Cairns is a regional city and Local Government Area located in far north Queensland, Australia. Originally settled to serve as a port for exporting gold and other precious metals from mines west of the city, it later became a center for the crushing and exporting of sugar. The city is rapidly expanding, with an approximate population of 125,000, and is reliant on the tourism industry. The City of Cairns is located about 1700km from Brisbane and about 2500km from Sydney by road. Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled by each individual Local Government. ... Motto: Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Nickname: Sunshine State/Smart State Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Governor Premier Const. ...

Cairns is a popular travel destination for foreign tourists because of its proximity to many attractions. The Great Barrier Reef is only one and a half hours away by boat. The Daintree National Park and Cape Tribulation are popular areas for experiencing a true tropical rainforest. It is also a starting point for people wanting to explore Cooktown, Cape York Peninsula, and the Atherton Tablelands. Satellite image of a part of the Great Barrier Reef. ... Daintree is a national park in Far North Queensland (Australia), 1502 km northwest of Brisbane and 100 km northwest of Cairns. ... Rainforest on Fatu-Hiva, Marquesas Islands A rainforest is a forested biome with high annual rainfall due to the Intertropical convergence zone. ... Cooktown is the northernmost town on the East coast of Australia, located at 15°28′ S 145°17′ E on Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland, Australia. ... Cape York Peninsula, far north Queensland, Australia. ... The Atherton Tableland is part of the Great Dividing Range in Queensland, Australia. ...

Cairns, Queensland

The city has used its natural surrounds to its full advantage with the construction of many small theme parks for tourists. Among them is the Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park, and Skyrail, a Gondola Cableway that extends for 7.5km over World Heritage rainforest. Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 497 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Cairns, Queensland ... Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 497 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Cairns, Queensland ... Elabana Falls is in Lamington National Park, part of the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves World Heritage site in Queensland, Australia. ...

Geography

Cairns is located on the eastern side at the base of Cape York Peninsula on a coastal strip between the Coral Sea and the Great Dividing Range. The northern part of the city is located on Trinity Bay and the city centre is located on Cairns Inlet. Some of the city's suburbs are located on fertile flood plains. the Mulgrave River and Barron River flow within the city's boundary but not through the city itself. The city centre's foreshaw is located on a mud flat. The highest mountain in Queensland Mount Bartle Frere is located within the city's boundaries. Cape York Peninsula, far north Queensland, Australia. ... The Coral Sea is a region off the north-east coast of Australia with a namesake chain of islands (uninhabited), including the Willis, Coringa, and Tregosse Islets. ... The Great Divide runs around the entire eastern and south-eastern edge of Australia The Great Dividing Range (a. ... Trinity Bay is a large bay on the northeastern coast of Newfoundland. ... Mount Bartle Frere is the highest mountain in Queensland. ...

Urban Layout

Cairns is a third class metropolis and has a linear urban layout that runs from south (starting at Aloomba) to north (ending at Ellis Beach). From north to south is approximately 52 km's in length. Cairns has an urban sprawl problem with suburbs incurring and occupying land previously used for sugar cane farming. Many houses have also been built on hillsides partly dues to lack of space and partly due to a perception of prestige living. Building on Cairns hillslopes is extremely dangerous. According to national geologists and geographers Cairns is the most likely place in Australia for a landslide to occur because of the fertile but weak clay based soils. The urban layout of Cairns is similar to Honolulu's urban layout. Species Ref: ITIS 42058 as of 2004-05-05 Sugarcane is one of six species of a tall tropical southeast Asian grass (Family Poaceae) having stout fibrous jointed stalks whose sap at one time was the primary source of sugar. ...

The Northern Beaches are low in elevation and consist of a number of beach communities extending north along the coast. In general each beach suburb is located at the end of a spur road extending from the Captain Cook Highway. Extending from south to north these are: Machans Beach, Holloways Beach, Yorkeys Knob, Trinity Park, Trinity Beach, Kewarra Beach, Clifton Beach, Palm Cove and Ellis Beach. Captain Cook Highway (QLD) Captain Cook Highway is a short highway that starts in Cairns and ends in Daintree more than 150km away. ...

