ABC Far North Qld: Cairns - Industry
RSS Feed from the ABC Far North Qld program area - from the location Cairns - marked with subject Industry

• Govt backs Navy shipbuilding contract bid
  The Queensland Government says it will do all it can to help a Cairns company bid for a $300 million Navy shipbuilding contract that could create up to 500 local jobs.
• Tour operators prepare for Cairns-Japan flight cuts
  Cairns tourist operators are bracing for the impact of a 50 per cent cut in flight services to Japan from the far north Queensland region, which takes effect after today.
• Potential buyers found for troubled car dealership
  The receiver of one of north Queensland's big car dealership says he is negotiating with potential buyers.
• Lightning strikes twice causing power outage in Cairns
  Simultaneous lightning strikes to the two major lines that supply power to Cairns and Far North Queensland have left at least 33,000 customers without electricity according to Ergon Energy.
• Fuel supplies bring relief to aerodrome
  The chief executive of Lockhart River's Aerodrome in far north Queensland says much needed fuel supplies will arrive by barge this morning.
• Inquiry launched into far north Indigenous stores
  The Federal Government has announced an inquiry into remote Indigenous community stores across far north Queensland.
• Miner not seeking rivers legislation exemption
  Mining company Cape Alumina says it has not sought any exemption to the wild rivers legislation for its proposed bauxite mine on Cape York in far north Queensland.
• Far north tourism delegation looks to lure more business
  Far north Queensland tourism operators are trying to attract more business to the region at a national summit in Sydney.
• AgForce expects banks to pass on rate cuts
  Rural lobby group AgForce says farmers will be expecting banks to pass on yesterday's full interest rate cut to commercial and rural lenders.
• Publican says Indigenous alcohol restrictions misguided
  A Cape York publican in far north Queensland says new restrictions on his business will do nothing to stop the flow of alcohol into Indigenous communities.
• Torres Strait air service decision looms
  A new regional airline could soon be providing regular passenger services in the Torres Strait, off far north Queensland, by the end of the year.
• New and improved facilities for Cairns airport
  The first stage of improved facilities at the domestic terminal of Cairns airport has officially opened for business.
• Far North Qld tourism to get $1.25m boost
  Federal Tourism Minister Martin Ferguson says the Federal Government will spend $1.25 million to promote North Queensland overseas.
• Govt unveils exploration funding
  Queensland Mines Minister Geoff Wilson says funding for junior explorers in regional Queensland is vital because of the slowdown in the resource sector.
• Mine suspends operations amid global credit woes
  The Tablelands Regional Council in far north Queensland says it is shocked to hear a mine west of Mareeba has been shutdown with 26 workers laid off.
• Global credit crisis takes toll on far north jobs
  Queensland's peak business body says about 600 construction and tourism jobs have already been lost in the far north because of the global financial crisis.
• Somare under scrutiny over Cairns property purchases
  Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister says he has nothing to hide over property purchases made by him and his son in Cairns in the past two years.
• CASA considers Aerotropics submission
  The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has requested more information from Aerotropics after a proposal by the grounded airline to resume flight services to the Torres Strait off far north Queensland.
• Far north restaurants fined for hygiene breaches
  Six restaurateurs at Innisfail, in far north Queensland, have been fined and the Cassowary Coast Regional Council is considering taking another one to court for breaches of hygiene standards.
• Low dollar seen as boost for local tourism
  Far north Queensland's peak tourism body says the lower Australian dollar will attract more international and domestic visitors.
• Liquor Licensing defends application process
  The Liquor Licensing Division denies it has taken too long decide on an application to appoint a new manager at the canteen in Kowanyama on Cape York in far north Queensland.
• Palm trees to go at Port Douglas lodge
  A Port Douglas tourism operator says Ergon Energy staff will chainsaw seven of his mature palm trees later this morning.
• Qld Transport works on far north air services
  Queensland Transport says it is working with airlines to try to improve services across the Torres Strait in the wake of Aero Tropics being grounded.
• Airline grounding leaves Islanders stranded
  Leaders in the Torres Strait, off far north Queensland, say the grounding of the airline Aero Tropics has left many Islanders stranded.
• Aero Tropics works on interim far north services
  Grounded airline Aero Tropics has started negotiations with other aviation companies in order to resume flight services to remote communities in far north Queensland as soon as possible.
• Roo industry backs Garnaut climate change report
  The kangaroo industry says the idea for more native animals to be harvested to help respond to climate change is a vote of confidence in the sector.
• Tourism operator forced to cancel reef trips
  A north Queensland tourism operator has bowed to the pressures of soaring fuel costs and global economic instability and has cancelled its day tours to the Great Barrier Reef.
• FNQ women helping strengthen the construction industry
  Women like twenty-year-old apprentice electrician, Sharna Russell could help cut Far North Queensland's shortage in tradespeople
• Overseas tourists to get 'free' Cairns flight
  The tourism industry has welcomed special airfares that will give international travellers a free connecting flight to Cairns.
• Dam dust long-term health risks low: report
  A report has found the health risks from exposure to the dust blown from a controversial tailings dam in far north Queensland are low.
• Tourism deal gives free flights to Cairns
  The Queensland Government has negotiated a deal with Qantas to boost Queensland's tourism market.
• Bigger role for Cairns Port Authority
  The Queensland Government has announced that the Cairns Port Authority will have an expanded role next year after the sale of the city's airport is completed.
• Dust woes stop tailings dam
  A mining company has been forced to stop work on a tailings dam in Weipa on Cape York in far north Queensland after it underestimated the impact on neighbouring residents.
• Qantas gets its first superjumbo
  Qantas has taken a delivery of the first of the 20 Airbus A380 superjumbos it has ordered and said it might buy more of the double-de