 Listed below are the current news stories from all the Quicksilver Group companies, including Great Adventures, Prodive Cairns, Quicksilver Cruises, Silver Series, Reef Biosearch and Green Island Resort. In addition to our current news stories, we also produce a quarterly E-Newsletter titled 'Quickies', so if you'd like to see the current or previous issues please visit our 'Quickies' section.
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 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 |
| Squid Squad launches at Quicksilver |
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27th July 2008: The Squid Squad has arrived in time for the school holidays as “Billy the Squid” and his underwater friends entertain at the new kids club on Quicksilver’s Outer Barrier Reef. Designed for kids 5 – 12 years, the key characters of Billy, Scuba Boy and Sandy the Mermaid come alive in an activity book designed to entertain and educate during the 45 minute kids Squid Squad... 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 |
| RARE SIGHTING OF AN ENDANGERED EAGLE RAY |
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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 |
| QUICKSILVER GROUP OPENS FOUR GREAT BARRIER REEF SHOPS IN SHANGHAI |
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December 2007: The Great Barrier Reef and Tropical North Queensland are now the focus of four new retail shops opened in China’s thriving economic centre, the city of Shanghai thanks to an innovative branding project led by the Quicksilver Group. The newly branded shops were launched on December 14th aimed at promoting Tropical North Queensland’s world heritage icons of the Reef and Rainforest and follow on...... Read Full Story |
| CHRISTMAS CHARITY APPEAL A HUGE SUCCESS - December 14th, 2007: |
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Four local charities have received a huge boost from the annual Quicksilver Group Christmas Charity Appeal, thanks to the generosity of the region’s tourism industry. Representative from the charities, St Vincent de Paul, Lifeline, The Salvation Army and the Douglas Shire Community were on hand to receive the mountain of donations today..... Read Full Story |
| GREEN ISLAND IS QUEENSLAND'S FRIENDLIEST BEACH! - December 12, 2007: |
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Port Douglas based Quicksilver Cruises has been inducted into the Australian Travel & Tourism Awards “Winners Circle” as the nation’s Best Tour Operator. This latest honour comes just one week after the Quicksilver Group was awarded the Queensland Tourism Award as the State’s Major Tour and Transport Operator...... Read Full Story |
| AUSTRALIAN TRAVEL & TOURISM AWARDS "WINNERS CIRCLE" - November 16, 2007: |
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Port Douglas based Quicksilver Cruises has been inducted into the Australian Travel & Tourism Awards “Winners Circle” as the nation’s Best Tour Operator. This latest honour comes just one week after the Quicksilver Group was awarded the Queensland Tourism Award as the State’s Major Tour and Transport Operator...... Read Full Story |
| QUICKSILVER GROUP QUEENSLAND TOURISM HONOURS - November 12, 2007: |
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For the second consecutive year, Tropical North Queensland’s Quicksilver Group has been acknowledged at the prestigious Queensland Tourism Awards as the State’s “Major Tour and Transport Operator”. ..... Read Full Story |
| CHRISTMAS DAY FEAST ON THE REEF! - October 17, 2007: |
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Celebrate Christmas Day Tropical North Queensland style on beautiful Green Island with a delicious buffet lunch at Green Island Resort’s award winning Emeralds Restaurantt..... Read Full Story |
| NEW COURSE RECORDS SET AT GREEN ISLAND OCEAN SWIM - October 17, 2007: |
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On a beautiful Tropical North Queensland day, new course records were set at the annual Great Adventures Green Island Ocean Swim as 75 swimmers took on the 1.5km and 3km swims in this unique Great Barrier Reef event..... Read Full Story |
| BRAITH ANASTA ON QUICKSILVER - September 24, 2007: |
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Braith Anasta who plays in the NRL for the Sydney Roosters and New South Wales State of Origin representative enjoyed a vist to the Great Barrier Reef recently.... Read Full Story |
| SILVERSONIC SEES MIGALOO - July 17, 2007: |
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Migaloo was sighted by Silversonic swimming north of Undine Cay at 9.30am this morning.The extremely delighted passengers and crew on Silversonic cruise were in awe of the rarely seen white humpback whale, Migaloo. .... Read Full Story |
| GREEN ISLAND FAMILY DAY - July 17, 2007: |
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Beautiful Tropical North Queensland weather, pirate’s treasure, an entertaining volleyball competition, island fun and whales! It was a day full of fun and adventure on Green Island for the annual Great Adventures Green Island Family Day.... Read Full Story |
| GET SET FOR A WHALE OF A TIME! - July 10, 2007: |
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They’re here! The gentle giants of the ocean are now gracing our waters and what a sight they are! The commonly sighted species, the dwarf minke and humpback whales, are now being sighted offshore from Cairns and Port Douglas, delighting all those lucky to see them at play.... Read Full Story |
| PRO DIVE CAIRNS CELEBRATE
90,000th PADI Certification - June 27, 2007: |
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In an amazing
achievement rarely attained in the global
dive industry, Pro Dive Cairns passed
another industry milestone on Sunday 24
June when they issued their 90,000th PADI
dive certification to English tourist, Ian
Davies. ... Read Full Story |
| BIO BITS: SEA CUCUMBERS # 2 - June 1, 2007: |
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I recently received the fantastic photo below of an animal that took me a little while to identify – I’d seen it before, but couldn’t quite place it. After a little searching, I managed to find it. The scientific name is Glaucus atlanticus, or the blue sea slug (“Glaucus” means colour of the sea) ... Read Full Story |
| GREEN ISLAND EASTER EGGSTRAVAGANZA - April 7, 2007: |
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It was buried treasure in the form of Easter hunt eggs that awaited almost 200 enthusiastic children joining in Great Adventures Easter Eggstravaganza on the soft sands of Green Island this Easter Sunday.To the delight of children and parents alike, the eggs were discovered in record time with chocolate rewards and prizes awaiting
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| BIO BITS: SURGEONFISH OF THE GREAT BARRIER REEF |
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Surgeonfish (or Tangs) are found throughout the world’s temperate and tropical oceans, and there are approximately 80 species, many of which are found on the Great Barrier Reef. The body is basically flat, and oval in shape, with a small mouth for grazing on algae (although some feed on zooplankton).
