Hamilton Island News
01 Feb 2012For the first time in eight years, travellers to Hamilton Island (www.hamiltonisland.com.au) can enjoy the perks and upgrades of business class with the launch of Virgin Australia’s new service which is now available on most domestic routes across Australia.The new service will enhance Hamilton Island’s world-class offering as a regular host to high-profile... Read More
30 Jan 2012From prestigious events to world-class cultural encounters and fabulous natural attractions, below are 12 defining reasons for travellers to visit Hamilton Island (www.hamiltonisland.com.au), the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef, in 2012:• JANUARY – Learn a new skill, with over 60 activities to choose• FEBRUARY – Fall in love with some romance on the... Read More
09 Jan 2012Hamilton Island, announced today that Sophie Baker has joined the company as Senior Communications Manager, a newly created role. Sophie will be responsible for managing all public, corporate and media relations, as well as internal communications for Hamilton Island, qualia and the company’s other related entities. Sophie is also tasked with upholding... Read More
09 Dec 2011Hamilton Island has rated number one as the 'Most popular travel destination' in Google Australia’s newly published annual 2011 Zeitgeist list. This category also included international destinations making ‘Hamilton Island’ the top international travel destination search term used by Australians. Hamilton Island’s online marketing manager, Bernie O’Keefe... Read More
21 Nov 2011Santa was spotted taking a break on Hamilton Island in Australia prior to his busiest time of year, swapping his sleigh for a golf buggy.Santa chose to spend the break practising his swing on the Hamilton Island Golf Course, Australia’s only 18-hole championship golf course situated on its own island. But as Santa will tell you, golf isn’t the only... Read More
21 Nov 2011Ideal racing conditions greeted more than 300 swimmers at yesterday’s Fujifilm Whitehaven Beach Swim on Whitsunday Island yesterday.The ocean swim, organised by Hamilton Island, is the only sporting event permitted to be held on the iconic Whitehaven Beach.Champion Ironman and Olympian Ky Hurst dominated the men’s division of the race and finished the... Read More
19 Nov 2011Around 300 athletes took to the waters, roads and airport runway of Hamilton Island today for the annual Fujifilm Hamilton Island Triathlon.The event was held in perfect conditions with a 750 metre swim in Catseye Bay followed by a 20km cycle around the southern part of Hamilton Island including the airport runway and a 5km run around the marina with... Read More
31 Oct 2011Named ‘Chef of the Year’ at The Age Good Food Guide Awards 2012, Dan Hunter of the Royal Mail Hotel in Dunkeld, Victoria, will swap rural life for island cuisine when he is guest chef at Hamilton Island’s Great Barrier Feast food and wine series on Friday 2 – Sunday 4 December. www.hamiltonisland.com.au/feastHeld at the luxury resort qualia, gourmet... Read More
19 Oct 2011The Hamilton Island team was deeply saddened to learn of Keith Williams’ death last night.
“Our thoughts go out to Keith’s family,” Hamilton Island owner, Bob Oatley said today. “We are just thankful that Keith and his wife Thea were able to visit us recently and spend some final days on the Island he loved. It was the first time in more than a decade... Read More
05 Oct 2011World champion and Olympic athletes will line up for a jam-packed weekend of multi-sport challenges at the annual Fujifilm Hamilton Island Triathlon and the Whitehaven Beach Ocean Swim on 19 and 20 November. Acclaimed athletes such as Susie O’Neill and Ky Hurst will race alongside competitors of all ages and abilities over the endurance sport weekend... Read More
19 Aug 201118 August 2011: Superyachts, fashion designers, super models, celebrity chefs and the sailing fraternity will descend on Hamilton Island for Australia’s largest offshore yachting regatta, Audi Hamilton Island Race Week from Friday 19 – Saturday 27 August 2011. Model, actress and TV personality, Megan Gale, will make her first visit to the annual regatta... Read More
12 Aug 2011The oldest trophy in the history of international sport, the America’s Cup, will be the spectacular centrepiece at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week this month, and while there it will celebrate a remarkable milestone: the 160th anniversary of when it was first contested in 1851.Sporting history reveals that the contest for this remarkable trophy began... Read More
