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Find Your Dream First Home
Getting ready to buy your first house? Does the beautiful Whitsundays or Scenic Mackay look like the right place for your next home? Here are all the tips you need to navigate what some people call the most important purchase you will make.
Read the full storyThe Impact of Stress on Your Skin and How to Combat It
Stress doesn’t just affect your mind; it leaves visible marks on your skin too. From breakouts to dullness, the toll of stress can be quite evident. But don’t worry—there are effective ways to manage stress and keep your skin looking its best.
Read the full storyExplore ‘The Mind Field’
American-born Australian-favourite Arj Barker is touring Australia to perform ‘The Mind Field’. In ‘The Mind Field’ Arj will have audiences laughing in their seat whilst also walking away thinking about life differently.
Read the full storyParty In Paradise
Are you ready for the party of the year? Picture a large stage with fantastic performances from well-known artists against the phenomenal backdrop of the stunning Whitsunday Islands.
Read the full storyMackay's Premier Music Festival Returns
Start planning your most spectacular festival outfits for an electrifying return of Rhythm And The Reef, set to take place over the picturesque Meadowlands Amphitheatre at the Botanic Gardens on Saturday, October 5!
Read the full storyConrad Sewell At the Great Barrier Reef Festival
The Great Barrier Reef Festival is excited to announce Australian singer-songwriter Conrad Sewell, as headliner of Friday night Fireworks on the Foreshore.
Read the full storyFrom The Whitsunday With Love
A group of local students have made a big difference in the lives of hundreds of young Fijian children who this week received specially created school packs containing books, pens and other educational resources they would not normally have access to.
Read the full storyStrong, Resilient, And A Survivor
When local mum, Shell Wardrope, took a stumble on her wet driveway in May this year she didn’t think the innocent fall would change the trajectory of her life forever. The rain had been pouring for some time and she raced outside to call her son in for dinner, tripping forward and landing straight on her knee.
Read the full storyGreat Barrier Reef Festival 2024
The 2024 program for the Cruise Whitsundays Great Barrier Reef Festival has been launched and people across the region are getting excited about the Above and Below theme that is set to highlight our beautiful region once again.
Read the full storyLegendary Line Up
The Airlie Beach Festival of Music (ABFoM) is back for its 12th year and has released its line-up, which is set to be epic. Artists Rose Tattoo, Southern Sons, Reece Mastin and Sandi Thom are joining the already impressive lineup which includes Sweet (UK), Pseudo Echo, Jebediah, Thirsty Merc, Christine Anu, Ash Grunwald, 19 Twenty, Bondi Cigars and more.
Read the full storyFestival Favourite Matty Rogers
Americana blues-rock favourite Matty Rogers, is set to return to Airlie, for the Airlie Beach Festival of Music and Great Barrier Reef Festival with his band this year.While Matty hasn't performed at the Great Barrier Reef Festival yet, this will mark his fifth appearance at the Airlie Beach Festival of Music, an event he thoroughly enjoys due to his love for the festival crew, crowd and picturesque surroundings.
Read the full storyMackay's Premier Music Festival Returns
Mackay, it’s time to get rowdy for a jam-packed return of Rhythm & The Reef, set to be held at the picturesque Meadowlands Amphitheatre, Botanic Gardens on Saturday, this October the 5th.
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