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| QUICKSILVER LAUNCHES 'DIVE GBR' - January 20, 2007: |
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Cairns, QLD --
The Quicksilver Group welcomes you to Diving Great Barrier Reef (Dive GBR).
Through Dive GBR the Quicksilver Group can offer you the most comprehensive range of diving experiences. Design, plan and book your Great Barrier Reef dive adventure online, all in one simple booking. If we don’t have what you’re looking for, we can refer you to the option best suited to you ... Visit Dive GBR website |
| FIRST GREAT BARRIER REEF TRAVEL SHOP OPENS IN CHINA! - January 18, 2007: |
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The Quicksilver Group of Companies, in conjunction with leading Chinese travel group GZL International Travel Service, has opened the first Great Barrier Reef travel agent sales shop in the southern China province of Guangzhou.With the aim to promote Australia’s world-renowned Great Barrier Reef, The Great Barrier Reef shop, was officially opened on January 12, 2007 ... Read Full Story |
| SILVERSONIC'S SPINNER DOLPHIN ENCOUNTER ! - January 10, 2007: |
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Silversonic passengers were delighted as over 50 Spinner Dolphins joined them at Wreck Bay on the Agincourt Ribbon Reef system.The Dolphins played around the vessel in the shallows of the reef for over an hour. Spinner Dolphins (Stenella longirostris) - These small (2-3m) dolphins are found throughout both temperate and tropical waters, and are frequently seen by visitors to the outer reef.... Read Full Story |
| STUDENTS MARVEL AT GREEN ISLAND'S BEAUTY - December 20, 2006: |
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Cairns, QLD --
Students and teachers from Gordonvale State High School recently took a trip to Green Island that they will never forget. From cruising from Cairns to Green Island on Great Adventures fast catamaran to playing on Queensland’s Cleanest Beach and then the experience of helmet diving with Seawalker, this was more than just another day in paradise for everyone. "The students had a great day,” said ... Read Full Story |
| QUICKSILVER LAUNCHES NEW ADVENTURE VESSEL - December 20, 2006: |
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Cairns, QLD --
The Quicksilver Group of Companies launches its new Cairns-based adventure snorkel and dive vessel today. The new Silverswift - a brand new 29 metre, $3.9 million luxury motor catamaran - replaces the existing vessel to align with her sister ship Silversonic, which was launched last year in Port Douglas. Group Chairman Mike Burgess said Silverswift, the newest edition to the ... Read Full Story |
| QUICKSILVER GIVES IT UP FOR CHRISTMAS CHARITIES! - December 07, 2006: |
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Cairns, QLD --
The Quicksilver Group of Companies is running it’s third annual Christmas gifts appeal. Traditionally, the company recognizes the efforts of the region’s tour desk staff with thank-you gifts, however due to the success of past 2 years they are asking their supporters to again join them in donating items urgently needed by local charities. Megan Bell, Director of Marketing, says the Quicksilver ... Read Full Story |
| QUICKSILVER GROUP AWARDED TOP HONOURS! - November 25, 2006: |
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Port Douglas , QLD -- The Quicksilver Group was awarded the 2006 Queensland Tourism Award for Major Tour and Transport Operator. Announced in Brisbane on 17th November, Chairman and Managing Director Mike Burgess accepted the award on behalf of the company’s nearly 500 employees. “We’re extremely proud to receive this award and is acknowledgement of the hard work, professionalism and... Read Full Story |
| WINNERS AND WARRIORS! - November 20, 2006: |
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Port Douglas , QLD -- Leading marine tourism operator The Quicksilver Group will donate AUD $10,000 a year for the next five years to Steve Irwin’s Wildlife Warriors charity foundation. Mike Burgess, CEO of The Quicksilver Group of Companies, announced the donation at the Queensland Tourism Awards held in Brisbane last Friday night after accepting the Major Tour & Transport Operator award ... Read Full Story |
| JAZZING IT UP ON QUICKSILVER! - November 12, 2006: |
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Port Douglas , QLD -- Jazz cornet trumpet legend, Bob Barnard is currently travelling around the world, sharing his mellow and lyrical style everywhere he plays. Sunday, however, saw Bob playing in the water on the Great Barrier Reef and his praises hit a high note while visiting Agincourt Reef with Quicksilver. "It was a great day, and the level of service from the Quicksilver crew was outstanding
