Have you been with us for our virtual road trip through the Whitsunday Region? Today we head to Proserpine, only 20 minutes form Airlie Beach. Named by early explorer George Dalrymple after the Greek goddess Persephone, it is the epicentre of sugar cane and cattle grazing, which have been the economic mainstays in the town since the late 1800's. The main street's well preserved 'art deco' shop architecture is a reminder of how life used to be. Old-fashioned courtesies thrive in Proserpine, parti

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