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Delaware North buys Australian resorts  -  05 Aug 2009
Buffalo News...its hotel and resort operations to Australia with the purchase of six luxury properties scattered from the Great Barrier Reef to the northern Outback.

17 Australian World Heritage areas at risk  -  05 Aug 2009
G-OnlineThe Great Barrier Reef has been identified as one of 17 iconic Australian sites vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Seventeen of Australia's iconic

going, going, almost gone  -  05 Aug 2009
Courier MailUnlike her many previous visits to Queensland, this time her trip didn't include a dive on the Great Barrier Reef though she vows to return to "do it

Rockford diver: don't fear sharks  -  05 Aug 2009
WREX-TVNow, he's got plenty of shark dives under his belt, including a few to the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. So far, he's never been afraid.

Yacht Transport Companies Merge  -  05 Aug 2009
BoatTEST.comHave you ever wanted to spend three months cruising the Med, the Baltic, the Inside Passage to Alaska, or Australia's Great Barrier Reef, but didn't want to

Josh Tock in Land Down Under  -  05 Aug 2009
White Mountain IndependentThe next day they went to the Great Barrier Reef, one of the seven wonders of the world. While there the kids went snorkeling. Josh said the Great Barrier

Caretaker visits Gladstone  -  05 Aug 2009
Gladstone ObserverAS CARETAKER of the islands of the Great Barrier Reef, Ben Southall gets to enjoy the beaches, reef and ocean across the state. Keeping a regular online

Sand sculpture takes People's Choice award  -  05 Aug 2009
Peninsula DailyPORT ANGELES -- Damon Farmer's "Australia's Great Barrier Reef," with turtles and coral rendered in sand, won the People's Choice award in the Arts in

Trainingmodules.Travel offers incentive stay in Cook Islands  -  05 Aug 2009
e-Travel Blackboard (press release) (press release)...training modules for tourism brands such as Air Vanuatu, Naigani Island Resort in Fiji, Marco Polo Hong Kong Hotel, and Hayman Great Barrier Reef.

Triathlon qualifiers head to  -  05 Aug 2009
Idyllwild Town CrierAustralia's Gold Coast is 80 kilometers from Brisbane, Queensland's capital city, and about 370 kilometers from the Great Barrier Reef, a destination Piche

Australia's Uluru, Barrier Reef in running for seven wonders  -  ‎Jul 22, 2009‎
AFPSYDNEY — Australia expressed pride Wednesday after the Great Barrier Reef and Uluru -- also known as Ayers Rock -- were shortlisted in a new contest to find

Scientists to unlock Great Barrier Reef genome  -  ‎Jul 30, 2009‎
AFPSYDNEY — Australian scientists on Thursday announced a ground-breaking genome-mapping project that could help the Great Barrier Reef fight off the twin

Backgrounder: Cairns, capital of Australia's Tropics  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
XinhuaNowhere else on earth do two World Heritage listed sites sit side by side, The Great Barrier Reef and Australia's Tropical Rainforests.

Sydney Opera House Under Threat From Climate Change  -  ‎Aug 2, 2009‎
Bloomberg3 (Bloomberg) -- Climate change threatens World Heritage sites in Australia including the Sydney Opera House and Great Barrier Reef, a report said today as

Downpour takes toll on coral  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
ABC OnlineMarine researchers have found this year's record summer rain has caused significant damage to coral on the Great Barrier Reef.

US giant buys slice of Great Barrier Reef  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
WA today...at iconic destinations including the Grand Canyon, Niagara Falls and the Yosemite National Park has bought into Queensland's Great Barrier Reef.

Smithsburg teen's Down Under adventure  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
The Herald-MailThe first thing Nathan did upon arrival was head to the Great Barrier Reef, where he went snorkeling and even had the opportunity to sea walk on a platform

Great Barrier Reef inspires designs  -  ‎Jul 20, 2009‎
Danbury News TimesA former journalist, Seaman said she got the idea for her clothing line after snorkeling along the Great Barrier Reef in Australia in the 1990s.

Great Barrier Reef among finalists for New 7 Wonders of Nature listing  -  ‎Jul 25, 2009‎
Power Boat - WorldAIMS welcomes the announcement made in Zurich that the Great Barrier Reef is among the finalists for the title of 'New 7 Wonders of Nature'.

Climate Change and the Scary Jellyfish Scourge  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
Washington PostFor example, when snorkeling at The Great Barrier Reef in northern Australia last winter (summer in the S. Hemisphere) I had to wear a full body protective

The Great Barrier Reef Could be the First World Ecosystem to Disappear  -  ‎Jul 20, 2009‎
EcoWorldlyThe Great Barrier Reef will be over within 20 years or so.�, Charlie Veron, former chief scientist of the Australian Institute of Marine Science,

The Great Barrier Reef: One minute wonder  -  ‎Jul 13, 2009‎
Telegraph.co.ukThis week: Australia's Great Barrier Reef. By Tim Jepson In the Coral Sea, off the Queensland coast in northeast Australia, and reaching north almost to

How Stuff Works: How sharks are going extinct  -  ‎Jul 30, 2009‎
eTaiwan NewsThere is growing evidence that the Great Barrier Reef will be gone in 20 years because of ocean warming. According to one scientist there is nothing we can

Reef vies for wonders of the world honour  -  ‎Jul 22, 2009‎
ABC OnlineDive Queensland predicts the Great Barrier Reef will end up in the top five of the seven wonders of the world. The reef has joined 28 finalists being

