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The United Kingdom finalist Ben Southall, 34, a charity fundraiser and ostrich-rider from Petersfield, Hampshire, UK, was appointed as the new caretaker of the island on 6 May 2009. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] The competition attracted 34,684 entries and after four months, Ben Southall was announced the winner of the Best Job in the World
Hamilton Island, developed by Williams in the 1970s and 80s Sea World Australia. Keith Williams, CMG (22 September 1929 – 19 October 2011) was an Australian entrepreneur who developed some of the best known attractions in Queensland, including Sea World, Hamilton Island and Port Hinchinbrook.
Hamilton Island is an island of the Whitsunday Islands in Queensland, Australia. [3] It is approximately 887 kilometres (551 mi) north of Brisbane and 512 kilometres (318 mi) south of Cairns . It is the largest inhabited island of the Whitsunday Islands and a popular year-round tourist destination.
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The island group is centred on Whitsunday Island, while the commercial centre is Hamilton Island. The traditional owners of the area are the Ngaro people and the Gia people , whose Juru people has the only legally recognised native title in the Whitsunday Region .
For 12 seasons, Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes penned one of the most fabled stories in the history of Formula One.. On the track, they rewrote the record books with seven consecutive constructors ...
The Whitehaven Beach Ocean Swim is a 2 km open swimming competition held on the beach in November each year since 2009 as part of the Hamilton Island Triathlon. The 2012 event was held on 11 November 2012. [9] The beach was also featured in the racing video game Forza Horizon 3. [10]
Prior to 2008, the new Whitsunday Region was an entire area of two previous and distinct local government areas: the Shire of Bowen;; and the Shire of Whitsunday.; The Bowen Municipality was constituted on 7 August 1863 under the Municipalities Act 1858 (a piece of New South Wales legislation inherited by Queensland at its separation four years earlier).