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Tropic Issue 30
June-July 2021
Peak tourist season is upon us, along with sunny
days and starry nights.
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As the always-vibrant region bustles with welcome visitors,
this special anniversary edition delivers ideas on what to do, PUBLISHER
eat and drink, along with some conversation starters. Leah Horstmann
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EDITORIAL
Renee Cluff
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CONTENT HIGHLIGHTS Annabel Bowles
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UPFRONT DESIGN
Catherine Clark
9-15 Alana Young
Get in touch with the latest trends in Tropic Like It’s Hot, Melissa Madigan
next to regular columns like the Editor’s Letter, A Day In
The Life, Scene Around and In Season.

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We cover the big boom in the marine sector and (07) 4079 5217
Ecofiesta, the city’s gala of all things green. Along
with a profile on Advance Cairns’ new CEO, this issue DIGITAL
includes news on tourism, real estate, education, and the Can Kara
council’s huge new water security project. CONTRIBUTORS
Arabella Kullack, Dr Alex Bernhardi,
COVER STORY Nadine Edwards, Nick Holloway,
32-35 Nicky Horstmann, Robert Ince,
Oliver James, Richard Mainwood,
A celebration and reflection on five years, thirty issues, Matt Mitchley, Greg Wilkinson
and countless stories at Tropic.
COVER
INFRASTRUCTURE & DESIGN Design: Catherine Clark
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Tropic takes stock of key construction plans across
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the region, plus features some award-winning local
architecture projects and an innovative Airbnb business BUSINESS HEALTH LIFESTYLE FASHION FOOD ARTS SPORT
turned interior design and rental management agency. Nick Martinelli Nicky Horstmann Doug Stephens Dr Alexandra Bernhardi Eden Moller Elisha-Vi Raso Elliot Lovejoy Sugar Wolf Lane Distillery Worklink World Gym Cairns Yankee D's Zarraffa's Coffee Cairns Showgrounds Network Australia Totally Toasted Parish of Cairns Status Plus Status Signs Succuliving Summer Icecream Sunlover Reef Cruises Holidays Pearl Blazi
EAT, DRINK & SOCIALISE Sarah Mort Shaun Donaldson Shona Cram Shuaib Chaudry Soh Bae Stephanie Coleman Tamara Sheward Tanya Snelling Tayla Pogan Tim Cooke Todd Kelly Rachelle Dendle-Crerar Ranjit Singh Rebecca Cotton Rebecca Falconer Robert Ince Roger Mainwood Romy Siegmann Rose Calvert Ryan Adam Sam Davis Sam Kennis Nicky Jurd Nikki Huddy Oliver James Paul Furse Paul Sjogren Percy
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Learn about Hemingway’s best burger and craft brew
pairings, an epic long weekend in Mareeba and Paul 30 30 ISSUES & 5 YEARS
Kelly’s tour to the Tropical North, plus our take on the top CAIRNS AUSTRALIA
pizza joints in Cairns. STOCKISTS
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We feature fresh art exhibitions, the Cairns Festival’s Beach, Mossman and the Tablelands. You
eclectic lineup, a decade of IRONMAN and a regional can find our stockist locations at tropicnow.
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