Quicksilver Group News
News Archive 2008
| Green Island Cleans up Keep Australia Beautiful Awards - 18th November, 2008: | |
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Green Island’s beautiful beaches have again been recognised as amongst the best in the Far North with two awards in the annual Keep Australia Beautiful Clean Beach Challenge – “Cleanest Beach” and the “Resource Recovery Award”...... Read Full Story |
| Top Tourism Honours and "Hall of Fame" - 17th November, 2008: | |
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It was a night of achievement for the Quicksilver Group at the 2008 Queensland Tourism Awards, being honoured with two prestigious awards, and in recognition of commitment to excellence, admitted to the Queensland Tourism "Hall of Fame"...... Read Full Story |
| Crocs enjoy a day on the water - November, 2008: | |
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After a grueling 1900km ride which took the competitors of the croc trophy race through the Australian outback, the competitors took in another Australia's Natural wonders by spending the day on the Great Barrier Reef with Quicksilver...... Read Full Story |
| Scuba Santa Dives in to help Local Charities - November 11, 2008: | |
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Scuba Santa was a unique spectacle as he dived in to aunch the 5th annual Quicksilver Group Christmas Charity Appeal at the Cairns Lagoon. Each year the Quicksilver Group co-ordinates this tourism-driven appeal and also donates funds to help buy gifts, toys and food items for those in need in our community through assisting local charities of St. Vincent's, Lifeline, The Salvos and the Douglas Community. ...... Read Full Story |
| Green Island Resort awarded for Best Environmental Practice! - October 23, 2008: | |
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We’re pleased to announce Green Island Resort has been awarded for “Best Environmental Practice” at the annual Queensland Hotels Association Awards for Excellence announced on the Gold Coast. At this major event for the Hotel and Hospitality industry, the eco-sensitive Green Island Resort was acknowledged for its commitment to environmental practices including energy efficiency, water, recycling ...... Read Full Story |
| Christmas Day Feast on the Reef! - October 16, 2008: | |
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Dreaming of a Green Christmas. For a Christmas Day with a difference, enjoy a sumptuous feast on the Great Barrier Reef at beautiful Green Island. In tune with our tropical climate, the chefs at Green Island Resort’s Emeralds Restaurant have designed a wonderful buffet lunch menu featuring the freshest seafood, a cold selection including traditional fare of turkey breast and carvery, sensational salads and decadent desserts. ..... Read Full Story |
| Quicksilver VIII purrs back – Lean, Green engines power flagship catamaran | |
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18th August 2008: After several weeks and $3million, Quicky 8 is back, better than ever! Quicksilver’s flagship wavepiercing catamaran, Quicksilver VIII, or Quicky 8 as she is affectionately known, has just undergone a complete four engine refit and is now back on her regular outer reef cruise taking our guests to experience the magnificent Agincourt ribbon reef.... Read Full Story |
| It's a whale of a time | |
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12th August 2008: The gentle giants of the ocean are now gracing our tropical waters and what an awe-inspiring sight they are! We’re regularly sighting these magnificent creatures as our daily cruises are en route to our reef and island destinations from Cairns and Port Douglas, delighting all those lucky to see them at play..... Read Full Story |
| Great Adventures community event supports Animal Charity | |
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17th July 2008: Many furry four-legged friends at YAPS will benefit from a donation of $1020, thanks to 96 enthusiastic volleyballers at Great Adventures annual Green Island Family Day. The beach volleyball challenge with 16 competing teams from local Cairns businesses is the main event at the annual Family Day, a community event now ongoing for over 10 years. .... Read Full Story |
| Green Island Family Day 2008 | |
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16th July 2008: On a beautiful sun-kissed day, Green Island was certainly the place to be on Sunday 13 July for Great Adventures annual Green Island Family Day.Now ongoing for over 10 years, the Family Day is a wonderful community event with discounted fares, loads of island activities and a great fundraising day for local charity.... Read Full Story |
