Looking for delegate gifts in Cairns & Great Barrier Reef that bottle the tropics, celebrate a strong sense of place and tread lightly on the planet — all while being genuinely useful?
You’re in the right spot. Choose local and you’ll not only delight your delegates, you’ll also be supporting Tropical North Queensland’s small producers along the way.
Just over the range, the Atherton Tablelands is a foodie playground, thanks to its rich soils and cool-climate conditions. Sweet-toothed delegates will love Gallo Chocolate, while savoury fans can indulge in Gallo’s much-loved cheese range, including the hero Macadamia Nut Cheese. Add native jams from Sunset Ridge or Bakarindi Bush Foods, think Davidson Plum, Rosella and Lilli Pilli and you’ve got a gift worth fighting over.
Turn up the flavour with locally made sauces and rubs that bring a tropical twist to any barbecue. From sweet chilli and lemon myrtle by Bakarindi, to Fenglehorn’s Ballz Out BBQ, or Jamie’s favourites like sweet chilli pineapple mango and the ever-popular Burger Buster sauce, these are crowd-pleasers with punch.
Morning kickstarters? Daintree Tea and Skybury Coffee (don’t miss their Red Papaya jam) pair well with a side of Kuranda Cookie or Wondaree Macadamias.
If it grows in the tropics, chances are someone’s turned it into something delicious. Finger lime pickle, lemon myrtle butter and wattleseed popcorn prove that in Cairns, delegate gifts are anything but boring.