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The #Whitsundays attract tourists from across the globe for its active marine life. But this could all be at risk after the Inshore zone off Airlie Beach received a low grade in this year's recent healthy water reports. 7NEWS.com.au @mikaylafanto #7NEWS
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A controversial proposal to build a resort in the #Whitsundays has been rejected with council calling it a 'recipe for disaster'. A conservation group says the move is encouraging but they're concerned about a similar development. 7NEWS.com.au @JdeRichards #7NEWS #whitsundays
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International cruise ships will finally set sail again from next month. The #Whitsundays is hoping to let down the gangway for more than 80 operators who serviced the region before the pandemic, and boost revenue by over $20 million. 7NEWS.com.au @RebekahRJensen #7NEWS
A Whitsunday conservation group will launch legal action against the local council, challenging the approval of a twelve-storey highrise in Airlie Beach. The building got the go-ahead last week. 7NEWS.com.au @SamiBarnes7 #7NEWS
Tourism operators in the Whitsundays are desperate for more staff, as bookings quickly fill up, before borders reopen. Willing workers have been offered cash incentives, but employers say it's a Catch 22. 7NEWS.com.au @JdeRichards #7NEWS
Tomorrow is Remembrance Day. At the 11th hour we stop to mark the moment the guns fell silent on the Western Front at the end of World War One. 7NEWS.com.au #RemembranceDay #7NEWS
Islands in the #Whitsundays are abuzz, after George Clooney and Julia Roberts were spotted out and about by locals. @EmilyPrain9 #9News
A new agricultural visa will throw open Australia's international borders to thousands of workers.
A new agricultural visa will throw open Australia's international borders to thousands of workers. The scheme aims to fill labour shortages in farms, but one grower has raised concerns over how they'll be quarantined. 7NEWS.com.au @JdeRichards #7NEWS #whitsundays
Queensland wildlife carers are warning we could be battling a pandemic of a different kind, with frogs dying off at record rates. Numbers have been dropping since June and researchers are calling for the public's help to find out why. 7NEWS.com.au @tayla_larsen #7NEWS
A spike in marine rescues over the past year has put the spotlight on water safety. The latest figures from the Mackay and Whitsundays VMR teams reveal a 20% increase and it's being put down to more people hitting the water in boats. 7NEWS.com.au @RebekahRJensen #7NEWS
An Airlie Beach couple is trialling a holistic approach to manage their daughter's painful arthritis. The family moved states, ditched unhealthy food from their diet, and now they're swimming close to 1000 kilometres to raise funds. 7NEWS.com.au @JdeRichards #7NEWS