QLD:Resort island back in business after Yasi

AAP General News (Australia)
02-04-2011
QLD:Resort island back in business after Yasi

BRISBANE, Feb 4 AAP - Queensland's Hamilton Island is welcoming guests back, in an
early sign the state's tourism industry is beginning the recovery process after Cyclone
Yasi.

Residents, holiday-makers and staff were evacuated on Tuesday as a precautionary measure
as the cyclone approached.

The island, part of the Whitsunday group off Airlie Beach, escaped any serious damage
as Cyclone Yasi swept down on the Queensland coast crossing about 350km to the north at
Mission …