Airlie Beach main street shops decline in numbers as business disappear. Empty shop fronts litter the main street of Airlie Beach as business moves out of town. High rents blamed for decline in trade.

Only one bank still remaining in Airlie Beach, as the Commonwealth Bank moves to Cannonvale to join Westpac and ANZ. A prosperous town should include financial institutions.

KFC have closed. Whoever heard of a fast food joint closing in a tourist town?

Jamaica Joe's restaurant, above Hog's Breath Cafe, is scheduled to close in July, with the owner, Don Algie's nephew Aaryn Algie and family, moving to Cairns. The Jamaica Joe's in Townsville and Cairns continue. A decline in visitor numbers is a factor, and a shift in the perceived central business area away from Airlie Beach.

Only one bank branch remains in Airlie Beach, as the Commonwealth Bank moves to Cannonvale to join Westpac and ANZ.

Lawyers and solicitors were once present in Airlie Beach. What happened to them?