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Whales Right on Time
July 17th, 2009Workers 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 aside as the ferry ground to a halt to allow passengers to take in the wonderful sight. About 12,000 whales are typically on the move up the Queensland coast past Townsville as they make their annual migration from the Antarctic to the warmer waters of the Great Barrier Reef to breed.
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
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