The suburb of Smithfield is located inland and against the mountains of the Great Dividing Range and serves as the main centre for the Northern Beaches. It is located between Yorkey’s Knob and Trinity Park at the base of the Kuranda Range Road. The Great Divide runs around the entire eastern and south-eastern edge of Australia The Great Dividing Range (a. ...

Located inland from the Northern Beaches along the edge of the Barron River flood plain are the suburbs of Caravonica, Lake Placid, Kamerunga, Stratford, and Freshwater. This area is sometimes referred to as the Freshwater Valley, and can be considered as part of the Northern Beaches area. Further up the Freshwater Valley is the Redlynch Valley. The suburb of Redlynch is located on the western side of the Redlynch Valley, and Brinsmead lies on the eastern side. Stratford, Freshwater, Redlynch and Brinsmead are separated from Cairns city by the Mount Whitfield (elevation 365m) and the Whitfield Range. There are a number of places known as Barron River. ... Flood Plain along Lynches River Johnsonville, South Carolina Showing high water mark on tupelo and cypress trees In geography, a flood plain is a plain formed of sediment, typically dropped by a river. ...

Central Cairns (click on picture for description)

Cairns City which is based on what once was swamp includes: Cairns CBD, Manunda, Edge Hill, Whitfield, Parramatta Park, Mooroobool, Manoora, Portsmith, Earlville, Bungalow and Woree. The small suburb of Aeroglen is pressed between Mount Whitfield and the airport on the Captain Cook Highway north of the CBD towards Smithfield.

Southside Cairns which is higher in elevation and based between a mountainous valley included the suburbs of White Rock, Mt Sheridan, Bentley Park, Wrights Creek, Edmonton, and Centenary Heights and the townships of Babinda, Goldsborough, Little Mulgrave, , Aloomba and Gordonvale which is located on the Mulgrave River.

The town of Kuranda is located upstream along the Barron River on the western side of the Kuranda Range –part of the Great Dividing Range. Kuranda is located in the Mareeba Shire local government area, and due to the geography of the Kuranda Range, is not part of the Cairns urban area, even though it is part of the Cairns economic catchment. Kuranda (16°49′ S 145°36′ E, postcode 4881) is a town in North Queensland poular with tourists. ... There are a number of places known as Barron River. ... The Great Divide runs around the entire eastern and south-eastern edge of Australia The Great Dividing Range (a. ...

Climate

Cairns experiences a warm tropical climate. It experiences a dry season between April and November and a wet season with tropical monsoons between November and March. The township of Babinda at the southern end of the city is one of Australia’s wettest towns recording an annual rainfall of over 4200mm. It has hot humid summers and milder temperatures in winter. Many tourists consider Cairns to have a similar climate to Hawai'i. Cairns is also subject to possible cyclone activity during the wet season. Major flooding can occur to the Barron River and the Mulgrave River during the wet season causing the city to be unreachable by all incoming road routes. The tropics are the geographic region of the Earth centered on the equator and limited in latitude by the two tropics: the Tropic of Cancer in the north and the Tropic of Capricorn in the southern hemisphere. ... Monsoon in the Vindhya, a mountain chain in central India A monsoon is a periodic wind, especially in the Indian Ocean and southern Asia. ... MM or Mm or mm can stand for: Macromedia Morning Musume Roman numeral for 2,000 and the year 2000 A millimetre (mm) or megametre (Mm) Myanmar Master of Management Maelzels metronome: precedes a beats-per-minute tempo measurement Maximum Medicine My Medicine Modern Medicine Monster Manual – one of... State nickname: The Aloha State Other U.S. States Capital Honolulu Largest city Honolulu Governor Linda Lingle Official languages Hawaiian and English Area 28,337 km² (43rd)  - Land 16,649 km²  - Water 11,672 km² (41. ... In meteorology, a cyclone is the rotation of a volume of air about an area of low atmospheric pressure. ... A flood (in Old English flod, a word common to Teutonic languages; compare German Flut, Dutch vloed from the same root as is seen in flow, float) is an overflow of water, an expanse of water submerging land, a deluge. ... There are a number of places known as Barron River. ...

