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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Japan Gallery

Photo gallery of Japan's tsunami aftermath

Images of Japan's tsunami survivors
» Photo gallery of Japan's tsunami aftermath

April Edition Cairns Eye

April Cairns Eye Magazine Out Now

The new edition of Cairns Eye Magazine is out now
» April Cairns Eye 2011
» View all e-Books

Cairns Wet Weather 2011

The Big Wet

Pictures of Cairns in the wet season
» Cairns Wet Weather 2011

Yongala Centenary Expedition

VIDEO: revisiting the Yongala, poignant beauty beneath the Coral Sea

VIDEO: revisiting the Yongala, poignant beauty beneath the Coral Sea
» Video of the Yongala Centenery Expedition

Sport

Veteran Grabau rates current Taipans as the best - and the most fun

Aaron Grabau

AARON Grabau has been there from day one, so he has a fair idea of how this Taipans team ranks. 
And, in his eyes, it is the best group he's been part of in the club's history. 

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Entertainment

Channel Nine's Karl gets a shot at TV's gold award

Karl Stefanovic

ONE of the region's most recognised exports has earned his first nomination in Australian television's biggest award, the Gold Logie.

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