Quicksilver Group News
News for Green Island Resort
A Challenge that took 965 DAYSSeptember 29th, 2011
Great Adventures is delighted to welcome our first female Master Class V Skipper, Amanda Matthies. Spending the past 3 years and a total of 965 days at sea being a deckie and a coxswain, Amanda was then able to sit for a six-week full time course to gain her Skipper license. » Read the full Story
Challenging conditions and new course record set at Green Island Ocean SwimSeptember 5th, 2011
In challenging conditions, 106 avid ocean swimmers took to the water to compete in Great Adventures annual Green Island Ocean Swim on Sunday 4th September. » Read the full Story
Norman Reef Platform Shines AgainAugust 8th, 2011
Cyclone Yasi may have damaged Great Adventures’ Norman Reef platform but five months and nearly $700,000 later, the reef activity platform is ready to be towed back to her home on the Great Barrier Reef. » Read the full Story
Great Adventures await the entire Aloomba State SchoolJuly 26th, 2011
Lucky for one 8-year-old Aloomba State School student Alex Godfrey, became the toast of the classroom after winning the recent News in Education (NiE ) colouring in competition run by Great Adventures and featuring the underwater world of the Squid Squad. » Read the full Story
Quicksilver Group announces sale of MV Reef PrinceJuly 12th, 2011
13th Cairns and Great Barrier Reef branded shop opens in ChinaJuly 7th, 2011
With confidence growing in the China market, Quicksilver Group Michael Healy opened the 13th Cairns and Great Barrier Reef specialist retail travel shop in Chengdu last week. Chengdu is the capital of the Sichuan Province and is the most prosperous city and economic/cultural centre of Western China. » Read the full Story
Ukulele Gig wows fans at Green IslandJuly 4th, 2011
Beautiful sounds of jazz, island, and pop music added an extra special island atmosphere at Green Island as two world renowned ukulele players performed at Great Adventures Ukulele Island Gig. » Read the full Story
The Humpback Whales have ArrivedJune 29th, 2011
Silversonic and Quicksilver Cruise passengers were delighted to spot some of the first humpbacks of the season today. The 2 humpbacks, which were believed to be a large male traveling with a smaller female were spotted about 200 metres from the vessel which was the third sighting by Quicksilver this year » Read the full Story
Great Adventures Green Island Family Fun DayJune 28th, 2011
With a warm tropical day setting the scene, Great Adventures annual Green Island Family Fun Day on Sunday 26 June was a fantastic day enjoyed by locals and visitors alike. » Read the full Story
Quicksilver welcomes James and his guide dog ‘Huey’April 27th, 2011
Quicksilver was delighted to welcome partially sighted guest James Devenny and family, along with his faithful Labrador guide dog, Huey, to experience the wonders of the Great Barrier Reef at our Agincourt Reef activity platform. » Read the full Story