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USM Quicksilver Green island Reef Swim

USM Quicksilver Reef Swim

As part of the Cairns Airport Ironman Event, 190 swimmers took to the water to compete in the 3rd annual USM Quicksilver Green Island Reef Swim.
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A feast of events with something for everyone heading our way!

Green Island Ocean Swim

From elite sporting pursuits to community events and family fun, the Quicksilver Group is delighted to be supporting a raft wonderful ways to experience and enjoy our unique World Heritage reef and rainforest environment.

We hope you can join us to celebrate this wonderful calendar of events.
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Matilda the Turtle Tracks back to Green Island

Green Island Turtle Release

Matilda, a Hawksbill sea turtle is becoming a frequent traveler on Great Adventures Cruises to Green Island. The Cairns Turtle Rehabilitation Centre and Great Adventures will release Matilda for a second time into her home waters of Green Island on Thursday 17th.

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China State Councillor Madame Liu Yandong visits Green Island

China State Councillor Madame Liu Yandong visits Green Island

Great Adventures was honoured to showcase Green Island on the Great Barrier Reef to the China State Councillor Madame Liu Yandong on 14 December 2012.
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Total Solar Eclipse Thrills!

Total Solar Eclipse Thrills!

After many years of planning and great anticipation, eclipse chasers from around the world and ‘first-timers’ witnessed the awesome total solar eclipse over the Great Barrier Reef Cairns and Port Douglas region on 14 November.
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Great Adventures Green Island Ocean Swim makes a splash

Great Adventures Green Island Ocean Swim makes a splash

Green Island, Great Barrier Reef: In the 7th annual Great Adventures Green Island Ocean Swim, 93 swimmers took to the water to compete in 1.5km and 3km distances in this unique Great Barrier Reef swim event on Sunday 16 September. » Read the full Story

Christmas Day Feast on the Reef

Christmas Day Feast on the Reef

For a Christmas Day with a difference, what better way to celebrate a Tropical North Queensland Christmas Day than with a fantastic day trip to beautiful Green Island combined with a sumptuous buffet lunch at Green Island Resort. » Read the full Story

Great Adventures Green Island Family Fun Day – Fun in the Sun!

Green Island Family Fun Day 2012

Blue skies and sunshine set the scene for a fantastic day on Green Island for Great Adventures annual Green Island Family Fun Day on Sunday 24 June. » Read the full Story

Quicksilver Cruises Is Up to The Challenge

Quicksilver Cruises Is Up to The Challenge

Congratulations to the fantastic Quicksilver Cruises team on a wonderful effort in the inaugural XVenture Corporate Challenge Cairns. » Read the full Story

Cairns Dive Operators Awarded for Safety

Dive Safety Award

The winners of the annual Workplace Heath & Safely Queensland Dive Safety Awards were announced in Cairns last night with the Quicksilver Group’s Great Adventures and Silverswift Great Barrier Reef operations taking out two of the three awards.
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