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Council aims to provide excellent service and extend the range of community activities available through the businesses which include the airports, caravan parks, quarries, swimming pools and transit facility.

Council aims to provide excellent service and extend the range of community activities available through the businesses which include the airports, caravan parks, quarries, swimming pools and transit facility.

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Bowen Aerodrome

The Bowen aerodrome is located on the outskirts of the town and has an active aero club and regular model flying. The  airstrip is mostly used as the base for Agricultural operations. The main runway is sealed and the cross strip is gravel. All aircraft are most welcome.

 

Collinsville Aerodrome

Collinsville Aerodrome is located approximately 6km to the south of town and is mainly used to fly people in and out to the mines. There is a single gravel runway approximately 1400m long.

 

Whitsunday Coast Airport Logo

Located ten minutes drive from the rural centre of Proserpine and thirty minutes drive from the popular mainland beach resort town of Airlie Beach is the Whitsunday Coast Airport.

Jetstar, a subsidiary company of Qantas currently services the Whitsunday region on a once-daily basis with direct flights from Brisbane. Connections to southern ports (e.g. Sydney, Adelaide and Melbourne) are also available through Brisbane to the Whitsundays.

Bookings can be made via
Jetstar's internet site , through any Jetstar booking office or accredited travel agent.

Virgin Airlines also provide a daily direct flight from Brisbane. Negotiations are underway to increase the number of services. Bookings can be made via Virgin's internet site .

Photos of airlines on the tarmac and the terminal building at Whitsunday Coast Airport


Upon arrival at the Whitsunday Coast Airport, air-conditioned coaches or taxi services will transport you through the rural tropical environment of the Whitsundays to your destination choice of Proserpine, mainland Airlie Beach or perhaps Shute Harbour... the major transit point for Whitsunday Islands.

Bowen Aerodrome

The Bowen aerodrome is located on the outskirts of the town and has an active aero club and regular model flying. The  airstrip is mostly used as the base for Agricultural operations. The main runway is sealed and the cross strip is gravel. All aircraft are most welcome.

 

Collinsville Aerodrome

Collinsville Aerodrome is located approximately 6km to the south of town and is mainly used to fly people in and out to the mines. There is a single gravel runway approximately 1400m long.

 

Whitsunday Coast Airport Logo

Located ten minutes drive from the rural centre of Proserpine and thirty minutes drive from the popular mainland beach resort town of Airlie Beach is the Whitsunday Coast Airport.

Jetstar, a subsidiary company of Qantas currently services the Whitsunday region on a once-daily basis with direct flights from Brisbane. Connections to southern ports (e.g. Sydney, Adelaide and Melbourne) are also available through Brisbane to the Whitsundays.

Bookings can be made via
Jetstar's internet site , through any Jetstar booking office or accredited travel agent.

Virgin Airlines also provide a daily direct flight from Brisbane. Negotiations are underway to increase the number of services. Bookings can be made via Virgin's internet site .

Photos of airlines on the tarmac and the terminal building at Whitsunday Coast Airport


Upon arrival at the Whitsunday Coast Airport, air-conditioned coaches or taxi services will transport you through the rural tropical environment of the Whitsundays to your destination choice of Proserpine, mainland Airlie Beach or perhaps Shute Harbour... the major transit point for Whitsunday Islands.

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Proserpine Tourist Park Logo

Powered and unpowered shady sites are available for caravans, together with a spacious camping area.

Facilities include a modern amenities block complete with a well equipped laundry. A recently installed camp kitchen is also available for use by guests staying at the park. Self contained 1 bedroom cabins which sleep a family of four with airconditioning, TV, toilet/shower and cooking facilities are also available.

Proserpine Tourist Park Brochure (80 Kb)
Anzac Road, Proserpine.
Ph. (07) 4945 1554 - for bookings. OR
RACQ website for more details.

Photos of Cabins and Van sites at the Proserpine Tourist Park

 

Wangaratta Caravan Park

Located at 66 Golf Links Road, Queens Beach (Bowen).
Ph. (07) 4785 1153

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Proserpine Tourist Park Logo

Powered and unpowered shady sites are available for caravans, together with a spacious camping area.

Facilities include a modern amenities block complete with a well equipped laundry. A recently installed camp kitchen is also available for use by guests staying at the park. Self contained 1 bedroom cabins which sleep a family of four with airconditioning, TV, toilet/shower and cooking facilities are also available.

Proserpine Tourist Park Brochure (80 Kb)
Anzac Road, Proserpine.
Ph. (07) 4945 1554 - for bookings. OR
RACQ website for more details.

Photos of Cabins and Van sites at the Proserpine Tourist Park

 

Wangaratta Caravan Park

Located at 66 Golf Links Road, Queens Beach (Bowen).
Ph. (07) 4785 1153

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Foxdale Quarry Logo

Foxdale Quarry can supply material for domestic or commercial purposes. The Quarry is also a certified supplier for the Queensland Main Roads. The type of material that can be obtained from the quarry includes:

  • 20mm concrete aggregate (any mix, to order)
  • 20mm concrete sand and gravel mix,
  • Shot rock,
  • Ballast,
  • Road Base (Types 2.1, 2.3, 2.5)
  • Crusher Dust


Contact - Quarry Manager, during business hours on 4945 2133 or after hours on 4945 0200.

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Foxdale Quarry Logo

Foxdale Quarry can supply material for domestic or commercial purposes. The Quarry is also a certified supplier for the Queensland Main Roads. The type of material that can be obtained from the quarry includes:

  • 20mm concrete aggregate (any mix, to order)
  • 20mm concrete sand and gravel mix,
  • Shot rock,
  • Ballast,
  • Road Base (Types 2.1, 2.3, 2.5)
  • Crusher Dust


Contact - Quarry Manager, during business hours on 4945 2133 or after hours on 4945 0200.

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Shute Harbour Transit Facility Logo

Shute Harbour is the major mainland port facility for the transfer of visitors to the Whitsunday Island group. It is the stepping off point for visitors to and from resort and island destinations.

It offers day and long term vehicle parking facilities and is serviced by taxies and busses

Daily scheduled ferries and water taxi services are offered by commercial operators. Shute Harbour is also the home of several charter boat operators, both bareboat and crewed operations to reef and island destinations.

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Shute Harbour Transit Facility Logo

Shute Harbour is the major mainland port facility for the transfer of visitors to the Whitsunday Island group. It is the stepping off point for visitors to and from resort and island destinations.

It offers day and long term vehicle parking facilities and is serviced by taxies and busses

Daily scheduled ferries and water taxi services are offered by commercial operators. Shute Harbour is also the home of several charter boat operators, both bareboat and crewed operations to reef and island destinations.

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