by Elaine Seager | Apr 27, 2025 | Hamilton Island, Reef & Islands, Whitsundays
Located in the Whitsundays just off the central Queensland coast near Airlie Beach, Hamilton Island is a popular holiday destination for people seeking a relaxing beach holiday. It has beaches, sunset cocktails and several good restaurants, with things to explore and...
by Elaine Seager | Apr 10, 2024 | Magnetic Island, Reef & Islands, Townsville
A short ferry ride off the coast of Townsville, Magnetic Island is a treat for anyone who loves chilled island life with walks in nature, wildlife spotting and beautiful beaches. Maggie is one of the few islands in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park that is big enough...
by Elaine Seager | Jan 6, 2024 | Diving/Snorkelling, Reef & Islands
There are many Great Barrier Reef snorkeling trips available from various places along the North Queensland coast and you don’t need to be an Olympic swimmer to be able to enjoy them. While scuba diving is obviously the best way to experience the reef, for most...
by Paul Curtis | Dec 1, 2017 | Cairns, Reef & Islands
The reef waters of the tropical north Queensland coast are peppered with tiny drops of green rainforested islands fringed with golden sands. Many of them are tantalisingly close to the mainland, and itching to be explored by kayak. In the mid eighties I had the...
by Elaine Seager | Apr 15, 2017 | Fitzroy Island, Green Island, Hamilton Island, Orpheus Island, Reef & Islands, Whitsundays
The Great Barrier Reef stretches across 2300kms of the Queensland coast and includes over 1000 beautiful tropical islands and coral cays, many of which host amazing luxury island resorts. However, sometimes these resorts fall victim to cyclones, falling tourism...
by Elaine Seager | Dec 31, 2016 | Diving/Snorkelling, Reef & Islands
The Great Barrier Reef is one of the world’s natural wonders, renowned not only for it’s sheer size but also for the diversity of its marine life. However, the future of this global icon is far from certain so if it’s on your bucket list you should...
