Quicksilver Group News
News for 2009
Green Island Beach scoops four Keep Australia Beautiful AwardsDecember 30th, 2009
Through an ongoing dedication to environmental management of its pristine beaches and World Heritage surrounds, Green Island’s beaches have again been recognised amongst the best in Queensland with three regional and one State-wide award in the 2009 Keep Australia Beautiful Clean Beach Challenge. » Read the full Story
Island Caretaker’s mates experience Green Island ResortNovember 20th, 2009
From Huntington Beach California to Green Island on the Great Barrier Reef, Barbie Defeo and her family have embarked on the trip of a lifetime.
Stepping off Great Adventures’ catamaran in Cairns after a two night stay at Green Island Resort » Read the full Story
The Quickest – Mo-Bros on the ReefNovember 10th, 2009
The Quicksilver Group is once again getting hairy and supporting Movember with a concerted effort to raise funds for this important cause. Now in its sixth year Movember has achieved some amazing results by working alongside The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCFA) and beyondblue: the national depression initiative. » Read the full Story
Santa leaps for Christmas CharityOctober 24th, 2009
Santa made a special appearance today, arriving early from the Great Barrier Reef on board his unique reef sleigh to launch the annual Quicksilver Group Christmas Charity Appeal.
Santa, along with some SES helpers, skilfully abseiled down Great Adventures’ Reef Prince catamaran in Trinity Inlet. » Read the full Story
Green Island Resort’s Activities Officer scoops State’s Best Employee AwardOctober 16th, 2009
2009 Queensland Hotel Associations Awards for Excellence
Green Island Resort is delighted to announce, Activities Officer, Sid Scott, has been awarded the “Best Employee Award” at the annual Queensland Hotels Association Awards for Excellence announced on the Gold Coast last night. » Read the full Story
New course records set at Great Adventures Green Island Ocean SwimSeptember 8th, 2009
In stunning weather conditions, new course records were set at the annual Great Adventures Green Island Ocean Swim on Sunday 6th September as swimmers took on the 1.5km and 3km swims in this unique Great Barrier Reef event.
With swimmers from as far afield as New Zealand, NSW and South Australia, as well as a strong contingent from Townsville, young Cairns swimmers took out first place in all divisions. » Read the full Story
Rare treat as Migaloo sighted by Quicksilver and SilversonicAugust 14th, 2009
It was a rare double treat for Quicksilver’s passengers yesterday as guests aboard both Quicksilver’s Outer Reef cruise and Silversonic dive and snorkel boat were thrilled to sight Migaloo, the famed albino humpback whale. » Read the full Story
Quicksilver Group leads the way with Environmental SustainabilityJuly 30th, 2009
The Quicksilver Group has achieved another benchmark in environmentally sustainable practices with the introduction of biodiesel fuel on its fleet of coaches.
Initially introduced onto two coaches, a 53 and 57 seater, this cleaner, non-toxic and biodegradable fuel will be rolled out to our fleet of 10 coaches » Read the full Story
Green Island – Go Bush on an IslandJuly 27th, 2009
Green Island was named by the Department of Environment and Resource Management (DERM) as one of the top 10 Bushwalks in Queensland and with a circumference of just 1.6 km, Green Island is home to over 120 species of plants, including a mixture of coastal and rainforest plants. » Read the full Story
“Best Job in the World” winner experiences Green Island ResortJuly 22nd, 2009
The winner of the “Best Job in the World”, Ben Southall has spent an action-packed few days on Green Island and the eco-sensitive Green Island Resort, 27 km offshore from Cairns.
From working as an Aussie lifeguard to working behind the scenes of a luxury eco resort, “multi-skilling” would be one way to describe Ben’s activities on Green Island » Read the full Story