Nick Dalton
Cairns Post
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Cairns gets direct Chinese flights
LONG awaited direct flights between mainland China and Cairns will start in December. → Read More
US Navy returns to Cairns today as 1200 marines hit the city for some much needed R&R
NEARLY 1200 US marines and sailors arrive in Cairns this morning on one of the American navys most advanced warships, the USS Green Bay. → Read More
Report says a new $85m Port Douglas project will generate 320 jobs
AN $85 million redevelopment of the Port Douglas waterfront is expected to generate 320 jobs and create a further 300 indirect roles over two years. → Read More
$30m aim for Fitzroy Island Resort off Cairns’ coast
DEVELOPER Doug Gamble is seeking $30 million for his Fitzroy Island Resort off the coast of Cairns. → Read More
Australian Renewable Energy Agency grants $330m for solar farm
THE Federal Government has awarded the developers of a $300 million solar farm west of Cairns $8.85 million towards construction costs. → Read More
Cairns businessman Harry Sou heads $640m Kuranda eco-resort
BUSINESSMAN and restaurateur Harry Sou has been appointed to run the Australian venture behind a $640 million resort proposed for Kuranda. → Read More
Luxury ship gets ready for maiden voyage to Cairns
FINAL plans are under way for the maiden voyage of uber-luxury boutique cruise ship Azamara Journey to Cairns next year. → Read More
$120m project to fast-track Cairns shipping channel dredging
DREDGING of the Cairns shipping channel is to be fast-tracked to allow cruise ships up to 300m-long to dock at the citys port in a project that is estimated to cost 120 million. → Read More
Far North Queensland tourism booms but not leading to extra jobs yet
FAR North Queensland’s tourism boom is not translating into extra jobs. → Read More
Cairns surf club wins campaign to move and build $2.5m clubhouse
THE Ellis Beach Surf Life Saving Club has won a long campaign to shift its location and build a $2.5 million clubhouse on the ocean side of the Captain Cook Highway. → Read More
Cairns food van offers to move after tempers flare over itinerants
THE operators of Rosies food charity van are willing to shift to a new location in Cairns that will be less of a problem to the rest of the community. → Read More
Call to shift Cairns’ charity food van because of “appalling” drunks
A GROUP of Cairns CBD businessmen wants a charity food van shifted from the city centre after anti-social behaviour involving itinerants flared this week. → Read More
Cairns Courthouse Hotel to be sold as owners focus on Sydney
THE heritage-listed Courthouse Hotel in the Cairns Central Business District is being sold by its owners. → Read More
$75m Palm Cove harbour project gets developer backing
A DEVELOPER and a project manager have been appointed to drive a $75 million project which will change the face of tourism hot spot Palm Cove. → Read More
Second imported case of Zika in Cairns
A QUEENSLAND Health emergency response team is at Gordonvale trying to rid the town of the mosquito-borne Zika virus. → Read More
Chinese tourist numbers at Cairns Airport soar by 470 per cent
CHINESE travellers arriving at the international terminal at Cairns Airport have soared by 470 per cent. → Read More
Gen Ys bite the bullet and start their own businesses in Cairns
AFTER eight years of working for other people, Jono Russo took the future in his own hands and started a business. → Read More
Port Hinchinbrook redevelopment to give $1 billion economic boost
THE revival of Port Hinchinbrook is forecast to pump more than $1 billion into the Cassowary Coast region while reigniting tourism. → Read More
$450 million Port Hinchinbrook redevelopment at Cardwell
THE embattled Port Hinchinbrook project is to be transformed into a $450 million tourism draw card at Cardwell. → Read More
New $5m high speed cat for Great Adventures in Cairns
THE tropical north’s largest Great Barrier Reef operator has added another vessel to its fleet. → Read More