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4WD damage prompts plan to preserve Frog Rock

A proposal that would ban car access and create new parking spaces will be presented to the community

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28th Nov. 2020 5:11 AM

The Frog Rock coastal reserve has been worn away by increased access and weather events. Picture: Supplied

Why Cook chose the name Whitsunday Passage

Cape Hillsborough, Slade Point and more: here’s how Captain Cook chose their names

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28th June 2020 8:06 PM

There were many reasons Lieutenant James Cook chose particular placenames including a desire to honour English aristocrats.

Grey nomads flock to the Whitsundays

From leisurely cruises over the reefs, enchanting meals by the water there is something for every older adventurer

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05th March 2020 10:03 AM

Sit back, relax, and enjoy a leisurely and scenic cruise through the spectacular Whitsunday Islands.

New link to keep contact during natural disasters

During Cyclone Debbie more than 500 Gloucester residents had no way of calling for help, so one club ensured that would...

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18th Jan. 2020 5:01 AM

Ergon Energy workers started reconnecting residents in Hydeaway Bay 15 days after Cyclone Debbie. Image: Supplied

Chopper finds man after late night search and rescue

Rescue crews were tasked to find a sailor and his boat after an EPIRB was activated late last night.

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21st Nov. 2019 6:11 AM

WATCH: Firefighters implement lessons from last year's fires

Emergency service officers rush to contain a blazing fire that never actually existed.

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31st Aug. 2019 5:08 AM

Emergency services officer Gary Osmand was part of an exercise testing his agencies' coordination in a bushfire drill at the North Mackay Fire Station Incident Control Centre.

Man injured after falling from a tree

Paramedics are attending to a man who has fallen from a tree in Cape Gloucester at 8am this morning.

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20th Feb. 2019 9:02 AM

Queensland Ambulance Service were called to the workplace accident about 8am Tuesday.

Bands to play in paradise

21 Bands in Paradise is an intimate music festival set to debut at Cape Gloucester Eco Resort in early March.

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08th Jan. 2019 6:01 AM

The Hillbilly Goats, pictured at the Airlie Beach Festival of Music, will be performing at Cape Gloucester.

$1.4M revamp for Mackay region boat ramp

State government to splash $1.4 million on boat ramp project

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14th Aug. 2018 2:08 PM

The boat ramp will receive a $1.4M upgrade.

"Pretty scary": Dad and two young boys stung by jellyfish

A resort worker discovered the 9-month-old had been stung and said it was "pretty scary” watching the boy vomiting.

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25th Feb. 2017 6:02 PM

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