Join us in Airlie Beach 6-10th May 2026
Coral Sea Resort
The main conference venue is the Coral Sea Resort
Address: Ocean View Avenue, Airlie Beach, QLD, 4802
Phone: +61 7 4964 1300
Email: hotel@csmr.com.au
Website: https://coralsearesort.com
Coral Sea Resort:
AWPA has secured a discounted booking code for the conference venue. The discount code for this group is AWPA052026.
To book your room/s, simply head to https://book-directonline.com/properties/CORALSEADIRECT Enter your dates of stay and peruse the room types available.
Click “Have a Promo Code?” and enter your code to see the discounted rates.
You can then choose to continue and make your booking online or let us know what you would like to reserve, and we can make one on your behalf.
Credit card details are required to secure the reservation with full payment of accommodation due at check in.
Holiday in the Whitsundays property management
Holiday in the Whitsunday’s offers a range of accommodation from budget to modern and luxurious apartments/houses/mansions in the Whitsunday region. All of the apartments are privately owned and managed by Holiday in the Whitsundays. They offer studio’s, one, two, three, four bedroom properties in some of the Whitsunday’s best locations.
head to www.holidayinthewhitsundays.com to book and enter the discount code AWPA2026 to receive a 15% discount.
Mantra Club Croc Airlie Beach
Please use only for booking via website: https://all.accor.com/a/en.html
Search Airlie Beach, click on Special Rates, click on Other Special Rates and Promo Code, select Promo code, enter CLUBCROC2026, confirm, search.
May is one of our best months to be exploring Airlie. The swell almost never goes above 1 meter, and the wind rarely goes above 15 knots. Blue skies and warm days are normal in May. Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 25°C in Airlie Beach.
Make sure you do pack:
– Casual clothes for day to day activities
– Fancy dress outfit for the Thursday night dinner the theme is Sun, Sea and Sky – think anything from Bikinis to boardies to Carmen Miranda!
– Formal Attire for the runway dinner
Conference Group Photo:
Members are asked to wear Pink or White Shirts/Blouses & Pearls for our Group Photo as a tribute to our founder and patron Nancy-Bird Walton whose favourite colour was bright pink and her beautiful string of pearls.
Head to the Airlie Beach Tourism website for all your options to get to Airlie! https://www.airliebeach.com/information/howtogethere.php
WEDNESDAY 6 MAY
Registration
Official Welcome
First Timer’s Induction
THURSDAY 7 MAY
Air Navigation Trial
Alternate Activity
Industry Forum Themed Dinner
FRIDAY 8 MAY
Education Day
Communication Session
Cultural Walking Tour
Open Air Cinema – “Planes”
SATURDAY 9 MAY
Annual General Meeting
Group Photo
Gala Runway Dinner
Presentations
SUNDAY 10 MAY
Farewell Breakfast
Airlie Beach tourism has plenty of options for you to extend your stay and experience what the Whitsundays have to offer https://airliebeachtourism.com.au
Conference cost and registration details will be finalised in January 2026
We hope the information on this website helps you in planning to attend our conference. If you need any further information please contact the AWPA Queensland State President, Helen at:
To be confirmed
SPONSOR & SUPPORTER ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
We would like to express our gratitude and thanks to all our financial and in-kind sponsors and supporters for their generous contributions towards facilitating our event.
