Whitsunday is a coastal town in the locality of Airlie Beach in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia. [1]
Whitsunday is a coastal town in the locality of Airlie Beach in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia. [1]
The town takes its name from the Whitsunday Passage which was named on 4 June 1770 by Lieutenant James Cook of HMS Endeavour because it was religious festival of Whitsun. [1] On 31 January 1987, the town was created to encompass the whole of the urbanised area around the Whitsunday Coast, replacing the separate towns of Airlie (within the locality of Airlie Beach), Cannonvale (within the locality of the same name) and Shutehaven (within the locality of Shute Harbour) in addition to the locality of Jubilee (now Jubilee Pocket). [1]
Whitsunday Islands is a national park in Queensland, Australia, 920 kilometres (570 mi) northwest of Brisbane. It contains Whitsunday Island and 31 others.
Bowen is a coastal town and locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, the locality of Bowen had a population of 10,377 people.
Airlie Beach is a coastal locality and resort town in the Whitsunday Region of Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Airlie Beach had a population of 1,208 people.
Shute Harbour is a coastal locality and harbour in the Whitsunday Region of Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Shute Harbour had a population of 122 people.
Proserpine is a rural town and locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Proserpine had a population of 3,614 people.
The Whitsunday Times was a weekly newspaper covering the Whitsunday Shire in North Queensland, Australia. It continues on as digital-only masthead.
Whitsunday Airport (Shute Harbour) (IATA: WSY, ICAO: YSHR) is located in Flametree in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia. It is located between the popular tourist destinations of Airlie Beach, Shute Harbour and the Whitsunday Islands.
Cannonvale is a coastal locality and resort town in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Cannonvale had a population of 5,716 people.
Whitsunday Transit is an Australian bus and coach operator services in the Whitsunday Region. It operates 1 service under contract to the Queensland Government under the Translink banner.
Severe Tropical Cyclone Ada was a small but intense tropical cyclone that severely impacted the Whitsunday Region of Queensland, Australia, in January 1970. It has been described as a defining event in the history of the Whitsunday Islands, and was the most damaging storm in the mainland town of Proserpine's history at the time. Forming over the far eastern Coral Sea in early January, the weather disturbance that would become Ada remained weak and disorganised for nearly two weeks as it slowly moved in a clockwise loop. Accelerating toward the southwest, the system was named Ada on 15 January. All observations of the fledgling cyclone were made remotely with weather satellite imagery until it passed over an automated weather station on 16 January. The extremely compact cyclone, with a gale radius of just 55 km (35 mi), intensified into a Category 3 severe tropical cyclone just before striking the Whitsunday Islands at 14:00 UTC on 17 January. At 18:30 UTC, Ada's eye crossed the coast at Shute Harbour. The cyclone made little inland progress before stalling northwest of Mackay and dissipating on 19 January.
Mount Marlow is a rural locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Mount Marlow had a population of 132 people.
Hamilton Plains is a rural locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Hamilton Plains had a population of 78 people.
Mount Rooper is a coastal locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Mount Rooper had no population.
Flametree is a coastal locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Flametree had a population of 143 people.
Mandalay is a coastal locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Mandalay had a population of 337 people.
Jubilee Pocket is a residential locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Jubilee Pocket had a population of 2,047 people.
Cannon Valley is a semi-rural locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Cannon Valley had a population of 1,131 people.
Brandy Creek is a rural locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Brandy Creek had a population of 117 people.
Mount Julian is a rural locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Mount Julian had a population of 492 people.
Proserpine–Shute Harbour Road is a continuous 34.3 kilometres (21.3 mi) road route in the Whitsunday local government area of Queensland, Australia. The route is designated as State Route 59. It is a state-controlled regional road.
