What an incredible effort from our Airlie Beach businesses for this year’s Window to the Reef competition as part of the Great Barrier Reef Festival!
Congratulations to our winners:
1st Place ($500): Magnums Accommodation
2nd Place ($250): Airlie Beach Tourism
3rd Place ($100): Aurealis
A special shout out also goes to LiveLife Pharmacy Airlie Beach and Heart Hotel & Gallery Whitsunday for their fantastic displays.












A huge thank you to every business that got involved and helped bring the Great Barrier Reef Festival to life. Your creativity, community spirit and colourful shopfronts transformed the main street and created a wonderful experience for locals and visitors alike.
Well done everyone – we can’t wait to see what you come up with next year!


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