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Councillor Ross Gee says his idea for a wave pool in Mackay would be a "tourist mega magnet".

$24M Mackay wave pool project: The big reveal

'Get barrelled behind the Great Barrier Reef'

Family tossed off flight after toddler kicked seat

Couple furious after airline threw them off flight

Great Barrier Reef: new pics show what it's really like

FULL OF LIFE: A visitor with red Cat Adventures enjoying a positive reef expreience post TC Debbie.

Social media posts and news coverage beating up cyclone's impact

The Coast 'glamping' holiday park declared best in Australia

TOP RESORT: Rivershore Resort at Diddillibah is rated the best of the BIG4 holiday parks in Australia. Pictured are the resort's safari tents.

A SUNSHINE Coast 'glamping' hub has become a tourist favourite

Activities at Supercars hit top gear

Writer Shane Jones hops into a Toyota 86 Series car for a hot lap with Dean Canto.

Strap yourself in for motorsport thrills

French cafe the perfect spot for food and a show

Ann Rickard and her tour group enjoy their lunch at Terroirs in Uzes, France.

Three words sum up French cafe: location, location, location.

Dreamworld records best week in months

Dreamworld records best week in months following October tragedy

$59 FLIGHTS: 7-day launch sale for flights out of Gladstone

FREE FLIGHTS: Alliance Airlines will offer passengers on its first three flights from Gladstone to Brisbane a free return trip.

Cheap flights up for grabs.

Just In

Golden Horse director Feng Di with Consolidated Properties Executive Chairman Don O'Rorke. Photo by Richard Gosling

$60m luxury resort project on the cards for Queensland

A NEW 150-room hotel resort project for Hope Island is being unveiled today, three decades after Sanctuary Cove put the area on the map.

Australian tourist dies in Thailand parasailing accident

Roger Hussey died when his parasailing harness failed. Picture: Facebook/Roger Hussey

Perth man fell to his death

MIGALOO WATCH: White whale about to hit Sunshine Coast

Migaloo is set to visit the Sunshine Coast in the coming days.

Australia's most famous whale on Coast approach

Shark tourism: Why we're not biting

An oceanic white tip shark swims past biologist Wes Pratt inside a shark cage in the Bahamas.

Politicians too afraid to give shark tourism ventures green light

Aussie travel: 13 ultimate spots for surreal photos

Bitter Springs, Northern Territory. Picture: Tourism NT

The places that look like they belong in a fairytale

Exclusive island resort reopens after facelift

REFURBISHMENT: Boats at Hamilton Island during Cyclone Debbie

A resort has reopened off the Whitsunday coast after facelift

End of an era for Sunshine Coast holiday favourite

END OF AN ERA: The empty Mooloolaba Caravan Park is now ready for redevelopment.

Tourism icon shuts doors leaving regular holidaymakers devastated

First baby whale sighted near Tangalooma Island Resort

Humpback whales off the coast of Brunswick Heads during their annual migration north.

Tangalooma Island Resort staff saw it's first newborn calf of the 2017 season by...

Migaloo Follows Tourist Boat

Migaloo was spotted off Port Macquarie. Picture: Ella Heensy/Port Jet Cruise Adventures

Credit: Ella Heeney and Port Jet Cruise Adventures via Storyful.

Tips for cheaper flights

qantas flight Coffs harbour.qantas bombardier q400. 09 June 2016.

Save on air fares

Fish form bait ball

Fish form defensive bait ball.

Spectacular vision of fish forming into defensive pattern.

Man dragged from plane gets apology

The woman was believed to be travelling alone on a transatlantic United Airlines flight from Heathrow

United Airlines have now apologised to a man dragged from their plane because of...

Queenstown helicopter views shot on Panasonic Lumix GH5

Queenstown helicopter views shot on Panasonic Lumix GH5

Game of Thrones landmark destroyed

Maltese landmark destroyed by storm.

Malta's iconic Azure Window rock formation collapses in storm.

Turkish Airlines adds a touch of magic

Magician lends his talents to Turkish Airlines safety video.

A new safety video gets some help from visual magician Zach King.

Yak 52 Soviet trainer takes off over Airlie Beach

NEW RIDE: The Yak-52 has been flying around the skies above Airlie Beach performing aerobatics replacing the beloved Tiger Moth which was declared a ride-off in July.Photo Martin StringerPhoto contributed.

Yak-52 takes off over Airlie Beach

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Coral with fish on Hardy Reef, in the Great Barrier Reef. The shot shows some coral bleaching.Still taken on 20 June 2017 to assess if the Reef has been bleached.

Vivid Sydney captured by Jenn Cooper

Vivid in Sydney

Jenn Cooper, Canon Collective Ambassador, captures some of the magic of Vivid...

Tangalooma

Wild dolphin feeding at dusk.

Hiking in the Bunya Mountains

The Festoon Falls walking trail at Dandabah in the Bunya Mountains and, top right, the Bunya Mountains sculpture at Dandabah, installed in 2008, marks 100 years of national parks in Queensland and, bottom right, at Dandabah.

This national park offers visitors the chance to get back to nature.

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The Old Station Teahouse's lime cheesecake.

Check out these gems in the hinterland

Double rainbow shines after some rain in Bangalow

A drive holiday through the Byron Bay hinterland uncovers gems