January
31 Club Med closes resort on Lindemen Island.
March
22 92 year old Burketown pub destroyed in an early morning fire.
April
27 Lindeman Island bought by Chinese company White Horse Holding for $12 million, considerably less than its real value because the resort needed refurbishment.
July
A six hectare section of Magnetic Island was granted to the Wulgurukaba Yunbenun Aboriginal Corporation under freehold title and a further 55 hectare section under a Deed of Grant in Trust.
November
26 Blair Athol Mine closed. Stockpile and train facilities used by the Clermont Mine, which began operations in 2010.