Population growth brings opportunities for Cairns, but it also brings obligations. State and local governments must ensure that housing, roads and essential services develop together while protectin...
The first internationally recognised dermoscopy conference to be hosted outside the United States, the Australasian Dermoscopy M...
Cairns presents visitors with an appealing problem. There is enough nearby to fill a substantial holiday, yet many arrive with o...
STEPS is launching night classes for its Skills for Education and Employment (SEE) Program in Cairns, providing more accessibl...
Cairns is a starting point for several very different days. A reef cruise, a rainforest trip and a visit to Kuranda may all appear on the same list of “Cairns…
Cairns is warm throughout the year, but rainfall, humidity, marine conditions and visitor numbers change significantly between the tropical dry and wet seasons. Cairns does not have a cold winter in…
Cairns occupies an enviable position in Australian tourism. Turn one way and there is the Great Barrier Reef. Turn another and there is tropical rainforest. Head north towards Palm Cove and Port Douglas…
A visit to the Cairns Botanic Gardens is more than a pleasant walk among tropical plants. It is one of the easiest ways to understand the landscape, history and extraordinary…
Cairns is usually thought of as an aviation gateway. Visitors fly in, check into a hotel and book trips to the Great Barrier Reef, Kuranda and the rainforest. But there is another Cairns tourism e...
For visitors arriving in Cairns, the Great Barrier Reef can sometimes seem like a destination requiring a full day at sea. It doesn't have to be. Just 25 kilometres east of Cairns is Fitzroy Islan...
Cairns has something increasingly difficult to find in Australia. Within half an hour or so of a substantial regional city, buyers can choose between a string of genuine tropical beach communities ...
For people contemplating a move to Cairns, one of the first questions is often not whether to live in the region, but where. Head north from the Cairns CBD and the city gradually changes character...
On a sunny day in Cairns, there is one place where seemingly everybody eventually ends up. The Cairns Esplanade Lagoon. Travellers arrive carrying towels and backpacks. Families find a patch of g...
Stand on the Cairns waterfront for a while and something becomes apparent. There is a lot more happening here than tourism. A luxury yacht may be tied up near a commercial vessel. Reef…
For many visitors to Cairns, Kuranda begins with a train. The Kuranda Scenic Railway climbs from the coastal plain through rainforest, tunnels and across bridges before arriving in a small village…
Stand beside the old Sugar Wharf at Port Douglas today and it is easy to see a beautiful historic building in an extraordinary tropical setting. The Coral Sea is nearby. Boats move…
There are beautiful coastal towns all around Australia. There are luxury resorts. There are tropical beaches. There are sophisticated restaurants and small-town main streets. There are places surrounded by extraordinary natural environments. Port Douglas somehow…
King tides are once again affecting Cairns, bringing a familiar reminder of what it means to live in a tropical coastal city where the land, sea, rainfall and tides regularly…
Palm Cove is one of those places that can make a visitor reconsider their holiday plans. You might intend to drive up from Cairns for an hour. Then you see the palm-lined…
For generations of visitors to Cairns, a trip to Green Island has been almost a rite of passage. It appears almost impossibly tropical: a small coral cay covered in rainforest, surrounded…
Stand beside the old Sugar Wharf at Port Douglas today and it is easy to see a beautiful historic building in an extraordinary tropical setting. The Coral Sea is nearby. Boats move around the wate...
There are beautiful coastal towns all around Australia. There are luxury resorts. There are tropical beaches. There are sophisticated restaurants and small-town main streets. There are places su...
Palm Cove is one of those places that can make a visitor reconsider their holiday plans. You might intend to drive up from Cairns for an hour. Then you see the palm-lined esplanade, the Coral Sea ...
For generations of visitors to Cairns, a trip to Green Island has been almost a rite of passage. It appears almost impossibly tropical: a small coral cay covered in rainforest, surrounded by blue-g...
Cairns is one of Australia's most distinctive destinations. It is the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef, sits beside tropical rainforest, provides relatively easy access to the Daintree and Cape Tr...
EXPLORE CAIRNS • THINGS TO DO Cairns is sometimes described as the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef. It is. But that description undersells the city. Cairns is also the gateway to tropical rain...
