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Coast tourism industry in turmoil

John Hayes from Fraser Roving Backpackers on the Torquay Esplanade is hopeful the backpacker industry will pick up in Hervey Bay.

TURMOIL has again engulfed the Fraser Coast tourism industry with another of its biggest backpacking operators closed.
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Voyage to win hearts

Mervyn and Eirlys Kennett from Burrum Heads have been South Passage volunteers since 2001.

OLD sea merchants, doctors, bricklayers and thrill seekers met at Urangan Marina at the weekend to take one of the year's great adventures.
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Lady Elliot light secure

The third lighthouse built by Qld authorities has been satnding for 139 years.

THE FUTURE of historic Lady Elliot Island Lightstation has been secured, with managers releasing a comprehensive plan to protect the important heritage site.
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New airline set to take off

South Pacific Airways owners Robert Milne and Peter Henderson are ready to fly people around the region.

A NEW charter airline is set to take off from Maryborough airport, offering services all over the country.
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Tourism operators hail success

Fraser Coast tourism operators saw full books over the Easter holidays in the first year since it was extended to two weeks.

AS THE SCHOOL bells sent children back from holidays, Fraser Coast tourist businesses were ecstatic over the results of the first ever extended Easter holiday.
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Dingo feeding to lure tourists

Scavenging dingoes on the eastern beach of Fraser Island.

THE new State Government may consider dingo feeding stations on Fraser Island as part of possible solutions following an international scientific review.
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Tragedy remembered

Debbie and Damian Foale, Nisha Van Wyk and her daughter Mikaila Van Wyk (front centre), Jocelyn and Don Watts dressed up in Edwardian finery to mark the Titanic tragedy.

SIX Maryborough history buffs have relived the final moments of the 1503 people who died when the Titanic sank 100 years ago.

 

Ocean catch hauls in tourists

Whale watching in Hervey Bay is among the top ten tourism adventures for the 1.3 million customers that travel on Greyhound buses.

HERVEY Bay’s bright blue ocean continues to pull in the tourists as two activities have been chosen as some of the best tourism experiences in the country.

 

Easter tourists to invade Fraser

TOURISM operators have predicted a bumper weekend of trade to celebrate the Easter long weekend but have stopped short of declaring capacity.

 

Domestic tourism booms in Fraser

WetSide draws both national and international tourists.

DOMESTIC tourism on the Fraser Coast has shot up in the latest visitor figures released by Tourism Queensland.

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