Cairns Holiday Specialists Blog - Author: Sophie Tabouel

A brand new event hosted by the Cairns Road Runners Club to raise funds for the Ronald McDonald Retreat House in Palm Cove is on this Sunday 10th November. The house offers families with children who have suffered serious illnesses a place to relax and have a good time after dealing with such hardships. When:  […]

    This annual Jet Ski fundraiser held on November the 16th 2013 will see participants jet skiing their way from Cairns to Fitzroy Island in a bid to raise money for the Cairns Oncology Unit.  Last year $11,659 was raised for this event that is named in memory of Brian ‘Unit’ Wilson, a Cairns […]

  The Commonwealth Games’ baton will be in Cairns next month! The Queen’s Baton Relay is similar to the Olympic Torch Relay as the baton travels around the entire Commonwealth before the commencement of each Commonwealth games. The next Commonwealth games will be held in Glasgow in Scotland in 2014. The baton carried by Mayor […]

  This could be your view from the ‘Vue Apartments’ Swimming Pool Overlooking the Coral Sea! ‘Knowledge is Power’ so to ensure we know everything there is to know about all the properties across our beautiful Tropical North Queensland our boss sends us on field trips. We hate it but somebody HAS to do it! […]

  Give The Gift of an Experience Christmas is just around the corner so it is time to start thinking about what you and your family are planning to do over the holiday period and what gifts you are going to exchange with your loved ones on Christmas Day. It’s an exciting time of year […]

From the land to the table in the Tablelands, it really doesn’t get fresher than this and you can try for yourself on Sunday 20th October from 9:00am – 4:00pm! The Rotary Club of Atherton is hosting another Taste of the Tablelands festival and it just keeps getting better! The day is packed full of fun […]

  Our favourite village in the rainforest is celebrating 125 years since its official survey in 1888 and this year it’ll be double the fun. In the past the Kuranda Festival was a one day event, this year it has been extended to 2 full days of fun and entertainment for the whole family. Kicking […]

The Crocodile Trophy 2013 for Mountain Biking Enthusiasts This year’s 9 stage ‘Crocodile Trophy Mountain Bike Race’ kicks off on the 19th of October to the 27th of October with hundreds of riders camping overnight throughout the event at rivers, cattle stations, mining villages and rainforest. This year the public can now get a taste […]

Cairns Turtle Rehabilitation Centre on Fitzroy Island is holding a soft opening of their facilities on Sunday 13th October; the centre has been in operation for some time but never had a proper opening. This is an opportunity to celebrate and thank everyone who helped make the centre a reality, everyone who assisted and donated for […]