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| FORMER MS HONG KONG ON SONIC - October 21, 2006: |
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Port Douglas , QLD -- Ms. Astrid Chan Tsz Ching, a popular TV presenter and former Miss Hong Kong, was a passenger on Silver Sonic in October. Accompanied by a group of eight people from Hong Kong TVB, Ms Chan experienced first-hand the extraordinary diving and snorkeling spots that Silver Sonic offers. The television show which has a viewing audience of more than 10 million, will focus on the beauty ... Read Full Story |
| WHERE THE STARS COME OUT TO PLAY - October 17, 2006: |
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Port Douglas , QLD -- Matthew McConaughey delighted the Quicksilver crew on Low Isles during his day on the Great Barrier Reef island yesterday. The actor who was spending a private day on the island played Frisbee and chatted with the crew. Snorkelling safety officer, Aaron Neill, said Matt was amazed by the island and said “ It’s a beautiful island and I would love to live here” The Quicksilver crew ... Read Full Story |
| GREEN ISLAND OCEAN SWIM 2006 (Results) - October 2, 2006: |
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Cairns, QLD -- Sixty-four swimmers challenged themselves during Sunday’s inaugural Great Adventures Green Island Ocean Swim. The 1.5 and 3 km swims saw athletes, aged 12 – 76, test their swimming fitness with each leg of the event, which offered a variety of conditions, from calm shallows to wind chop to tidal flow. “This is an absolutely extraordinary place for an ocean swim,” said Ted Bunt, a long-time ... Read Full Story |
| DREAMING OF A GREEN CHRISTMAS... ? - October 2, 2006: |
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What better way to celebrate a Tropical North Queensland Christmas Day than on beautiful Green Island with a delicious buffet lunch at Green Island Resort’s award winning Emeralds Restaurant. Indulge in a fine selection of the freshest seafood, grill and carvery selections, salads and decadent desserts along with a two hour beverage package of champagne, house wines, beer and soft drinks to celebrate the day ... Read Full Story |
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| SWASHBUCKLING GREEN ISLAND DAY ! - July 16, 2006: |
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Cairns, QLD -- It was a day of swashbuckling fun on Green Island for the annual Great Adventures Family Day. Fantastic discounted fares, pirates, a beach BBQ and fun activities for the whole family were the order of the day for this great community event. The very groovy reggae band by the pool bar set the atmosphere and with a Pirate’s theme, the kids were thrilled with the adventurous Treasure Hunt ... Read Full Story |
| QUICKSILVER LOVES A CARNIVALE ! - July 15, 2006: |
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It was a vibrant festival of colour, fun and energy at the Port Douglas Reef and Rainforest Carnivale, and once again, Quicksilver was a proud supporter of this annual celebration of life in the tropics. The opening night of Carnivale launched with a rhythmic street parade and the Quicksilver crew were dazzling aboard their Mardi Gras themed float. “It was an amazing night of Rio and Mardi Gras ... Read Full Story |
| MIGALOO SIGHTED ! - July 15, 2006: |
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Migaloo was sighted by Quicksilver's sister company (Great Adventures) swimming north off Green Island. The delighted passengers and crew on Great Adventures Outer Barrier Reef and Green Island Cruise were in awe of the rarely seen white humpback whale, Migaloo. Migaloo was 200 metres off Green Island at the marker entrance to the island and spent 20 minutes
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| F1 DRIVERS PITSTOP ON GREEN ISLAND ! - July 14, 2006: |
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A long, relaxing stop on Green Island was a welcome change for two of Team Australia’s top race car drivers. Indy-car drivers, Will Power and Andy Tagliani, along with “Miss Indy” Janeye Cooper, all boarded the Great Adventures fast catamaran on Friday, 14 July and were for once passengers during their day of fun. “It was really beautiful on Green Island,” said Tagliani who lives in Las Vegas, Nevada ... Read Full Story |
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