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TROPIC • UP FRONT
Tropic like it’s hot
What’s hot and what’s not
on TropicTropic’s radar right now.
INDOOR FUN A STAND AGAINST DEFORESTATION
With the wet season upon us, what better More than 140 counties, including Australia,
time to seek some sheltered activities? have signed a pledge to end and reverse
Puzzle buffs can check out the new Escape deforestation by 2030. The landmark
Academy on Shields Street, which has two agreement was one key outcome of the UN’s
rooms riddled with hidden clues to piece COP26 climate change summit in Glasgow in
together in an hour time limit. X Golf, a November. The US, UK, Germany, Norway and
simulated sport experience has also the Netherlands will also give nearly $2.3 billion
recently come to Cairns DFO, while a new to Indigenous peoples for their role
indoor trampoline and adventure centre, in protecting forests. It follows some fantastic
BOUNCE Inc, is set to open in Portsmith in news in our own backyard – the handback of
August 2022. the Daintree to the Eastern Kuku
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BIG MOVES IN LOCAL HOSPO
The iconic Mountain View Hotel, at
the base of the Gillies Range, has been
bought by The Hospo Group – the crew
behind Wolf Lane Distillery and Three
Wolves, among other local businesses.
Director Darren Barber told Tropic the
company will keep the pub’s traditional,
country character, while building a
taphouse-style bar outside and some
more kids’ entertainment. We’re excited
for days of quality pub fare and craft
gin, followed by a dip in the
Little Mulgrave River!
DESSERT CENTRAL
The Tropic team’s willing to make a bet WHAT’S HOT
Cairns would be one of the top cities for ice
creameries per capita. Following the recent
openings on the Esplanade – Ben and Jerry’s
and a local treasure, Mungalli Creek’s The
Dairy – there’s at least a dozen to try in
the CBD, and we can attest that all serve
delicious scoops. Yo My Goodness is another
delicious alternative, as is Churro Time by the
front of the Night Markets.
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