| The Shak experiences the Great Barrier Reef with Great Adventures | |
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June 2008: Nitro, the host of Nine Network kids program, The Shak experienced a great day on the Great Barrier Reef with Great Adventures. Nitro took to the water for his first official certified underwater dive and was blown away with the amazing fish and coral life. Nitro had just been certified as a diver so where better to do his first certified dive than on the Great Barrier Reef.... Read Full Story |
| Quicksilver Congratulates the Heritage Listing of Low Isles and the Lighthouse | |
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26th June 2008: Quicksilver has been travelling to Low Isles for the past 29 years and we have always known it is a special island. We were delighted with the announcement that two icons on the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park have been formally recognised for their place in Australia’s cultural and indigenous heritage. .... Read Full Story |
| The Minke whales are here! | |
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20th May 2008: The Minke whales are here! A delighted group of passengers onboard the Port Douglas dive and snorkel vessel, Silversonic, had an opportunity to see and swim with an inquisitive dwarf minke whale at Agincourt Reef. .... Read Full Story |
| RARE SIGHTING OF AN ENDANGERED EAGLE RAY | |
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21st April 2008: Silversonic passengers and crew recently enjoyed an amazing experience, when an Ornate Eagle Ray (Aetomylaeus vespertilio) was spotted swimming around “Castle Rock”, one of Quicksilver’s remote dive sites on the Agincourt reefs .... Read Full Story |
| WORLD’S GREATEST SHAVE - GOING GOING GONE | |
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17th March 2008: Donations came in from around the world in support of the “World’s Greatest Shave”, as Michael Healy, our Group Director of Sales and Marketing set out to raise funds (and lose his hair!) for the Leukaemia Foundation’s annual fundraising event.And for all of your kind donations, Michael will .... Read Full Story |
| VINTAGE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC FLAG VISITS AGINCOURT REEF | |
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17th March 2008: It’s been to the moon, the North and South Poles, the top of Mt Everest and now to Agincourt Reef! The symbol of adventure and discovery for over a century, the National Geographic Society’s flag, visited the Great Barrier Reef recently during a National Geographic Expeditions trip..... Read Full Story |
| QUICKSILVER GROUP AWARDED NATION’S BEST | |
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3rd March 2008: For the second consecutive year, the Quicksilver Group is proud to have been awarded the honour of the being the nation’s “Major Tour and Transport Operator” announced at the Australian Tourism Awards in Canberra on 29 February. The Australian Tourism Awards promote excellence in tourism..... Read Full Story |
| QUICKSILVER SIGHTSEEING CRUISE, QUEEN VICTORIA GRACES PORT DOUGLAS | |
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29th February 2008: It was a breathtaking sight as one of the world’s newest and most luxurious cruise liners, the Queen Victoria, graced our shores off Port Douglas during her historic maiden world cruise. To celebrate the occasion, Quicksilver's sightseeing cruise was a wonderful community event with around 250 locals...... Read Full Story |
| ALFIE’S BIG DAY OUT – TURTLE RELEASE ON GREEN ISLAND | |
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15th February 2008: A little green turtle named “Alfie” has found a new home on Green Island thanks to Cairns Turtle Rehabilitation Centre and Great Adventures. Alfie, a juvenile turtle approximately 10 years old, was released at Green Island on Valentines Day after successfully recovering from ‘floaters disease’...... Read Full Story |
| RARE SIGHTING OF AN ENDANGERED SEI WHALE AT AGINCOURT REEF | |
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January 2008: Guests aboard the Port Douglas-based dive and snorkel vessel Silversonic were recently witness to a rare sighting of what is believed to be a Sei Whale at Agincourt Reef. The whale was first spotted about 200 metres from Silversonic in the channel between Agincourt 2B and Agincourt 2A where passengers were able to catch a glimpse of the rare whale...... Read Full Story |