Airlie Beach was awarded Queensland’s Tidiest Town title in 2019, as well as the Cleanest beach title 2019 by Keep Queensland Beautiful. History and Geography Facts Airlie Beach, the vibrant mainland hub for your great barrier reef and Whitsundays Island and adventure. With The name derived from the former town of Airlie and unbounded locality of Airlie Beach. Airlie was named following a request by the Lands Department in December 1935 for the Proserpine Shire Council to p