A Sunny Easter
Perfect weather and good tides provided excellent conditions for water skiers at Shingley Beach, a long-time mecca for skiers.
Five Year Development Strategy for Proserpine
This was adopted by the Chamber of Commerce. Proposals for a Main Street Mall, a Tourist Information Centre, and a Regional Development Corporation were reported on.
Deputy Chairman
Cr. Dick Dray retained the position of Deputy Shire Chairman at yesterday’s statutory meeting.
Tourist Information Centre
The proposal on the Five-Year Plan was that a Tourist Information Centre should be on the highway, clearly signposted with off-street parking, and shade trees for a possible picnic area.
Conway Beach Fatality
A Sydney man was killed when the beach buggy he was a passenger in, overturned causing severe internal injuries.
Resorts Sold For $19m
Local tourism identity Bob Porter sold the Whitsunday Terraces and the Whitsunday Village for $19 million to Queensland Merchant Holdings.
Reef Inspires Author
It took Sydney author Allan Baillie just three days on the Barrier Reef to inspire him to write another story. The setting of the whole Whitsunday area inspired him for his new book: A children’s adventure story set on nearby Border Island.
Helen Raiteri Represents the Whitsundays
21-year-old Helen is Proserpine Shire’s Miss Australia Quest and is determined to raise as much money as possible for crippled children. Whitsunday Tourism Association will help her to organise fundraising activities.
Diving
A week of diving action will get underway later this month under the name of Whitsunday Downunder ‘85. Co-ordinator Geoff Morris wants the scuba festival to publicise the wonderfully diverse diving conditions that exist in this area.
Primary School Holds Easter Hat Parade
Teachers also took part in the parade at which the Easter bunny was also to be found.
Whitsunday Soccer
A team was sent to Moranbah for the annual Utah Cup. Their best effort was a win against the eventual cup winners Biloela Valleys 3-1.