Government

The City of Cairns is governed by the Cairns City Council. The Council comprises of a Mayor and twelve Councillors. The Mayor is elected by the voters at large and the Councillors are elected from twelve single member Divisions using an optional preferential voting system. Elections are held every three years. The current Mayor is Cr Kevin Byrne. A mayor (from the Latin maīor, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ... A councillor is a member of a council (such as a city council), particularly in the U.K. and its former colonies. ... The term preferential voting (or preference voting) has several different meanings: A ranked ballot or preferential voting system is a type of voting system in which each voter casts their vote by ranking candidates in order of preference. ... See Election (movie) for the film directed by Alexander Payne. ...

The Cairns City Council Local Government Area consists of two former local government areas which were amalgamated in 1995. These were the Cairns City Council (consisting of the suburbs listed under ‘Cairns City’ above), and the Mulgrave Shire Council (comprising of the other areas, namely thee Northern Beaches, Freshwater and Redlynch Valleys, and the Southside). The town of Gordonvale was once called Mulgrave.

At the time of Amalgamation, Cairns City had a population of approximately 40,000 and Mulgrave Shire had a population of approximately 60,000. Both Local Government Authorities had chambers in the Cairns CBD. The old have Cairns City Council chambers located on Abbott Street have been converted into a new city library. The old Mulgrave Shire Chambers were located on the Cairns Esplanade. In a controversial decision, new council chambers were constructed on previously industrial contaminated land in the mainly industrial suburb of Portsmith. Modern-style library In its traditional sense, a library is a collection of books and periodicals. ...

Cairns sends four representatives to the Queensland Parliament from the seats of Cook, Barron River, Cairns and Mulgrave. Two Federal Parliamentarians represent the area in the seats of Leichhardt and Kennedy. The Parliament of Queensland is the legislature of Queensland, Australia. ... Parliament House, Canberra The Parliament of Australia is a bicameral parliament consisting of the Queen of Australia, the House of Representatives (the lower house) and the Senate (the upper house or house of review). Section 1 of the Constitution of Australia provides that: The legislative power of the Commonwealth shall...

Prior to the abolishment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) the Indigenous people in Cairns were represented by the Cairns and District Regional Council. The Council comprised of twelve Councillors who elected a Chair from among them. Terry O'Shane was the last Chairman of the Cairns and district Regional Council. The Cairns area was represented on ATSIC by the Commissioner for Queensland North Zone. The last Commissioner for Queensland North was Lionel Quartermaine who also served as ATSIC’s Deputy Chair. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) (1990–2004) was the Australian Government body through which aboriginal Australians were formally involved in the processes of government affecting their lives. ...

Economy

Cairns serves as the major commercial centre for the Far North Queensland and Cape York Peninsula Region. It is a base for the regional offices of many government departments. Cape York Peninsula, far north Queensland, Australia. ...

Tourism plays a major part in the Cairns economy. After Sydney and Gold Coast, Cairns is the most popular tourist destination in Australia. Cairns is second only to Sydney for the number of international visitors to Australia. Its proximity to the Great Barrier Reef and rainforest make it a popular destination. The city contains dozens of hotels, resorts, motels and backpackers hostels. Activities in the region include golf, white water rafting…. Satellite image of a part of the Great Barrier Reef. ... A hotel is an establishment that provides lodging, usually on a short-term basis. ... A resort is a place used for relaxation or recreation. ... The word motel originates from the Motel Inn of San Luis Obispo, first built in 1925 by Arthur Heinman. ... Youth hostel in Rome. ...

The land around Cairns is still used for sugar cane farming, although this land is increasingly under pressure from new suburbs as the city grows. Within the Cairns City Council are two sugar mills operate in Gordonvale and Babinda. Species Ref: ITIS 42058 as of 2004-05-05 Sugarcane is one of six species of a tall tropical southeast Asian grass (Family Poaceae) having stout fibrous jointed stalks whose sap at one time was the primary source of sugar. ... Farming, ploughing rice paddy, in Indonesia Agriculture is the process of producing food, feed, fiber and other desired products by cultivation of certain plants and the raising of domesticated animals (livestock). ... You can choose: Robert L. Mills, US physicist who researched quantum field theory. ... Gordonvale is a small sugar-growing town in north Queensland, Australia. ...

