Going to the Big Smoke

As locals to Mission Beach we love going to the big smoke.....Cairns, it is full of mega people, bright lights and great places to stay.....like the Cairns Colonial Club..... 3 swimming pools, the kids are in heaven!

Greyhound Bus Timetable changes

From time to time Greyhound changes its bus timetables for Mission Beach. The website link from our site has the most up to date bus times. We have also sent out an email to all key businesses. The changes are not huge but it is always helpful to be kept up to date. And we try to be helpful kinda guys!

Dunk Island Staff

Staff from Dunk Island love to visit the Mission Beach Information Station on their days off. We have great internet, faxing services, digital photo processing and a team of helpful staff to serve them. When they come off the 'rock', they often need time & a bit of hand to adjust to main land life!

Sultry

Love the word sultry, it is just so right for our weather today. We are hot, sticky, humid and tropical. Just what you expect in Mission Beach at the start of the wet season. Normally you will have great sultry days and then heavy tropical rains overnight at this time of the year. Personally I love it!

Transporting visitors to Mission Beach

One of my favourite jobs with Sea Patrol is transporting people to Mission Beach. I love telling them all about the area and the great things they can do while they are visiting. It really is a fabulous and easy part of the job, because I'm always having a good time here and hope that they will too.

Air Fraser Island

FRASER ISLAND: Air Fraser Island is an award winning tourist based air charter service specialising in scenic aerial tours of World Heritage Listed Fraser Island, using the beach as its unique airstrip.

Pleasure Divers

MAGNETIC ISLAND: Pleasure Divers is the only PADI 5 star centre on Magnetic Island, and we have been teaching people to dive for well over a decade. Our goal is to offer the best possible training and service at the best price. All of our courses are run to PADI standards, as well as the high standards we set for ourselves. By limiting our course size to a maximum of 8 students, we give you all the attention and services required to make your diving experience a real pleasure.

Adrenalin Dive

TOWNSVILLE: Adrenalin Dive is a PADI dive facility situated in Townsville, a rapidly expanding city in the state of North Queensland, in Australia. Townsville is situated on the waterfront, with Magnetic Island just a 20 minute trip by fast boat.

Dingo's Backpacker Adventure Resort

RAINBOW BEACH: Located on beautiful Rainbow Beach, just 15 minutes from Fraser Island, Dingo’s Backpacker Adventure Resort is truly heaven on earth. Experience it for yourself.

Lake Tinaroo Terraces

LAKE TINAROO: Lake Tinaroo Terraces is the newest Atherton Tablelands accommodation, offering absolute lakefront lodges on the shores of Lake Tinaroo. Only one and a half hours west of Cairns.

Tropical Diving

AIRLIE BEACH: Cruise, dive or learn to dive at the lovely Whitsundays. Family run business.

too cute, how do they survive

What is it with the cute young lads? How do they survive? We just had Mr 19 year old English cutie who has been in Australia for only 5 days and has already lost 2 plastic cards...... he has $50 in his pocket until he can get to a bank. The nearest bank to Mission Beach is in Tully, a $20 bus fare, and it's not open until Monday. What's the bet one of us softens up and organises a lift for him, we have already sourced the cheapest accommodation and suggested that he asks if he can mow the lawn for beer money! Good luck to him and all the other cuties out there!

Quarterdecks Harbour Retreat

HERVEY BAY: Located within the Boat Harbour precinct, offering unrivalled service, designer collection furniture, and warm Fraser Coast hospitality. The 61 Villa retreat is of contemporary design with a distinct touch of luxury. Guests may choose from a one or two-bedroom villa with private courtyard or the more spacious two level three-bedroom villa with media lounge or better still the deluxe three level villas that can sleep up to eight guests, with a massive master bedroom on the third level with a large spa in the ensuite.

Dalrymple Tourist Van Park

CHARTERS TOWERS: Consider yourself invited to experience our wonderfully warm country hospitality and ideal facilities at the Dalrymple Tourist Van Park

Friends

I am very excited as we have friends coming for the weekend. They used to live in Mission Beach, but have moved to Brisbane....why did they leave???? Anyway we are going to the Reef at the weekend, and I can not wait to go snorkeling again, it was so beautiful!!! They have never been to this part of the Reef so they are very excited too. They are diving, which is something I must learn to do soon....roll on Sunday!

mission perfect

cant believe how wonderful the weather is, flat seas, blue skies.......how lucky people on holidays are, must admit living here in Mission Beach is also way cool!

Being Young, Living in Mission Beach

There are so many opportunities for young people going to school in and around Mission Beach. I spent my primary school years at Mission Beach State School and i now attend Tully State High School. Many people believe small country schools won't provide as many opportunities for young people as apposed to larger city schools. This is far from the truth. Recently i was given the opportunity to participate in a program called YAA ( Young Achievement Australia). YAA is an organization that enables young people to establish, run and liquidate their own company. Over the past 8 months, myself as well as 18 of my fellow class mates have been running an extremely successful company and we have gained may life long skills.Last week myself as well as another class member went down to Townsville to present our company in front of a panel of business people. Seven other schools and university's from Townsville also presented their company's . From this day judges decided on which company's would win which award. Overall Tully State High School won 9 out of 10 awards, including Company Of the Year and Business Person of the Year. We are now going to compete in Brisbane at the state finals. Going to a smaller country school has definitely given me many opportunities to excel in my chosen subject area.

Koolamarra

Koolamarra
4 Bedroom Fully Self-Contained
Sleeps up to 10 people with 2 x king bed and 6 x single bed. Ideal for 2 families with 2 main bedrooms, each with the own semi-ensuite and French doors opening onto deck with magnificent views. Features include:

Fully equipped designer kitchen (dishwasher, microwave, gas, etc)
Fully furnished with Balinese furnishings
TV, VCR, DVD and sound system
Outdoor entertaining area and barbeque
Full laundry, linen and bath towels provided
Pool with deck
Magnificent views of Dunk and Bedarra Islands from large timber deck

Cassowary sighting

Finally, after countless trips from Mission Beach to Cairns and back, I was able to show some of our Sea Patrol visitors not one but three cassowaries in the same day. I was so excited! It's one of the most frequent questions that we get here at the Information Station.....Where can I see a cassowary? Of course we just can't guarantee a sighting so to see three was just great.

Rain rain go away!!!

I don't mind the rain at all in Mission Beach because I am here all the time so a bit of rain can be pleasant at times. The thing is I work at Mission Beach Information Station, and when I book day trips for people or skydives, the weather can stop them going or just not let them see things they would have seen on a clear day!! It is frustrating because you feel disappointed for them. So please get shining again sun and save the rain for the wet season!!!!