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CELEBRITY HONEYMOONERS VISIT GREEN ISLAND:
Cairns, Queensland – It was a day of high spirits when Korean celebrity honeymooners JH & EY Kim cruised with Great Adventures to Green Island.
Mr. Kim, Korea’s Best Comedian for 2005, was all smiles as he helped his new bride, who is also a well-known musical actress, aboard the Great Adventures boat. “This is great,” said Mr. and Mrs. Kim. “We are excited to see the Great Barrier Reef and Green Island. Thank you so much.”
“When we have celebrities visit our region, it is a fantastic way to showcase Cairns,” said Megan Bell, Director of Marketing for the Quicksilver Group of Companies. “It acts as a great motivator for other couples to also choose Cairns as their honeymoon destination.” The Kims spent five days in Far North Queensland, taking in the sights of the rainforests, hot air ballooning over the Tablelands and snorkelling on the Great Barrier Reef.
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"KEEPING IT CLEAN"...
Employees and friends of the Quicksilver Group of Companies used their day off on Sunday to participate in “Clean Up Australia Day”. Whilst some cleaned up the sides of Port Douglas Road, others scoured the beaches of Green Island to see what the tides and tourists had left behind. A tropical shower did not deter the rubbish rebels as they went looking to fill their bags with trash. The most unusual debris found were sunnies, a toothbrush, old mooring lines, old bottles and a wire hanger, while the most abundant form of rubbish was cigarette butts. "We covered the same stretch of Port Douglas Road that that we did last year and there was a lot less ... Read Full Story |
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"EASTER EGGSTRAVAGANZA ON GREEN ISLAND"... April 2006
Over 700 eggs were waiting to be found on Green Island during the Great Adventures Easter egg hunt on Easter Sunday. With 150 kids armed with Easter bags and chocolate ambition, the eggs were found in no time to the delight of parents and children alike. The Easter Bunny hopped on down to the beach several times to give away prizes and take photos. Face painters, colouring contests and a bunny hop sack race filled the morning with everyone enjoying a laugh and a prize whilst Juanita from 4 CA FM broadcast live reports. “Today was a fantastic day for all the families that joined us on Green Island,” said Megan Bell, Director ... Read Full Story |
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NEW CREW IN THE ZOO... Quicksilver Group of Companies Sales & Marketing Team has welcomed aboard three new staff members recently:
#1 Karen Doane is the Group Media & Promotions Manager
#2 Anthony Teng is the new Group Asian & Chinese Sales Manager.
#3 Steve O'Malley is the Group E-Business Manager |
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TRANSFER CHANGES...
Quicksilver Connections has announced the boat transfer from Cairns to Port Douglas via Palm Cove will cease from 1st April 2006. Due to increasing cost of fuel we have been unable to cost those increases into the boat transfer price. Quicksilver will continue to offer its scenic coach transfer with commentary which remains the major form of transport to Port Douglas for Quicksilver cruises.
There will be no changes to our coach transfers from hotels to Port Douglas for Quicksilver toAgincourt Reef and Low Isles or clients have the option to travel from Cairns to Norman Reef. Big Cat cruises will offer direct transfer to GreenIsland to join a Great Adventures Outer Reef cruise with a 10.30am departure from the Palm Cove jetty. |
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POSTCARD 1: Bridgett & Vail families: October 2005
"We spent the day on board SilverSonic on Saturday 22 October 2005. We were a party of eight, 4 adults and 4 kids. I just wanted to say that every one of us had a fabulous day. The crew were awesome, very attentive, friendly and happy. The sites we visited were spectacular and the diving instructors (particularly Taka and Yuki) were outstanding.
Infact, if not for the encouragement of Taka I would probably not have made my first ever dive. So in closing this is just a big THANK YOU from the Bridgett family and the Vail family for making our day on the reef unforgettable." |
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CORALS... (Bio Bit #11)
Whilst you are at the reef, have a close look at the different types of coral. Staghorn corals form vast beds in the protected shallow lagoons, and are one of the most abundant and colourful of all corals. Boulder corals are solid and can be very old (up to 1000 years), with soft corals occupying the reef flats and reef fronts as they are more adept at dealing with wave motion. |
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SILVERSWIFT...
The 24-metre luxury catamaran is the 2nd vessel in Quicksilver’s new specialty adventure dive and snorkel brand the Silver Series, complementing the newly launched 29-metre catamaran, Silversonic operating out of Port Douglas.Travelling at 25 knots, SilverSwift takes just 70 minutes from Cairns to reach the spectacular Great Barrier Reef sites of Flynn,Thetford and Milln Reefs, offering guests over 5 hours at the reef for in-water activities. We have a new website too ... see The Silver Series. |
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80,000 DIVERS CERTIFIED...
With thousands of divers jumping into the Pro Dive pool since its 23 years as PADI dive instructors, the 80,000th (diver) made the biggest splash this year. On February 10 German tourist Annette Weinhold received her PADI instruction like everyone else but felt as though she won the dive lotto when she was told of her milestone certification.
“I couldn’t believe it when they told me I was the 80,000th person to be certified, ”smiled Weinhold. “I was referred to ProDive Cairns from friends and I was extremely happy to have been taught by the best, most patient and understanding instructor, Nicole Harman. I think diving is a lot more fun than skiing or snowboarding, especially here. ”Along with her PADI certificate, Weinhold was given a $1000 voucher from Pro Dive, which she promptly used to sign on for a three-day, live-aboard Dive to Adventure trip. | |
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