but its message has a much deeper meaning, one that Whitsunday Counselling and Support (WCS) are hoping to explore at their upcoming workshops.

Find Your Purpose - Improve Your Mental Health

We live in a world that is more connected than ever, in an age where distance means little and we can reach the other side of the world in an instant from a device in our pockets. So why do so many people feel so disconnected from their family, friends, and community?

Airlie Beach Festival of Music 2022

Movie-Review - The Menu

Please, take a seat. A beautiful young couple, I must say. Quite exquisite. Our pleasure to feed you. Shall we start with a drink? I always recommend the Chianti, the house. Excellent vintage and pairs favourably with the hors d’ouevres; simply makes your mouth water, thinking of it.

Music Festival Announces Australia’s Brightest Rising Band

The Airlie Beach Festival of Music brought thousands of people together for one wild weekend of live tunes and awesome beats, from its central main-stage tent at the Whitsunday Sailing Club right through to the 16 venues spread right across the town.

Airlie Beach Acoustic At The Pub

Every Wednesday, every Thursday, every Friday, Saturday, Sunday, settle in at locals’ favourite local for an evening of music in its purest form: The Airlie Beach Hotel’s Acoustic Sessions.

We’re All In This Together

Ben Lee’s catalogue of iconic Australian hits can be heard in Hollywood movies, hit sitcoms and indie surf flicks all over the world. Saturday night at the Airlie Beach Festival of Music brought thousands together to watch Ben’s return to Australian stages and Sam had a chat to him before he took to the big tent.

Adopt A Family This Christmas

Whitsunday Neighbourhood Centre are launching their annual Christmas Gift Appeal again this year, inviting local residents to purchase gift vouchers for people doing it tough to make the burden a little lighter at this happy time of year.

Christmas Lights Competition Is Back

For the second year in a row the Whitsunday Regional Council is hosting their Christmas Lights Competition, inviting households from across the region to dress their gardens in festive lights and Christmas cheer.

A Very Merry Airlie Beach Darts

Groups C and D got their 2022 Xmas Open campaigns underway at Mika on Sunday morning, with group D being the largest group of this year’s competition, featuring five players.

Whitsundays’ World Competitors Return As Ironman Heroes

Three triathletes from a local Whitsunday club have completed the ultimate endurance test by not just finishing the gruelling and iconic Half-Ironman 70.3 World Championship in the United States but doing so in style.

Whitsunday Weightlifter Claims World Record

A local weightlifting club has had some outrageous results in the second half of the year, most recently sending one of its top competitors to the World Championships in early November in the hopes they would claim a world record – instead, they came home with three!

Airlie Beach Bowls

Airlie Beach Bowls Club has enjoyed success with their ladies’ and men’s teams in recent weeks, competing in the State Championship in both categories – with one exceptional win.

Proserpine Bowls Club

On Wednesday, Proserpine Bowls Club hosted nine players, with Stephen Griffith, Bruce Uhe, Mike Harrison and Patricia Bownds defeating Jim Bownds, Arthur Griffith, Sandy Daffara and John Anderson, 28-16.

Wangaratta Bowls

On Melbourne Cup Day, one game of rinks was played at Wangaratta Bowls Club.

Bowen Golf News

Wednesday’s competition was a single stroke event for the November midweek Monthly Medal at Bowen Golf Club.

Proserpine Golf Report

Saturday’s overall monthly medal winner in the men’s competition was Brian Smith with 67 nett. Martins Kornis was the C grade runner up with 69.

Whitsunday Social Golf

The November monthly medal for Whitsunday Social Golf was held on Sunday to choose the final contenders for this year’s Medal of Medal Challenge.

Proserpine Veterans Golf

It was a great Tuesday at Proserpine Veteran’s Golf on their first Monthly Medal, followed by our Melbourne Cup luncheon and sweeps.