Port Douglas Marlin Challenge
The annual Port Douglas Marlin Challenge is held during the first weeks of November each year. Anglers from all over Australia and the world come to Port Douglas to undertake the challenge of fishing for one of the ocean’s greatest prizes, the Marlin. The Marlin Coast hosts some of the best Marlin fishing in the world, game boats and crews arrive in Port Douglas to team up with the anglers, all with the anticipation of being the one to catch the 1,000lb fish.
Atherton BikeFest
The BikeFest is an event for the community – to participate, enjoy, have fun, and be entertained. And eat. The festival is being held in conjunction with the Tastes of the Tablelands, a food festival featuring local produce also taking place in Atherton that weekend. Riding + Food = 2 festivals. Only 400m apart. Connected by the Rail Trail. What more could you ask?
Reefinfo Visitor Centre
Reef Information Visitor Centre offers visitors the widest choice of tours and accommodation available in Queensland and Australia. Our experienced, professional and friendly staff have excellent knowledge of the region, and will ensure your holiday here in paradise is a memorable experience. Our Staff have personally undertaken the many tours on offer at Reef Information Visitor Centre and will assist with your holiday planning and provide informative advice on the best travel arrangements, tours, attractions and accommodation.
Cairns Toy Run
XMas Gifts for Foster Kids Collection - Gifts will be distributed by Child Safety Services to Children & Young People placed in Foster Care in the FNQ Region
Thirty-One Degrees Beach House
Relaxed beachfront luxury, uninterrupted ocean views and fresh understated interiors by BKH Design... 'Thirty-One Degrees' beach house is everything that Port Douglas holiday homes have become famous for. It is not by chance this unique beach house was rated one of the 'best beach houses in the world' by Conde Nast Traveller UK, and favoured by design and lifestyle magazines such as Harpers Bazaar, Vogue and Marie Claire. Thirty-One Degrees is situated on the palm-fringed sands of Queensland's picturesque and quiet Oak Beach, just 10 minutes south of the Port Douglas township. Oak Beach provides a secluded alternative to Port Douglas's popular Four Mile Beach. You will often have it's soft white sand and pristine beachfront all to yourself.
Holy Cross School P&F
Holy Cross School Annual Christmas Fair Rides, show bags, market stalls, food tents, glow products, music, entertainment. All this along with FIRWORKS and a special visit from Santa!
Elandra Resort
Set in 15 hectares of rainforest and home to 35 individually styled accommodation rooms with ocean and island views with a selection of elegant dining and reception spaces. Centre stage is the pool deck Voted ‘Australia’s sexiest pool’ by Australian Traveller magazine with its natural backdrop of the rich habitat of the World Heritage rainforests and Great Barrier Reef. Rare pieces of sought after tribal art are integrated into a cool minimal white interior with daybeds, plush lounges and cocktail bar. All rooms offer luxury amenities and feature stunning ocean views with handmade furniture such as bone inlay mirrors, mother of pearl encrusted drawers and wrought iron tables with artefacts from far-flung locations including India, Indonesia, Nagaland, Thailand, and West Africa. Wander along the timber boardwalks for an intoxicating sensory overload of the sweet scent of the tropical flowers blue Ulysses butterflies as large as dinner plates, curious bilbies, monitor lizards, and colourful cassowaries who all call The Elandra Mission Beach home
Monkey Business Playground & Cafe Cairns
We believe in providing a clean hygienic play area, good food, great service and a fun stimulating place to visit with your children. We know that parenting can be stressful and exhausting and Monkey Business offers a friendly environment that you can meet with friends, take a break with like-minded parents and/or a group to relax and chat with. Offering a variety of options from super healthy to a special treat, our menu has something for everyone. Monkey Business is a proud supporter of local businesses and where possible have sourced all our supplies including coffee beans from local suppliers. Children with allergies are not forgotten, we offer gluten, egg, dairy, fish and nut free options in our cafe menu.
QUEENSLAND MUSIC FESTIVAL
Queensland Music Festival (QMF) is a state-wide celebration of musical excellence with an international reputation and an unparalleled geographic reach. The best of local, national and international talent bring every conceivable style of music to Queenslanders from all walks of life, in Brisbane and in regional and remote centres from the Torres Strait to the Gold Coast. Since 1999 the Festival has engaged audiences of more than a million people through projects in 82 regions across the State. QMF has redefined the traditional festival model to engage deeply with communities over time, igniting artistic potential and leaving a lasting legacy. In collaboration with councils and communities, QMF inspires participation in music-making and performances that reflect local culture and tell local stories.
Grand Hotel Cairns
We've been practicing good hospitality since 1926 and we're just getting better at it! We are most famous for our Crocodile themed decor including Crocodile Artifacts, old photo's as well as plently of Historical information dating back until the 1920's. Our hand-crafted wooden Crocodile Bar has had many tourist head inside it, you've got to come in and see it to believe it! We offer a FREE Function Room, Pub Restaurant & Acoomodation Facilities, as well as having hosted some of Cairns biggest LIVE ACTS!! So get down to The Grand Hotel some time where we're LIVE, LOUD & PROUD all the time!!
The Paramour Cabaret Theatre
Step inside The Paramour Cabaret Theatre and leave your worries outside! This unique cabaret theatre is located 2 stories underground and gives the perfect atmosphere for a saucy Cabaret with gorgeous dancing girls, breathtaking vocals, jaw dropping circus acts and all hosted by the legendary Emcee WOLFGANG VALENTINE!
Rainforest Hideaway B&B
Daintree accommodation comes in many different styles but Rainforest Hideaway is probably the most unique and memorable. We have been providing B&B accommodation in Cape Tribulation since July 2000 and thousands of adventurous travellers have enjoyed their stay here deep inside the ancient Daintree rainforest. If you are looking for some Daintree accommodation with a difference then Rainforest Hideaway B&B is the perfect choice; peace and quiet and a relaxing stay are assured with only two rooms and a maximum of four guests. And to get you even more relaxed we have massage available too, a choice of traditional Thai massage or oil massage.
Daintree Discovery Tours
One of the must do trips In Far North Queensland is to visit the exquisite Daintree Rainforest. Not only is it stunningly beautiful, it is immensely important as a living link back to the Gondwanan times. It is considered as the oldest continual living rainforest on Earth. Departing from Port Douglas and surrounds, Daintree Discovery Tours gives you the best of both worlds, Daintree Rainforest, and Mossman Gorge.