19 Jun 2011More than 400 paddlers from all over the world took to the water today at the annual Schweppes Hamilton Island Cup. The gruelling 42km marathon was conducted under sunny skies however wind gusts of up to 27 knots whipped up the ocean into a washing machine for the paddlers.The marathon started in front of the award winning luxurious qualia resort and... Read More
14 Jun 201114 June 2011: Hamilton Island has increased the number of privately owned Yacht Club Villas available as luxury holiday properties. The new Villas have been beautifully decorated by internationally recognised Australian stylist Claire Delmar. “The Yacht Club Villas have continued to receive strong demand from the luxury holiday market and will now be... Read More
03 Jun 2011Hamilton Island today celebrated its new waste management and recycling facility which includes a glass crushing plant to process the waste glass containers consumed by the thousands of visitors to the island’s resort each year. All in time for World Environment Day on Sunday, June 5.The glass crushing plant is a partnership between Hamilton Island... Read More
03 Jun 20113 June 2011: To celebrate the 241st anniversary of Captain Cook’s historic voyage into the Whitsundays and naming the Whitsunday Passage, today the stunning HMB Endeavour replica sailed into the region to the delight of holiday makers and golfers taking in the views from the new Hamilton Island Yacht Club and Golf Club (photo 1). Also, qualia’s guests... Read More
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04 Apr 2011Just days after competing in the recent Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne, two-time world champion, Fernando Alonso enjoyed driving a different course, this time at Hamilton Island Golf Club.Alonso took a well deserved break at the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef, Hamilton Island, (www.hamiltonisland.com.au) staying at luxurious resort... Read More
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23 Mar 2011Hamilton Island is introducing a new all-weather activity for guests – with the opening of its nine-pin Kegel bowling centre this week. Nine-pin Kegel bowling is a family friendly version of ten-pin bowling – with much smaller and lighter balls that weigh just 2.8kg. The balls also only have two holes for the fingers to hold, so they fit everyone.One... Read More
01 Feb 2011February 2011: Following last year’s highly successful Great Barrier Feast series featuring Tetsuya Wakuda, Justin North and Ben Shewry; Hamilton Island is pleased to announce its 2011 celebrity chef line-up for its three haute cuisine weekends. The highly acclaimed Peter Gilmore, Frank Camorra and Dan Hunter will host the three separate culinary weekends.... Read More
30 Jan 2011In anticipation of increased interest from the recent Oprah visit, Hamilton Island in the Great Barrier Reef has announced a new website for trade - www.hamiltonisland.com.au/trade - to underscore its ongoing support of partners and travel agents. This new reference tool - a dedicated trade website – is specifically designed to help better educate the... Read More
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30 Jan 2011Caption and image copyright 2010 Harpo Productions:Oprah Winfrey cuddles koala, Elvis, at Hamilton Island Wildlife Park. Oprah touched down on Hamilton Island this afternoon (Wed 8 Dec) for the first stop on “Oprah’s Ultimate Australian Adventure”. Hamilton Island’s chairman, Sandy Oatley comments:“I am thrilled to welcome Ms. Winfrey, her team and... Read More
01 Dec 20099 December 2009: Hamilton Island Yacht Club has opened its doors to visitors and members. Designed by renowned Australian architect, Walter Barda, alongside famed yachtsman, Iain Murray, it is already being dubbed the ‘Opera House of Queensland’. Its iconic architectural design is a result of Bob Oatley’s vision to create a building of world-class significance... Read More
01 Sep 20094 September 2009: Hamilton Island Golf Club has officially opened as the only 18 hole championship golf course on its own island in Australia. The event was marked by an official handover between designer and champion golfer, Peter Thomson AO CBE and Hamilton Island owner, Bob Oatley, on Sunday 30th August 2009. The opening was especially timely for... Read More
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Head office:
Sophie Baker
Senior Communications Manager
m: +61 (0)427 109 503
sbaker@hamiltonisland.com.au
Jo Wilkinson
Communications Manager
m: +61 (0)416 036 713
jwilkinson@hamiltonisland.com.au
US PR agency:
Kylie Robertson
Robertson Solutions
Cell: 917-213-1773
kylie@robertsonsolutions.com
UK PR agency:
Jovanka Ristich
Independent Public Relations
Tel: +44 (0)1628 623003
jovanka@independentpr.co.uk
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