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Friday November 17th 2023
FEATURE PROPERTY 10 Solway Ave, Cannonvale Dual Living With So Much More read on page 29
LOCAL COUPLE RETIRE After 25 Years In Business
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NEW LINK, SAME CREW Red Cat Adventures, Whitsunday Jetski Tours, and Wildcat Mackay join SeaLink
Crew from four of Australia’s top marine tourism companies are joining together. Photo credit: Rachael Smith
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t’s the beginning of a new era and an exciting fresh start for one of region’s biggest tourism players with Red Cat Adventures selling to SeaLink, the largest marine transport operator in Australia. Asher and Julie Telford started Red Cat Adventures in 2015 and experienced massive
growth, employing 75 crew, expanding to five custom-built vessels and 22 jet skis by the time they sold this week. The couple had been approached by big companies before, but Julie said it was only now that it felt like “the right time to sell” and that SeaLink’s people and environment focussed
values were “the right fit” for their business. SeaLink launched its Whitsunday-based marine transport and tour company in 2021 and, while their business portfolio now includes Red Cat Adventures, each of the businesses will carry on as usual. Read on page 3
TYPE 1 DIABETES WALKERS COME SECOND IN AUSTRALIA WITH OVER $14,000 RAISED
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CABLE CAR CONNECTING BOWEN On The Horizon With Developer
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