Far North Queensland is beginning to heal after the devastating effects of Cyclone Yasi, but the region's major tourist centre, Cairns, is open for business. Help rebuild the region by coming to discover what makes it truly unique.

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White water thrills

raging thunder white water rafting

Our region is not known as the Wet Tropics for nothing: we receive a huge amount of rain, ensuring our rivers are the wildest in Australia. And no town in the nation is wetter than Tully, home to the "Golden Gumboot", with an average annual rainfall exceeding 4000mm.

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Sport

Rychart key man on road for Taipans

TAIPANS forward Dusty Rychart will return to one of his former clubs tomorrow night intent on halting a five-game losing streak that has endangered Cairns' finals aspirations.

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Sisters in song

Women In Song

Soulful, sassy, stylish and strong, Vika and Linda are the perfect headliners for this weekend's Women In Song, writes Jesse Kuch.

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