Coffs Coast Advocate

YOUR SAY: ‘Game-changer’ Cumberland Islands day trips

‘I think it’s a bloody good idea to be honest … well worth it if you get the opportunity’

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12th Oct. 2020 3:10 PM

Samantha Hokins with Elijah Pitt, 5, and Eddie Hokins, 10, at Harbour Beach, Mackay. Picture: Heidi Petith

Whale of a time: But they got more than they bargained for

Visitors on a Keppel Bay whale watch cruise got some pretty big bang for their buck this week and a story to remember for a...

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25th July 2019 12:07 PM

Max Allen Snr with wife Carmel and son Max Allen Jnr. The family are celebrating 20 years of business for the Freedom Fast Cats.

High tide flips boat and leaves campers stranded

The couple were staying on Great Keppel Island.

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08th July 2019 2:07 PM

BOAT: Coast Guard Yeppoon tows camping couple back to shore.

New moon flips boat and leaves campers stranded

The couple were staying on Great Keppel Island.

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08th July 2019 10:07 AM

HOLY COW: Blue nomads in udderly beautiful boat land in CQ

Strong winds and heavy seas send big crowd of colourful boaties our way

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05th July 2019 3:07 PM

Blue Nomads John and Kim Clinton have been doing the sail north for the past 15 years to escape the Sydney cold

Rocky mum given special farewell thanks to good Samaritan

Jenny Dunham's family was touched by the generosity of local business who made her final wish come true

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21st June 2019 7:06 PM

SAYING GOODBYE: Allira Dunham, Cameron Mitchell, Jazmin Quinn, Levi Quinn, Jorja Quinn, Cohen Mitchell, Carly Dunham, Matt Brown, Lindsay Dunham, Kristy Owens, Cory Owens and Toby Owens.

Over $1100 raised so far in epic Keppel ocean swim

They're facing sharks, huge waves, and stingers to raise money for a great cause.

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31st Jan. 2019 12:01 AM

Brothers Cam and Tim Schroder are braving the ocean swells and gusty weather to raise funds for Variety Children's Charity

Sharks, waves, stingers: Brothers on two-week Keppel swim

It started with childhood dares, but now things are getting serious as these CQ brothers explain why they're embarking on...

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25th Jan. 2019 7:01 AM

BRAVE OR MAD?: Yeppoon lawyer Cam Schroder will swim around the Keppel Islands with his brother Tim to raise money for Variety Children's Charity. Bad weather or sharks aren't enough to deter the brothers.

Celebrating 20 fun-filled years in their dream job

'Not many people can go snorkelling every day and see the beautiful sandy beaches'

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08th Jan. 2019 1:01 AM

BIG ACHIEVEMENT: Max Allen Snr with wife Carmel and son Max Allen Jnr. The family are celebrating 20 years of the Freedom Fast Cats.

Spectacular Keppel islands captured and bound in new book

The book looks at the history of the islands history from the traditional Aboriginal owners to the peak tourism era in the...

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09th Oct. 2018 9:10 AM

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