The Whitsunday Boat and Lifestyle Show was declared a great success by the vast majority of organisers, exhibitors and attendees who participated in the weekend-long event.
Rotary President Alan Robinson confirmed that in spite of tough economic times the show had proven itself financially viable, with a small excess to be returned to the community.
“I believe we’ve covered costs and I believe there’ll be a small surplus which will go back to the community,” he said.
Mr Robinson said in all he was “very happy” with the event, and particularly the new Port of Airlie site.
“It’s close to the water, you’ve got sea views, it’s more visitor friendly and there’s more things for people to do,” he said.
Mr Robinson said he felt the show had been well attended and was also “good for the town”.
“It’s been a huge effort by the Rotarians and we’d like to thank each and every one of them,” Mr Robinson said.
The show was a mix of on and off water displays, presentations, family activities and even helicopter joy flights and a seafood festival, to round things off.
Kev Collins, who organised the seafood festival in collaboration with other organisations such as Whitsunday Food Services, said it had “added another element that I think has been appreciated”.
“We’ve fed well over 1,000 people in the two days and it’s gone really smoothly,” he said.
Media Liaison officer John Nayler said exhibitors had reported achieving new leads, “and not surprisingly they’re from the mining sector”.
“That’s evidence to us that we’ve done our job and brought people to town,” Mr Nayler said.
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