Child pulled from water unconscious on Whitsunday island

Child pulled from water unconscious on Whitsunday island

The young boy was waiting for a rescue helicopter to arrive on Friday night.

  • byLydia Lynch

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North Queensland shark attack now thought to have been a toadfish

North Queensland shark attack now thought to have been a toadfish

Is it a shark? No,probably a toadfish.

  • byFelicity Caldwell
Shark bites girl and grandmother in north Queensland

Shark bites girl and grandmother in north Queensland

The pair were attacked by a shark on Hamilton Island in the Whitsundays on Thursday morning.

  • byLydia Lynch
Ex-TC Penny to bring 180mm of rain,90km/h winds to Queensland coast

Ex-TC Penny to bring 180mm of rain,90km/h winds to Queensland coast

It is third time unlucky for ex-Tropical Cyclone Penny,with the tropical low not expected to intensify into a tropical cyclone again.

  • byToby Crockford
Sunday Project journalist kicked off island in Whitsundays

Sunday Project journalist kicked off island in Whitsundays

The Sunday Project crew was escorted from Hamilton Island when filming a story on sharks following several shark attacks in the Whitsundays in the past two months.

  • byJocelyn Garcia
Buggy owner fined over Hamilton Island crash in which baby was injured

Buggy owner fined over Hamilton Island crash in which baby was injured

The buggy was overloaded and its brake pads useless,leading to a crash in which a nine-month-old girl and her mother were critically injured.

  • byToby Crockford
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Social Seen:Social climbers make annual pilgrimage to Whitsundays

Social Seen:Social climbers make annual pilgrimage to Whitsundays

It's that time of year when Sydney's usual suspects flock north to Hamilton Island Race Week – the Melbourne Cup of yachting.

  • byAmy Croffey
Recovery efforts for crashed Whitsunday helicopter suspended

Recovery efforts for crashed Whitsunday helicopter suspended

The ATSB has suspended efforts to locate the wreckage of a helicopter crash that killed two people

  • byLucy Stone
Final moments of US newlyweds'Whitsundays helicopter crash revealed

Final moments of US newlyweds'Whitsundays helicopter crash revealed

The pilot saw a warning sign flash and felt a"thud"before the aircraft hit the water,according to a report by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau.

  • byAmy Mitchell-Whittington
Two dead in helicopter crash off Queensland coast

Two dead in helicopter crash off Queensland coast

The helicopter was believed to have crashed into the water near a pontoon at a popular Whitsundays tourist spot about 4.30pm.

  • byToby Crockford
Qualia,Hamilton Island:Celebrating a decade of pure luxury

Qualia,Hamilton Island:Celebrating a decade of pure luxury

As Qualia turns 10,we look at the rise and rise of Australia's luxury lodges.

  • byUte Junker