The Natural Place to Meet
Cairns & Great Barrier Reef is a tropical region encouraging genuine connections to nature and each other. Five-star hotels and resorts line the waterfront of Cairns, Palm Cove, Port Douglas, and our tropical islands. Create great moments in the oldest rainforest, choose your own adventure on the largest coral reef and learn from two indigenous cultures.
CONNECT GREAT. LEAVE GREATER.
Latest News
Keep up-to-date with the latest news, articles and media releases from the Business Events Cairns and Great Barrier Reef Industry.
Cairns showcases a week of business events
A conference for one of Australia’s leading event management companies is kicking off a bumper week of business event activities in Cairns from Monday (March 27) showcasing the destination’s capability to host sustainable meetings, conferences and incentives.
Cairns & Great Barrier Reef – the home of sustainability
Cairns & Great Barrier Reef is in an enviable position. Gateway to two World Heritage-listed icons – the Great Barrier Reef and the Daintree Rainforest, and a regional city, local business events professionals and companies that are acutely aware of their responsibility for the ongoing sustainability of not just the Tropical North Queensland environment but those who call it home.
Sustainable events made easier in Cairns & Great Barrier Reef
A carbon offset program for business events and online hubs designed to make sustainable and accessible travel easy to access are among the new initiatives to be revealed by Business Events Cairns & Great Barrier Reef at AIME 2023.
Sustainable Travel Hub launches in Tropical North Queensland
Travellers can easily find interactive conservation projects, immersive cultural experiences and eco-certified operators with the launch of the Tropical North Queensland Sustainable Travel Hub today (February 3).
Australia’s first offshore nursery gives birth
Corals grown in Australia’s first offshore coral nursery at Fitzroy Island off Cairns have spawned for the first time after being planted on the Great Barrier Reef four years ago.
Nurturing Nature & Delegates
Business events can reduce their environmental impact, ensure events are staged with a greater purpose, and provide a sense of achievement for delegates who attend.
Beer that helps the Great Barrier Reef
Cairns & Great Barrier Reef is the natural place to meet… and eat and drink! Ask anyone who’s visited, and they’ll tell you discovering our reef and rainforest is thirsty work.
Introduce your delegates to the world’s oldest rainforest
Skyrail Rainforest Cableway is an experience through Australia’s most famous rainforest, the Wet Tropics, whose ancestry predates dinosaurs and is home to 15 of the 26 families of ancient flowering plants in the world, just to name a few accolades.
Minimise the impact of where your delegates lay their head
As Crystalbrook Collection expands across Australia, their three Cairns-based properties lead the way on their mantra “travel with a lighter footprint”.
Delegates contribute to reef health
As a natural delegate booster, it’s hard to go past the world’s most extraordinary reef; the World Heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef.
Whatever the weather, Cairns is the natural place to meet
Cairns & Great Barrier Reef is a full sensory experience for delegates. Our seasons deliver warm days all year. Regular rainfall over summer and autumn keeps the landscape a rich green; the rainforest is at its most lush and waterfalls are full and spectacular for pre and post-touring adventures.
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Mount Hypipamee National Park is calling! 🗣 One of the main features is this deep, cylindrical volcanic pipe with a lake at the bottom covered in green waterweed 🍃 There are two walking tracks here - one leads to this viewing platform & takes roughly 30 minutes to complete and the other leads to #DinnerFalls 💦 We suggest doing both for an `explosive` adventure 😉🌋
📸 @blueyandb #exploretnq #explorecairnsGBR #thisisqueensland #seeaustralia #athertontablelands

Welcome to winter in the tropics (aka the perfect time to go to #FitzroyIsland) 🏝️🤸 This quintessential tropical island National Park is a must-do when you visit the tropics 🏖 Boasting incredible views, refreshing water & one of the most photogenic coral shores around 🐚✨ You can discover the island for yourself with @fitzroyislandadventures or @sunloverreefcruises ⛵️ Don’t feel like leaving? Stay a while at @fitzroyisland resort 🍹 🏝
📸 @the_trail_tale #exploretnq #explorecairnsGBR #thisisqueensland #seeaustralia

