Fun Times For All The Family

After a child-friendly holiday in the Whitsundays, LISA WACHSMUTH has become a Daydream believer. We were headed to the tropical island resort of Daydream Island, yet I was worried it was going to be a bit of a nightmare.

One Young Sydney Man Has Died On Mykonos. Now Two Brothers Reveal How They Were Bashed On The Island

TWO Australian brothers say they were savagely attacked on the Greek island of Mykonos in almost identical circumstances to the fatal bashing of Sydney backpacker Doujon Zammit.

Island Dreaming, Where Solitude Is To Savour

Australia is the biggest island in the world. But that doesn't stop some of us wanting our own.

Getting Away By Hook Or Crook

A new safari-style resort is destined for the Whitsundays James Shrimpton writes.

Missing Sydney Women Found

TWO young holiday-makers have been found safe and well after going missing on Hook Island in Queensland's Whitsundays.

Anglers Warned Of Wise Prey Outsmarting The Hook

SCIENTISTS have confirmed anglers' worst fears. Crustaceans and fish have learned to escape from traps, avoid spears and let themselves off the hook.

Phillip Island Thriller On Corser Aprilia

As I cross the Phillip Island start/finish line, I'm in sixth gear on the Aprilia RSV 1000 at 1100rpm and looking down the straight it's like you are going to go straight into the ocean! I'm doing 290 km/h as I climb the crest of the rise on the straight and head to turn one. You m

Island With Sea Eagles A Millionaire's Haven

Aaah. A seven-kilogram Atlantic salmon, escaped from a farm and caught on the hook. A few freshly shucked shellfish off your own rocks to precede it. And a wild local ambience. Dinner at Tasmania's Garden Island. This is the life that drew the island's present owner, Mr Robert Barr, and his famil

Dr Vince To Hook Into A New Lifestyle

Up Woonona way they all call him The Doc. His real name is Dr Vincent Verzosa and last week he retired from Wollongong Hospital, hanging up his scalpel to spend more time giving fish the treatment. The Doc got hooked on the fishing caper on the Philippines island of Luzon, spending all his hol

Hook, Line & Stinker

ON THE world's biggest island, getting a fish on the table while still fresh should be easy. But many of the fish we buy have enjoyed a tour of the Australian transport system long before they turn up in the fish shops. A snapper caught off the north-west coast of Western Australia will be shi