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Cairns experiences a warm Mulgrave River during the wet season causing the city to be unreachable by all incoming road routes.
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Cairns serves as the major commercial centre for the Far North Queensland and York Peninsula">Cape York Peninsula Region. It is a base for the regional offices of many government departments.
Tourism plays a major part in the Cairns Sydney and the 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.
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.
Cairns local businesses are assisted by the Cairns Region Economic Development Corporation (CREDC) which promotes a cluster-based model for economic development.
Communications
Brisbane. The Australian newspaper also circulates widely. All of these newspapers are owned by News Corporation, controlled by Rupert Murdoch. Cairns Community Newspapers publishes monthly suburban newspapers.
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. Austar Limited provides subscription satellite TV services.
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, AM846, HOTFM, SeaFM 4CCRFM and others.
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Cairns has numerous State, Catholic 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.
Schools
Catholic
Our Lady Help of Christians, Earlville , Holy Cross Primary, Smithfield , St Therese's School, Edmonton , St Mary's Catholic College, Woree , St Francis Xavier School, Manunda , St Augustine's College, Cairns , St Andrews Catholic College, Redlynch , St Gerard Majella School, Woree , St Monica's College , St Joseph's School, Parramatta , Mother of Good Counsel School, North Cairns
State
Woree State School, Woree State High School, Smithfield State High School, Trinity Bay State High School, Yarrabah State School, Balaclava State School, Hambledon State School, Freshwater State School, Bentley Park College
Independent
Trinity Anglican School , Cairns Christian College , Peace Lutheran College
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Cairns experiences a warm Mulgrave River during the wet season causing the city to be unreachable by all incoming road routes.
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Cairns serves as the major commercial centre for the Far North Queensland and York Peninsula">Cape York Peninsula Region. It is a base for the regional offices of many government departments.
Tourism plays a major part in the Cairns Sydney and the 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.
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.
Cairns local businesses are assisted by the Cairns Region Economic Development Corporation (CREDC) which promotes a cluster-based model for economic development.
Communications
Brisbane. The Australian newspaper also circulates widely. All of these newspapers are owned by News Corporation, controlled by Rupert Murdoch. Cairns Community Newspapers publishes monthly suburban newspapers.
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. Austar Limited provides subscription satellite TV services.
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, AM846, HOTFM, SeaFM 4CCRFM and others.
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Cairns has numerous State, Catholic 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.
Schools
Catholic
Our Lady Help of Christians, Earlville , Holy Cross Primary, Smithfield , St Therese's School, Edmonton , St Mary's Catholic College, Woree , St Francis Xavier School, Manunda , St Augustine's College, Cairns , St Andrews Catholic College, Redlynch , St Gerard Majella School, Woree , St Monica's College , St Joseph's School, Parramatta , Mother of Good Counsel School, North Cairns
State
Woree State School, Woree State High School, Smithfield State High School, Trinity Bay State High School, Yarrabah State School, Balaclava State School, Hambledon State School, Freshwater State School, Bentley Park College
Independent
Trinity Anglican School , Cairns Christian College , Peace Lutheran College
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