Communications

The Cairns Post is the only daily newspaper published in the city. The Courier Mail is a daily Queensland-wide newspaper published in Brisbane. The Australian newspaper also circulates widely. All three of these newspapers are owned by News Corporation, controlled by Rupert Murdoch. The Barfly is the weekly street press newspaper providing information about entertainment in the region. Weekly suburban newspapers are also published. The Courier-Mail is a Queensland-based newspaper published in Brisbane. ... Brisbane by night Brisbane is the capital city of the state of Queensland, Australia. ... The Australian is a national daily broadsheet newspaper published by Rupert Murdochs News Corporation. ... News Corps headquarters in New York News Corporation (abbreviated to News Corp) (NYSE: NWS) is one of the worlds largest media conglomerates. ... Rupert Murdoch Keith Rupert Murdoch (born March 11, 1931), Australian-born American media proprietor, is the major shareholder and managing director of News Corporation, one of the worlds largest and most influential media corporations. ...

Cairns is served by three commercial television stations and the two public broadcasters - the ABC and SBS. The commercial stations are regional affiliates of the Ten, Nine and Seven networks. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is Australias national public broadcaster. ... See: Special Broadcasting Service - Australian government-funded Radio and TV network Shaken baby syndrome Said Business School - Oxford Universitys business school. ...

Cairns radio stations include a number of public, commercial and community broadcasters. The ABC broadcasts ABC RadioNational, ABC Local, ABC Classic FM and the Triple J youth network. Commercial radio stations include 4CAFM HOTFM, SeaFM and 4CCRFM Triple J (JJJ) is a nationally-networked, government-funded Australian radio station (a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation), mainly aimed at youth (defined as those between 12 and 25). ...

Transport

Cairns is an important transport hub in the Far North Queensland region. Located at the base of Cape York Peninsula, it provides important transport links between the Peninsula and Gulf of Carpentaria regions and the areas to the south of the state. The Cairns International Airport is essential to the viability of the tourism industry. Rail, sea port and road connections are also important. Cape York Peninsula, far north Queensland, Australia. ... The Gulf of Carpentaria viewed from orbit. ... Cairns International Airport (CNS) is an Australian domestic and international airport in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. ... Categories: Stub | Commercial item transport and distribution | Transportation ...

Roads

The Bruce Highway runs for 1700km from Brisbane and terminates in Cairns on the corner of Mulgrave Roads and Sheridan Streets in the CBD. At this point, the Captain Cook Highway (also referred to as the Cook Highway) commences between Cairns and Port Douglas approximately 80km to the north. Bruce Highway The Bruce Highway is the major coastal highway of Queensland, Australia. ... KM, Km, or km may stand for: Khmer language (ISO 639 alpha-2, km) Kilometre/Kilometer (only km in minuscule is the correct representation of kilometer as an SI unit of length) Kinemantra Meditation Knowledge management, in the field of Library and information science Knowledge Machine, the KM knowledge representation... Brisbane by night Brisbane is the capital city of the state of Queensland, Australia. ... Captain Cook Highway (QLD) Captain Cook Highway is a short highway that starts in Cairns and ends in Daintree more than 150km away. ... Port Douglas is a coastal resort town approximately 60km drive north of Cairns, Queensland, Australia. ...

The Kuranda Range Road commences at Smithfield on the Barron River Flood Plain north of Cairns and ascends the Kuranda Range to the township of Kuranda. The highway then extends to the town of Mareeba on the Atherton Tableland, and continues to communities on the Cape York Peninsula Mareeba is a town on the Atherton Tableland in Far North Queensland, Australia. ... The Atherton Tableland is part of the Great Dividing Range in Queensland, Australia. ... Cape York Peninsula, far north Queensland, Australia. ...

The Gillies Highway commences at the township of Gordonvale and ascends the Gillies Range (part of the Great Dividing Range) to the town of Atherton on the Atherton Tablelands. The Gillies Range is a section of the chain of summits that separate the Far North Queensland coastal plain from the interior Atherton Tableland. ... Atherton is the hub of the Atherton Tableland region in Queensland, Australia, located at 17°16′ S 145°28′ E, 752 m above sea level. ...

