South Molle Island Hotels

South Molle Island is a resort island in the Whitsunday section of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park in Australia. It was owned by the Bauer family since around 1920 and primarily used for sheep and cattle grazing until a resort was built in the 1950's. It has a nine hole golf course and moorings for visiting cruising yachts. In 1961 the big jetty was built replacing a small jetty that was only usable at high tide. The resort area is on the bay at the northern end of the island, and so is well protected from the prevailing south easterly winds. Nearby islands include Mid Molle, North Molle, East Molle and West Molle (known as Daydream). There are herds of wild goats on the island that were originally put there in the nineteenth century as a food source for shipwrecked sailors. South Molle Island is located in the heart of the Whitsundays off the Queensland coast. South Molle Island is the largest of the North, Mid and South Molle Island Group and the only one with a resort, South Molle Island Resort. South Molle is a hilly continental island with undulating grasslands, lush pockets of rainforest, secluded bays and fringing reefs. The Molle Islands are virtually joined along a causeway so you can walk across to Mid Molle almost anytime. South Molle has extensive birdlife that includes, but is not limited to dozens of colourful lorikeets, currawongs and the endangered stone curlews. South Molle Island Resort is an all-inclusive resort. There are also camping grounds located at Sandy Bay in the south of the island and Paddle Bay near the resort.