Scientists discover deepest coral reefs off Britain  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
Telegraph.co.ukBy sending hi-tech cameras thousands of feet under the water scientists were able to study coral similar to those that built Australia's Great Barrier Reef,

Anchor Your Networking Group with Strong Relationships  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
EntrepreneurThis summer, our family took a multi-day, small ship tour of the Great Barrier Reef. The first night we noticed that the anchor being used to secure our

Sea scene should be kept with collection  -  ‎Aug 2, 2009‎
Bundaberg NewsMailRepresenting the Great Barrier Reef, Mr Clarke has carved fish and corals he hopes will make it into his existing collection, kept by Bundaberg Regional

Heron Island: gem of reef  -  ‎Jul 27, 2009‎
Otago Daily TimesWhen the tide is out you can also walk on the Great Barrier Reef. Photo courtesy of Voyages Hotels & Resorts. It's a sunny white-sand-beach dot surrounded

How to Blow the Best Job in the World  -  ‎Jul 30, 2009‎
Ethiopian ReviewThe 34-year-old Brit, with an ego as big as the Great Barrier Reef he was "hired" to write about after winning a contest for the job, has only posted to his

Under the Sea 3D  -  ‎Jul 17, 2009‎
Seattle TimesShot at great depths in exotic and isolated undersea locations including Australia's Great Barrier Reef, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia, "Under the Sea"

Aussie 'Net filtering trial deemed a success despite problems  -  ‎Jul 27, 2009‎
Ars TechnicaAustralia's government first announced its intention to add a Great Barrier Reef of sorts around the nation's virtual shores nearly two years ago,

British winner of Best Job in the World 'not blogging enough'  -  ‎Jul 23, 2009‎
Telegraph.co.uk...winner of the Best Job in the World competition, has been criticised in Australia for not blogging enough during his stay on the Great Barrier Reef.

Top 10 floating hotels  -  ‎Jul 27, 2009‎
Calgary HeraldDespite initial protests, a project called ReefWorld has been given the go-ahead by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. The brainchild of British

Milford Sound waits for road re-opening  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
TVNZ...it alongside the likes of the Grand Canyon in the United States, Australia's Great Barrier Reef, the Amazon Rain Forest and Africa's Mount Kilimanjaro.

Australian scientists launch study to map coral genome  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
domain-BAustralian scientists on Thursday announced a ground-breaking genome-mapping project that that could help the Great Barrier Reef counter the twin threats of

Fern faces tough choice  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
Where I Live - News Community MediaRight now, Fern is hard at work four days a week in preparation for the 2009 Great Barrier Reef Highland Dancing Championships, to be held in Townsville on

Damn, it's easy being green when someone else pays bill  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
Melbourne Herald Sun...the Sunday Age: "The Federal Government has warned that Australian icons such as the Great Barrier Reef, Kakadu National Park, the Tasmanian wilderness,

Nemo and pals take the fish highway south  -  ‎Jul 11, 2009‎
Sydney Morning HeraldBeginning life as a larva spawned on the Great Barrier Reef, species such as butterfly fish and moorish idols are swept thousands of kilometres south along

7000-year old corals of Moreton Bay tell their story  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
UQ NewsProfessor Garry Russ from James Cook University and CoECRS will review the reasons we have a Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, its success and, more recently,

Public opinion turning against global warming almost as quickly as ...  -  ‎Jul 29, 2009‎
Examiner.comThe Great Barrier Reef is as healthy as ever. And that's just the news of the past week. Here's a test: Name just three clear signs the planet is warming.

An Aussie Adventure!  -  ‎Jul 28, 2009‎
Edmond Life and LeisureSnorkeling the Great Barrier Reef, hiking in the rain forest, sailing the Whitsunday Islands, and sight-seeing in Sydney is about as far

Pam Ferris's heaven on earth  -  ‎Jul 24, 2009‎
Telegraph.co.ukPam Ferris loves Hayman Island, on Australia's Great Barrier Reef, where she could opt for barbecues and parties or sunsets and wildlife.

Council reef guardians unite  -  ‎Jul 17, 2009‎
Mackay Daily MercuryThe Reef Guardian program, which is an initiative of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA), recognises and supports local councils and their

Protecting the reef  -  ‎Jul 15, 2009‎
Whitsunday TimesWHITSUNDAY Regional Council has joined forces with the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority to help protect the Great Barrier Reef.

Dry land of the Dead  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
Globe and MailUp against the likes of the Grand Canyon, Niagara Falls and the Great Barrier Reef, people around here have high hopes that this salty inland lake,

MP supports Torres Strait independence  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
NEWS.com.auBetween the Great Barrier Reef marine park authority, the fish management authority and AQIS they have been deprived of the right to stay alive," Mr Katter

Top island rainforest walk  -  ‎Jul 29, 2009‎
The Cairns PostIT'S best known for snorkelling and diving the Great Barrier Reef, but Green Island is also home to one of the best bushwalks in Queensland.

Michelin-fed eco-gastronauts dig in for the global environment  -  ‎Jul 14, 2009‎
The AustralianSouth African, Singaporean, Australian, plus a Korean celebrity and his film crew - gathered for lunch on a remote sandbank on the Great Barrier Reef.

Rudd addresses climate change  -  ‎Jul 23, 2009‎
Mackay Daily MercuryInstead, Mr Rudd wanted to talk about climate change and the Great Barrier Reef in his speech at the dinner to mark the opening of the Mackay Water

Far north trawl industry 'forced out'  -  ‎Jul 13, 2009‎
ABC OnlineThe prawn trawling industry says low prices and a push by green groups to protect the Great Barrier Reef are responsible for a mass

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