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Explore Cairns in Australia

Cairns in the region of Queensland with its 154,225 inhabitants is a place in Australia - some 1,285 mi or ( 2069 km ) North of Canberra , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Cairns

Time in Cairns is now 07:09 PM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Australia/Brisbane " with a UTC offset of 10 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Trinity Beach, Stoney Creek, Kuranda, Hambledon, and Edmonton. Since you are here already, consider visiting Trinity Beach . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Cairns ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Total solar eclipse from Australia on Nov. 13th, 2012

4:11 min by gloriaproject
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More info at gloria-project.eu Here the video of the eclipse youtu.be After more than two years without any total solar eclipses (the last one took place on July 11th, 2010), the Moon's shadow revisit ..

Deep Sea Fishing Video Queensland Big 4 & 5 way hookups!!

7:21 min by Reefari
Views: 80514 Rating: 4.58

www.reefari.com More great fishing video action targetting the deep reefs in the coral Sea off Mackay Queensland. 4 & 5 way hookups were common with big Quality reef fish coming onboard. This was day ..


Motor Home Camper Truck

7:45 min by mathew court
Views: 9340 Rating: 3.29

I found a Motor Home. Give to the community. Live my dream lifestyle. Travel & follow the sun. Body orientated awareness. Connect on a deeper level with yourself. Follow your dreams in an increasingly ..

Cairns Regional Council Election 2012

0:52 min by CairnsPost
Views: 2156 Rating: 3.22

Born-and-bred in the city businessman Bob Manning is the new Mayor of Cairns. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Parramatta State School

Parramatta State School is located on Mulgrave Road, in the Australian city of Cairns, Queensland. It caters for students from preschool through to Year 7. It is one of the oldest schools within the Cairns region, having opened in 1927 as State School number 639.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -16.92 145.76 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Educational institutions established in 1927, Public schools in Queensland, Schools in Cairns

Cairns Port Authority

Cairns Port Authority (CPA) is a Queensland Government statutory Corporation responsible for the operation of the Cairns Seaport. The Authority is also responsible for the Cairns Marlin Marina and the Cityport project. The Seaport and Cityport comprise the authority’s business units.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -16.93 145.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Cairns, Marinas in Australia, Port authorities, Transport in Queensland

Cairns State High School

Cairns State High School (CSHS) is a public state school located near the centre of Cairns, North Queensland, Australia. It was founded in 1917 as an annex of Cairns Central State School. The school caters for grades 8 though to 12 and has the capacity for 1500 enrolled students. Founded in 1917, it is the oldest high school in Cairns. The school motto is 'Vincit Qui Se Vincit' ('He Conquers Who Conquers Himself') and its principal is Mrs Angela Toppin.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -16.92 145.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Educational institutions established in 1917, High schools in Queensland, Public schools in Queensland, Rock Eisteddfod Challenge participants, Schools in Cairns

Zinc 102.7

Zinc 102.7 (callsign 4CCA) is a commercial radio station in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Its former name was 4CA-FM. It was the second FM radio licence issued in Cairns (after 103.5 FM which was also initially called 4CA-FM, later changing to HOT FM). 4CA FM used radio frequency 102.7 FM and was purchased by Prime Media Group Limited in 2005 from Macquarie Regional RadioWorks, it became 102.7 Zinc FM on 23 March 2009.

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Located at -16.93 145.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Prime Media Group Limited, Radio stations in Queensland

Cairns

Cairns is a regional city in the far north of Queensland, Australia, founded 1876. The city was named after William Wellington Cairns, then-current Governor of Queensland. It was formed to serve miners heading for the Hodgkinson River goldfield, but experienced a decline when an easier route was discovered from Port Douglas.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -16.93 145.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Cairns, Coastal cities in Australia, Far North Queensland, Port cities in Australia

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