A network of secondary and local roads of varying quality is maintained throughout the Cairns suburbs by the State Government Queensland Transport Department and the Cairns City Council.

Coaches

Cairns is also served by long distance coaches to Brisbane, and regional cities to the south.

Public Transport

A public transport network is operated throughout the city by Sunbus. A transit mall is located in the CBD through which all services operate. Most services run from the Northern Beaches to the southern parts of Cairns through the CBD. Bus services also operate to Kuranda and to the Atherton Tableland. A taxi serving as a bus Public transport (Commonwealth English) comprises all transport systems in which the passengers do not travel in their own vehicles. ... Kuranda (16°49′ S 145°36′ E, postcode 4881) is a town in North Queensland poular with tourists. ... The Atherton Tableland is part of the Great Dividing Range in Queensland, Australia. ...

Former cane train corridors have been set aside for a possible future light rail mass transit system however no plans have been drawn up. The use of the existing heavy rail line for commuter services between Redlynch and Gordonvale is occasionally discussed however this is not a favoured option under the FNQ 2010 Regional Plan which favours the use of buses. This article is about light rail systems in general. ... In the United States of America, transit describes local area common carrier passenger transportation configured to provide scheduled service on fixed routes on a non-reservation basis. ...

Rail

Passenger trains operate on the Brisbane to Cairns railway line. These are operated by Queensland Rail (QR) and include the high speed tilt train. Freight trains also operate along the route. There is a QR Freight handling facility located at Portsmith. QR, formerly known as Queensland Rail and Queensland Railways, is the corporation responsible for the operation and maintenance of the railway system in the State of Queensland, Australia. ... A tilting train is a train with a tilting mechanism that enables increased speed on regular railroad tracks. ...

The Cairns to Kuranda Tourist Railway also operates from Cairns. The scenic railway snakes its way up the Kuranda Range and is not used for commuter services. It passes through the towns of Stratford, Freshwater, Redlynch before reaching Kuranda, stopping at the Freshwater train station.

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Cairns has been served by a narrow gauge cane railway (or cane tram) network used to haul harvested sugar cane to the Mulgrave Mill located in Gordonvale. The pressure of urban sprawl on land previously cultivated by cane farmers, together with the need to reclaim cane train tracks for local roads has seen this network reduced over recent years. Narrow-gauge railways are railroads (railways) with track spaced at less than the standard gauge of 4 ft 8 in (1. ... Species Ref: ITIS 42058 as of 2004-05-05 Sugarcane is one of six species of a tall tropical southeast Asian grass (Family Poaceae) having stout fibrous jointed stalks whose sap at one time was the primary source of sugar. ... Gordonvale is a small sugar-growing town in north Queensland, Australia. ... Urban sprawl (also called suburban sprawl and occasionally Los Angelization) describes the growth of a metropolitan area, traditionally suburbs but, increasingly, exurbs, over a large area. ...

Airport

The Cairns International Airport is operated by the Cairns Port Authority and is located 7km north of Cairns City between the CBD and the Northern Beaches. It is Australia's sixth busiest in terms of international and domestic passenger movements. In excess of three million international and domestic passenger movements were recorded during 2003-2004. The Airport has a domestic terminal and separate international terminal and a general aviation area. The airport handles international flights and flights to major Australian cities, tourist destinations and regional destinations throughout North Queensland. It is an important base for general aviation serving the Cape York Peninsula and Gulf of Carpentaria Communities. General aviation provides important lifeline links to these communities. The Cairns airport is also a base for the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Cairns International Airport (CNS) is an Australian domestic and international airport in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. ... Cairns Port Authority (CPA) is a statutory Queensland Government Corporation responsible for the operation of Cairns International Airport and the Cairns Seaport. ... KM, Km, or km may stand for: Khmer language (ISO 639 alpha-2, km) Kilometre/Kilometer (only km in minuscule is the correct representation of kilometer as an SI unit of length) Kinemantra Meditation Knowledge management, in the field of Library and information science Knowledge Machine, the KM knowledge representation... An airport terminal is a building at an airport where passengers transfer from ground transportation to the facilities that allow them to board airplanes. ... Cape York Peninsula, far north Queensland, Australia. ... The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (RFDS, informally known as The Flying Doctors) is an air ambulance service for those living in the remote inland areas of Australia. ...

