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RE: Cairns area - Rainforest wildlife & Great Barrier Reef

by chrisj 19 May 2012

Beatrice Creek in the Atherton Tableland behind Innisfail had an in the wild platypus. Daintree, Cape Trib, The Boulders, or Mission…
Cairns area - Rainforest wildlife & Great Barrier Reef

by MLM192 18 May 2012

I will be in Cairns for a conference in early July and have a few days to explore afterwards. I am planning to explore a few areas for…
Cairns, Queensland wildlife

by MLM192 17 May 2012

I will be in Cairns for a conference in early July and have a few days to explore afterwards. I am planning to explore a few areas for…
RE: Help with Australia trip!

by chrisj 16 May 2012

If you had 2 weeks in Cairns, you could visit: Mission Beach, Innisfail, Paronella Park, Etty Bay, Crawford's Lookout, Palmerston Highway…
RE: Help with Australia trip!

by chrisj 16 May 2012

I'm not sure is forking out an airfare from Brisbane to Cairns is worth it, for a week or less. There are plenty of daytrips around Brisban…
RE: Seasonal / Regional work in Victoria between September and February

by ranjon 07 May 2012

There're no big mines in Victoria Lisa akin to those in WA or Qld. where the housekeeping work you refer to is probably working for a…
Re: Help me create doable 10 day Oz itinerary- So many choices am overwhelmed

by udina 01 May 2012

I like Syndney, but with so few time, I wouldn`t spend 4 days there. With 1,5 - 2 days, you can see everything in the city center and…
RE: struggling to get work on a WHV

by ranjon 24 April 2012

Queensland has just got rid of a Labor government who like Labor governments generally has been overspending for the past eighteen years…
RE: Advice on where to go

by chrisj 15 April 2012

In January / February I would start in Melbourne. There is a lot to see around the city. Great Ocean Road, Halls Gap, Philip Island,…
RE: FROM CAIRNS TO CAPE TRIBULATION

by ranjon 09 April 2012

There are very limited bus services up to Cape Tribulation greg, just two a day regular services from memory and then you can also tag…
RE: Port Douglas and Cairns? Or just PD?

by Captain_Courageous 21 March 2012

>probably Atherton Tablelands and Kuranda/Train trip and maybe Tjapukai. Considering you may be going to these, perhaps have a night…
Port Douglas and Cairns? Or just PD?

by Special10 18 March 2012

Hey all, Heading to FNQ for 6 days over Easter and just wondering if we should spend all our time in Port Douglas, or if it's worth stayi…
RE: Travel from Sydney to Cairns, fly back to Melbourne in 3 weeks!

by earthgipsy 06 March 2012

As you've no doubt already figured out, 3 weeks will see you really pushing it ... starting in Byron is a great suggestion, as is flying…
RE: NZ vs. OZ 3 month WHV

by ranjon 29 February 2012

May to Augustish is not so good for either country and probably better for Australia more so than NZ I'd suspect for Australia has a general…
RE: Farm / Seasonal / Regional Work in Australia. Tips and advice

by ranjon 26 February 2012

December is starting to get into the wetter time of the year further north in Queensland and regardless, it'll be hard yakka in quite…
Re: East coast for a month

by cairnsau 22 February 2012

Depending on how long you're here for, then many travelers choose to buy a cheap car or van from Melbourne and then sell it in Cairns…
RE: 3-4 weeks in Australia with kids aged 11 and 9

by Ozziegiraffe 16 February 2012

Daycat, have you ever been to Darwin or Uluru? For the OP, three destinations would be reasonable in that time frame, and you have chosen…
RE: Driving in the Atherton Tablelands

by pagoo 15 February 2012

2 days is plenty. I was not that thrilled with anything in the Tablelands. maybe I am just old and jaded ! I did a 2 hour walk around…
Re: consultation of schedule

by udina 11 February 2012

Your schedule is terribly crowded. Doing Sydney, Cairns/GBR and Darwin/Kakadu in just one week is not a good idea. You`ll spend almost…
RE: consultation of schedule

by Ozziegiraffe 11 February 2012

While in Cairns, spend one day on a reef tour, the second on a tour to Daintree or the Atherton Tableland. In Sydney, go straight from…
Re: Driving in the Atherton Tablelands

by pelnjules 07 February 2012

Thanks everyone. Some very helpful info provided.
RE: Driving in the Atherton Tablelands

by Ozziegiraffe 07 February 2012

Sounds to me like a volcanic eruption.
RE: Driving in the Atherton Tablelands

by Captain_Courageous 06 February 2012

There are three crater lakes - Lake Barrine, Lake Eacham and Lake Euramoo. According to the Ngadjonji, when two men broke a taboo and…
RE: Driving in the Atherton Tablelands

by yehyeh 06 February 2012

I'll second that. The crater lakes are worth visiting.
RE: Driving in the Atherton Tablelands

by Ozziegiraffe 06 February 2012

Definitely don't miss the crater lakes.