The fourth annual Magnetic Island scrabble competition will again be held at Arthur Bay on 7-10th August. This competition has become so popular that this year the organisers are t [...] More

Workers recently had a great "late for work" story for the boss when a pod of whales were spotted just off the deck of the Magnetic Island ferry. The timetable was thrown [...] More

The V8 Supercars recently made their way to Townsville on 10 to 13 July. The inaugural race was a huge success with more than 160,000 people passing through the gates over the 3 da [...] More

Feedback from guests of possums invading the house at night prompted the installation of a number of Crimsafe screen doors and windows.  This enables most glass doors to remai [...] More

Originally there was no restriction on advance bookings, but it has recently been decided to accept bookings only up to 18 months in advance. [...] More

During 2008, guest configurations ranged from 2Adults 1Child), to 4A4Ch, 6A2Ch and so on to 8A2Ch.  The longest stay in 2008 was for 15 nights.  There is currently a book [...] More

Through Freedom of Information, the Owners have acquired documentation giving a history of how one small freehold block of land came into being at Arthur Bay.  Eventually a c [...] More

It has been pleasing to see guests accept the offer to take a partly read book from the bookshelves back home to finish, with the book then being posted back for future guests to e [...] More