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INDUSTRY • BRIEFING

were safe from Awards galore at Nu Nu
bulldozers. Palm Cove favourite Nu Nu continued
Developer Eljasie to rock the foodie scene in 2018, scoring
Pty Ltd has since a hat in the Good Food Guide and
appealed the a coveted spot on the Delicious 100
decision. The list of Queensland’s best restaurants.
matter is before The restaurant also evolved its events
the courts. calendar this year, hosting Eats & Beats
parties along with its celebrated (and
Canberra Convoy sold out) Melbourne Cup fundraiser.
In October,
a 50-strong Wolves Howl
delegation of It’s been a hectic second half of the
Cairns business year for the Three Wolves. While
people descended business partners Sam Kennis, Darren
Warren Entsch at the Mossman Sugar Mill
on our nation’s Barber and Grant Buckham continued
Politics capital to lobby Government and to deliver drool-worthy drinks and
Shadow Ministers ahead of the next
food at their Three Wolves laneway
federal election. Decked out in orange CBD bar, but the pack also runs Gin
Dredging approval ties and scarves, they met with the Social at the Hilton Cairns, will soon
After years of heated debate, the State Prime Minister and Opposition Leader, open a Polynesian-themed tiki bar
Coordinator-General in February along with several other cabinet in Cairns, called Flamingos and are
approved a $120 million project to members and MPs. The delegates also expanding to New South Wales,
dredge Trinity Inlet. It’s estimated cheekily took credit for a major victory opening Bay Road Brewing in Gosford.
to inject $850 million to the local after the visit, claiming the convoy had
tourism sector over the next two secured funding for a grower-led entity Arts
decades through increased passenger to buy the Mossman Sugar Mill.
expenditure, port charges and Grass is most definitely greener
associated supplies and servicing. The Food In what was hailed as its biggest and
work will begin in 2019 with completion best line-up of acts since its launch
expected later that same year. Paradise picnic in 2016, the Grass is Greener music
In June, the good vibes and tasty treats festival held at the Showgrounds in
Entsch’s eighth of our Meet Eat Repeat festival were October was a smashing success.
LNP Member for Leichhardt Warren delivered to the northern beaches for Despite some less than green grass on
Entsch confirmed in April that he will the very first time. Foodies laid out the showgrounds oval, the festival drew
re-contest the next Federal election, in their picnic blankets on the 18th hole an estimated 8000 punters. Plans are
what will be his bid to win an eighth- of the Paradise Palms golf course at already afoot on the line-up for 2019,
term in parliament. The 68-year-old Kewarra Beach and enjoyed offerings along with a possible venue change.
will be up against Labor’s Elida Faith. If from a range of food and drink vendors
the national polls are anything to go by, while listening to live music. Keep an CIAF Connects
this seat will be a very tight race indeed. eye on TropicNow.com.au for details The Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF)
about our 2019 events. this year celebrated its ninth year with
Treasurer to speaker a focus on Connection to Country.
As something of a consolation prize Hopscotch chalked Connections certainly were made, with
after losing his leadership role as State Two of Cairns’ favourite foodies joined sales records smashed. $887-thousand
Treasurer in a Palaszczuk Government forces in 2018 to launch a new venture in artworks were sold, an increase of
factional battle, the ALP Member on the southside called Hopscotch. 15% compared with the 2017 result.
for Mulgrave Curtis Pitt became Sam Byrd from NOA and Davy The event featured a three-day art
Parliamentary speaker. He refereed O’Rourke from Mama Coco are behind market, workshops, approximately 50
arguments over fiery issues including the restaurant and bar, which has a individual dance and music acts, talks,
abortion legalisation and the way laws focus on playful vibes, cool cocktails theatre, fashion and food through a
are debated. He even referred Premier and great food. It’s located at Barr St special Meet Eat Repeat event.
Annastacia Palaszczuk to the ethics Markets where Perrotta’s used to be.
committee over contempt allegations.
Hemingway’s expands
View Brew The Tropical North Queensland
Macalister Brewing Company won brewery moved beyond its Port Douglas
the first round in the fight to save the birthplace in June, opening the biggest
view of cane fields from its Smithfield craft brewery north of Brisbane at
brewpub, an outlook in danger of being Cairns Wharf in the heritage-listed
lost to industrial development. After terminal 2 of the Cruise Liner Terminal.
more than 2000 Macalister patrons Hemingways also introduced brewery
lodged objections to a development tours and started supplying its brand
application, the Cairns Regional to bottle shops and restaurants, while
Council voted against fully re-zoning developing a new lager, a huge 2018
the land, which meant the cane fields certainly worthy of a cold beer.
Hemingway’s Brewery at the Cairns Cruise Liner Terminal
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