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A club best known for hosting Airlie Beach Race Week is applying to build a Maritime Academy in the heart of Airlie Beach.
Whitsunday Sailing Club lodged plans with Whitsunday Regional Council for a new two-storey facility at 11 Ocean Road to “significantly expand” the club’s existing educational component.
Details include lecture theatres, classrooms, engineering workshops, two board rooms, three meeting rooms and an administration office.
Plans submitted to Whitsunday Regional Council to build a Maritime Academy at 11 Ocean Road, Airlie Beach. It will be operated by the Whitsunday Sailing Club. Picture: Supplied
Documents stated the academy would be built next to the existing Whitsunday Sailing Club clubhouse and provide sporting, recreation, leisure, cultural and educational activities for the Whitsunday community.