ONE of Australia’s largest international trade conferences will be held in the Whitsundays next year.
Tourism Australia’s Corroboree Greater China event will be held on Hamilton Island from May 12-15.
Tourism Minister Jann Stuckey said the event would provide an immediate boost to the Whitsundays economy while generating ongoing benefits for the state’s tourism industry.
A club best known for hosting Airlie Beach Race Week is applying to build a Maritime Academy in the heart of Airlie Beach. Whitsunday Sailing Club lodged plans with Whitsunday Regional Council for a new two-storey facility at 11 Ocean Road to “significantly expand” the club’s existing educational component. Details include lecture theatres, … Read more
Despite raising fears of traffic chaos in the heart of Airlie Beach, Whitsunday councillors have approved a new paid parking development. The paid public car park will be built in Port of Airlie’s southern precinct on a site now used to store and dewater material dredged from the marina. Access will be … Read more