REVEALED: Whitsundays - The Real Truth

Tour guides make remarkable discovery about Great Barrier Reef whales: ‘Not even scientists knew what it meant’

Discovery helps strengthen laws for how people interact with whales in the area

The Independent UK · Sep 7

Pickleball in the Whitsundays? How Australia’s Hamilton Island is shaking off its fly-and-flop reputation

It’s time to reconsider the car-free idyll off Australia’s Queensland coast

Evening Standard · Feb 20

Great Barrier Reef’s Hamilton Island to be bought by US private equity firm in reported $1.2bn sale

Blackstone says it has agreed to buy popular Whitsundays island from Australian winemaking family

The Guardian - AU · Dec 24, 2025

Boaties treated to spectacular waterspout off Airlie Beach in Whitsundays

Meteorologist Steve Hadley says it is a weather event few people experienced.

ABC News · Apr 14, 2023

Out of court settlement reached for Whitsundays death of father and son

A resolution has been reached following a multi-million-dollar negligence claim following the death of a father and his young son.

ABC News · Apr 12, 2023

What a tourist flying from Newcastle to Whitsundays can enjoy

Fly AB919, stay at Airlie Beach, visit the Great Barrier Reef

Newcastle Herald · Apr 8, 2023

First flight from Newcastle to Whitsundays takes off

Bonza has already launched its service from Newcastle to the Sunshine Coast.

Newcastle Herald · Mar 30, 2023

Private island in Queensland deserted by buyer put back on market for under $1m

A week out from settling sale, businessman who had signed contract and paid $5,000 deposit is nowhere to be found

The Guardian - AU · Mar 29, 2023

Bonza airline launches new Newcastle flights

The first direct Bonza flight from Newcastle to the Sunshine Coast takes off this afternoon.

Newcastle Herald · Mar 27, 2023

Captain Ron Gertler takes backpackers on yacht voyage from Whitsundays to Greek Islands

Six strangers, a treasure hunting yacht, and a snap decision. Why Ron Gertler is taking these backpackers from the Whitsundays to Greece.

ABC News · Mar 14, 2023