Sea port

The Cairns Seaport is located on the Cairns Inlet is operated by the Cairns Port Authority. It serves as an important port for tourist operators providing daily reef trips. These consist of large catamarans capable of carrying over 300 passengers as well as smaller operators who may take as few as 12 tourists. Cairns Port is also a port of call for cruise liners cruising the South Pacific Ocean and provides freight services to coastal townships on the Cape York Peninsula, the Torres Strait and the Gulf of Carpentaria. Cairns. A number of fishing trawlers are also located at the port. There is also a marina which house private yachts and boats used for tourist operations. Unlike the port of Townsville which is a major export point for cattle, wheat and minerals mined in Mount Isa, the Port of Cairns does not handle and bulk exports. Categories: Stub | Commercial item transport and distribution | Transportation ... Cairns Port Authority (CPA) is a statutory Queensland Government Corporation responsible for the operation of Cairns International Airport and the Cairns Seaport. ... Two Hobie catamarans, showing the typical Hobie raised platform joining the two hulls, and tall mast. ... Cape York Peninsula, far north Queensland, Australia. ... The Torres Strait is the body of water which lies between Australia and Papua New Guinea. ... The Gulf of Carpentaria viewed from orbit. ... For other uses of this word, see Marina (disambiguation). ... A yacht was originally defined as a light, fast sailing vessel used to convey important persons. ... Townsville in 2004. ... Binomial name Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758 Rainbow arching over a paddock of cattle Cattle are domesticated ungulates, a member of the subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae. ... Species T. boeoticum T. durum T. monococcum T. spelta References:   ITIS 42236 2002-09-22 Wheat (Triticum spp. ... Minerals are natural compounds formed through geological processes. ... Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia Mount Isa is a city located in north western Queensland, Australia. ...

The Trinity Wharf has recently been subject of a major redevelopment to improve the area for tourist and cruise ship operations. The freight wharves are located to the south of Trinity Wharf further up Cairns Inlet. Cargo is a term used to denotes goods or produce being transported generally for commercial gain, usually on a ship, plane, train or lorry. ...

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Education

Cairns has numerous public and independent primary and secondary schools. It has a TAFE college and the Cairns Campus of the James Cook University is located at Smithfield. Cairns also has a School of the Air base located in Manunda. In Australia, Technical and Further Education or TAFE institutions are those which offer a wide range of post-secondary education and training, generally in vocational fields (such as hospitality, tourism, construction, woodwork, secretarial skills, community work, etc), often at a level of difficulty below that of a corresponding or related... James Cook University (JCU) is a university based in Townsville, Queensland, Australia and was founded in 1970 as the first tertiary education institution in North Queensland (although the first may have been the local TAFE college instead). ...

Schools

St Gerard Majella, Woree, St Anthony's Primary, Dimbulah, St Mary's Catholic College, Woree State School, Woree State High School Cairns West State School, Parramatta State School, Edge Hill State School, Trinity Anglican School, Cairns Christian College, Smithfield State High School, Cairns State High School, Peace Lutheran College, Freshwater State School and Bentley Park College St Anthonys School is a Catholic School at Dimbulah, approximately 2 hours from Cairns city. ... Trinity Anglican School is a private Anglican School located in Cairns, Far North Queensland, Australia. ... Cairns Christian College is a private interdenominational School located in Cairns, Far North Queensland, Australia. ... Cairns State High School is a public state school located near the centre of Cairns, North Queensland. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ...

Health

The Cairns Base Hospital is based on the Cairns Esplanande and is the major hospital for the Cape York Peninsula Region. The smaller private Calvary Hospital is also located nearby.

Cairns is a base for the Royal Flying Doctor Service which operates clinics and emergency evacuations in remote communities throughout the region. The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (RFDS, informally known as The Flying Doctors) is an air ambulance service for those living in the remote inland areas of Australia. ... Airbus A310 MRT MedEvac of the German Airforce. ...

External links

• City of Cairns Official Website
• Tropical Australia Offical Website
• Cairns & Region Convention Bureau Website