Celebrating hump day with the only kind of blues we like in Queensland on board @sailawayportdouglas ⛵️✨ 😉
📸 @kristy_gc #explorecairnsGBR #exploretnq #seeaustralia #thisisqueensland #portdouglasdaintree

@portdouglasdaintree really is paradise 😍🌴 With delicious dining options, spas galore & incredible shops, tours & activities you’ll never be short of something to do while you spend time in #PortDouglas 🌺⛵️ But you don’t have to do anything at all to enjoy your time - just check in to one of the town’s luxurious resorts for the perfect flop & drop holiday 🧘
📸 @braedanlovett #explorecairnsGBR #exploretnq #seeaustralia #thisisqueensland

How about a dunk in the water this week? 💦 #DunkIsland is just a stone’s throw off the coast of #MissionBeach in @cassowarycoastaustralia and can be reached by a short boat trip ⛵️ Most of the island is national park, with unique tracts of rainforests, pristine beaches and abundant species of wildlife 🏝️ 🐾 Don`t forget to grab a board from @whatsupcairns and test your SUP skills 🏄
📸 @mycolourfulworld_ #explorecairnsGBR #thisisqueensland #seeaustralia #exploretnq

If you’re a little bit of a green thumb, you might want to spend a little time exploring this beauty in Cairns 🍃 The Flecker Botanic Gardens are home to an incredible array of plants & wildlife (mainly birds, but we could watch them all day! 🦜) Try a tour of the garden, check out the visitor information centre & let the kids explore their inner nature fanatic with the fortnightly activity program for children under five - there’s crafts, stories, sing alongs & garden discovery walks! 🌿
If you’re looking for a little more action, just a short walk or drive down the road you’ll find the @tanksartscentre & some epic walking trails 🥾🎭
📸 @taegs_takes_photos #explorecairnsGBR #thisisqueensland #seeaustralia #exploretnq

Today we celebrate National Reconciliation Week 👣🌴
This is a time for everyone to learn about our shared histories, cultures, achievements, and to explore how each person can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia through this year’s theme “Be a Voice for Generations” ❤️🖤💛
#exploreTNQ #explorecairnsGBR #NRW2023

Nope, you`re not flicking through the pages of @natgeo, although we wouldn’t blame you for thinking you were 💫🌴 Deep within a 180 million-year-old rainforest, where the Kuku Yalanji people have roamed for more than 50,000 years lies the pristine waters & stunning views of #MossmanGorge 🍃💦 Before you explore emerald green waters flowing over smooth, granite boulders enveloped by ancient tropical rainforest, head off on a Ngadiku Dreamtime Walk, peruse the gallery or sample the local food at @mossmangorge centre 🌿🎨🦖
📸 @thatonetimein.blog #exploreTNQ #thisisqueensland #seeaustralia #explorecairnsGBR #portdouglasdaintree

They don`t call it #EmeraldCreekFalls for nothing 💚🌿 With tumbling waters, giant granite boulders & placid pools, plus some epic walking trails, there’s no better waterfall to spruce up your insta feed 😍 Head off for an hour long drive along the Kennedy Highway towards Mareeba to get to this sensational spot 🚙 Don`t forget to stop in for a cold treat at the Emerald Creek Ice-creamery while you`re there!🍦
📸 angel_wildlife #exploreTNQ #explorecairnsGBR #thisisqueensland #seeaustralia #northerntablelands

Feel on top of the world? 🌴🌄 Try hiking to the summit of #WalshsPyramid in Wooroonoonran National Park ⛰This epic hiking trail will take you around 3-4 hours return, but the panoramic views at the top are worth every step 👣 The best time to go? Start your trip early while the weather is nice and cool 🌤
📸 @all.about.adventure #exploreTNQ #explorecairnsGBR #thisisqueensland #seeaustralia #southerncairns
