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Ho Ho Ho! It’s that time of year again, filled with festive fun, endless eating and of course – gift giving! Are you feeling a little lost with unique gift ideas this festive season? Has Christmas crept up on you like it does for most of us? Don’t feel overwhelmed by the festive decorations surrounding you, the sound of Christmas Carols blasting everywhere you go and the cheery voices of kids repetitively asking ‘When’s Santa coming?’! Fitzroy Island have you covered with our awesome and easy-peasy to execute gift ideas! The best part? You don’t even have to step foot into the craziness

Kayaking is not only loads of fun and a fantastic form of incidental exercise, it also gives you the opportunity to immerse yourself and explore up close some of the most beautiful coastlines, oceans, rivers and lakes in the world. Queensland, Australia, otherwise referred to as the “sunshine state”, is rich with incredible kayaking locations, thanks not only to its huge number of varying beaches and coastline environments, but also its magnificent rivers. In fact, kayaking allows you to access amazing places that may not otherwise be accessible (for example, by foot or boat). In this article we will share

Visiting the Great Barrier Reef is a must-do experience for visitors to the Cairns region in Tropical Far North Queensland. No matter how you choose to explore the Reef, from snorkelling to scuba diving, taking a glass-bottom boat ride to helicopter tours, witnessing the utter magic of all the wondrous sea life that call the Reef home is an unbeatable experience. In addition to more than 600 different types of hard and soft coral (that form the individual reefs that together make up the Great Barrier Reef), this magnificent natural structure is also home to thousands of different species of

Not only is the Great Barrier Reef one of the most breathtaking natural structures to explore on planet Earth, it is also dotted with a number of stunning tropical islands on which you can pitch your tent and soak up the beauty of Queensland, Australia. The Great Barrier Reef is so large, in fact, that it can be seen from outer space! This magnificent natural phenomenon is comprised of 2,900 individual hard and soft coral reefs and is home to some of the most spectacular sea wildlife in the world (think more than 1,600 different species of beautiful fish alone!).

MEDIA RELEASE                                                                                         November 8, 2019 Inshore corals spawn at Fitzroy Island Massive boulder corals releasing eggs and squid feeding on a slick of coral spawn have been captured on video at Fitzroy Island off Cairns. Fitzroy Island Master Reef Guide Azri Saparwan said the island’s successful inshore reef coral spawn on October 19 was the first step for the next generation of corals for the Great Barrier Reef. “This is an exciting precursor to the annual Great Barrier Reef spawn expected to take place on the outer reefs off Cairns on November 16-17,” he said. “I joined Stuart Ireland