Celebrating its first birthday, Eco Barge Services has managed to collect a whopping 50,000 kilos of marine debris off the Whitsunday beaches in just 12 months.
Celebrating her first birthday milestone of Eco Barge Services, Libby Edge, owner said,
“It’s a phenomenal achievement. 50,000 kilos of rubbish is a tangible statement to how bad the problem [...]

One of Australia’s most spectacular tourism destinations is to host an inaugural sailing regatta in May 2011. Broome is the southern gateway to the magical Kimberley, a pristine cruising ground comprising thousands of islands, bays, coves and rivers to explore. It’s one of those rare destinations that most have heard of, many dream of [...]

Four years ago Townsville Cruising Yacht Club (TCYC) sailors realised the sheltered waters around Cleveland Bay and Magnetic Island would be the perfect setting for another Australian winter season regatta and so Sunferries Magnetic Island Race Week was born.It’s a hectic time of the year for sailors in northern Australia’s waters. Magnetic Island Marina is [...]

While you won’t see Melville’s legendary Moby Dick in the calm waters of Hervey Bay and the northern Great Sandy Straits, you may come across Nala, Roxanne, Cupid, Caesar, Merlin, Phantom, Venus and Raoul – who are just some of the humpback whales who’ve frequented the Fraser Coast in recent years and may make [...]

Private island ownership has long been associated with the rich and famous. In fact, Julia Roberts missed out on owning this very property prior to the current owners purchasing the island 11 years ago. Turtle Island, Queensland,  is located on the southern end of the Great Barrier Reef renowned for its varied and colourful reef [...]

An ideal way to escape the southern winter, Tourism Queensland has created some exciting holiday packages to entice sailors north to indugle in some winter warmth as part of the Season of Sailing.
The Season of Sailing packages are available leading up to, and during the annual Brisbane to Keppel Yacht Race (August 6-10), which culminates [...]

Queensland’s new Season of Sailing campaign  brings together a calendar of spectacular sailing events and great holiday packages to get you out on the water this winter.
Whether you’re a keen sailor or just up for some family fun in the sun, the Season of Sailing highlights Queensland’s fantastic winter sailing events along the state’s coast [...]

Meandering down a dark heavily graffitied laneway I fall behind the others. Drawn to the ugly, but somehow beautiful paintings, I pause to grudgingly admire these artworks covering the brick walls. Stumbling a little on the cobblestones underfoot to catch up, our group is waiting outside an unmarked doorway. A warm inviting rectangle of light [...]

Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show exhibitors confirmed strong sales at the close of the four-day event this afternoon. Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show general manager Barry Jenkins said exhibitors reported high quality sales leads and genuine buyers. Some reported it had been their best year sales wise for several years. “We [...]

The Great Tropical Jazz Party, now in its 14th year is an annual festival of exciting jazz beneath the palms on tropical Magnetic Island, north Queensland.
Commencing on Friday 27 August 2010, the GTJP features internationally acclaimed jazz musicians. The festival programme includes three nights and two days of jazz, culminating in an informal Jam Session [...]

The largest fish in the ocean – the mighty whale sharks – have made an early appearance this week at Ningaloo Reef on Western Australia’s Coral Coast.
These extraordinary marine creatures, which can grow up to 16 metres long, usually visit the pristine waters of Ningaloo Reef between early April and July each year following the [...]

Hayman Island has redefined the concept of luxury home ownership and an exclusive lifestyle with the release of Hayman Private Residences and Hayman Marina Residences. This presents a unique opportunity to be part of this acclaimed Great Barrier Reef island with the residences to be situated in secluded enclaves in a premier world location.
Each residence [...]

Virgin Blue has announced plans to launch flights to one of Australia’s most iconic and revered tourist destinations.
From Monday 2 August 2010, the airline will begin direct flights from Sydney to Ayers Rock (Uluru), providing some much needed competition on the route.
Both Australian and international leisure travellers will have the opportunity to fly with Virgin [...]

MAUI AND BRITZ PLEDGE TO ‘LEAVE NO TRACE®’
Tourism Holdings Australia Pty Ltd (thl) has joined a national campaign at the forefront of promoting environmentally friendly camping.
Australia’s largest campervan and motorhome operator has signed up to the Campervan and Motorhome Club of Australia’s (CMCA) eco-friendly Leave No Trace® scheme, with 33% of its entire Maui and [...]

Newly imported into Australia for Whitsunday Rent a Yacht’s bareboat fleet, the Highland 35 is a trawler style catamaran perfectly suited for bareboating. It packs far more room into a 35 footer than expected, with a spacious flybridge and downstairs saloon and aft deck easily capable of accommodating the whole crew comfortably.
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While not the prettiest [...]