About Cairns, Queensland

Cairns is a regional city and Local Government Area located in far north Queensland, Australia. Originally settled to serve as a port for exporting gold and other precious metals from mines west of the city, it later became a center for the crushing and exporting of sugar. The city is rapidly expanding, with an approximate population of 125,000, and is reliant on the tourism industry. The City of Cairns is located about 1700km from Brisbane and about 2500km from Sydney by road.

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Climate
Cairns experiences a warm tropical climate in summer with monsoonal rains occurring between November and March. Mild temperatures occur in winter. Many tourists consider Cairns to have a similar climate to Hawai'i Cairns is also subject to possible cyclone activity during the wet season. Major flooding can occur to the Barron River and the Mulgrave River during the wet season causing the city to be unreachable by all incoming road routes.

Schools
St Anthony's Primary, Dimbulah, St Mary's Catholic College, Woree State School, Woree State High School Cairns West State School, Parramatta State School, Edge Hill State School, Trinity Anglican School, Cairns Christian College, Smithfield State High School, Cairns State High School, Freshwater State School and Bentley Park College.