Whitsundays OnlineThank you to the locals, ex-pats, and far-away dreamers for their suggestions on topics, content, sources, feeds and formats to provide a comprehensive and current 'snapshot' of the Whitsundays.
After much consideration, we thought the Whitsundays could be presented in RealTime in 2 formats (this may change in the future):
Traditional - WebPage : www.whitsundaysonline.net
New - Short Message: twitter.com/QLDWhitsundays
Messages transmitted to our 2 RealTime Portals (and updated in realtime) include:
News - Local View and Comment;
News - All World Media articles about the Whitsundays;
News - Police Alerts, Reports and Updates in Central QLD;
Weather - Alerts when winds become strong, and very strong in Mackay;
Map - Coming Events and current incidents;
WebCams - 6 WebCams and their status;
Live TV - The Whitsundays without the marketing hype (our 6th year);
Flight Arrivals - Status of commercial flights to Hamilton Island and Proserpine;
Rail - Queensland Rail service disruptions;
Coach - Greyhound service disruptions;
Tsunami - Tsunami Alerts and Earthquakes in the Pacific region;
Flood - Flood warnings and levels for all rivers between Mackay and Townsville.
If you know of any other sources, feeds or content that would be suitable to add in to the RealTime service, then please contact the editor.
The Twitter service is like the old telex/new SMS services, but uses the internet to broadcast 'tweets' of information to you, with a link to the actual website with more comprehensive information about the alert you clicked.
Why are we the most informative?
Unlike the good websites our local newspapers, tourism and service operators have produced (some by our talented local designers), they tend to present only their (or parent company's) content, or the opinions of a select few, or maybe even be creative with some reporting due to their association and/or links with other organizations and groups.
We are fortunate to get our information from reputable media sources in Australia like the ABC, News Ltd, Fairfaix, 7 Network etc, as well as international sources like the BBC, CNN, The Times, and thousands of many many many more media sources. . . . it's a good thing for us to see how you see us.
We also have our own sources in the media, politics and business to give you an inside tip now and then.
We use many neutral sources to obtain our information, and we are not associated with the local RTO, Newspaper or dominant charity organizations, and therefore, our stories are not biased or censored.
This News service will continue on this website, and its content too will be highlighted on the website and twitter.
If we have a possible conflict of interest with any story, message or content, we will tell you.
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