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CONTENTS                                                                      tropicnow.com.au
          Issue 10
          February - March 2018








          Industry                                            Lifestyle


















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             6 Editor’s Letter: a word from Tropic's Gavin King  40-41  Opinions: Our new opinion column section
             8 Day in the Life: inside the diary of TSW's Toby Waite  44-45  Tropic Abode: House of Archeion
             9 Scene Around: a stunning pic from a local photographer  46  Arts briefing: with Cairns Art Gallery
            10 In Season: what’s happening in nature right now  48  Music briefing: Chris Lloyds and Tegan Koster Project
            12 Tourism briefing: selling TNQ's story in New York  52  Food briefing: foodie news, plus Nicky Jurd talks chilli
            15 Real estate briefing: Cairns chosen as nation's hot spot  54-55  Tropic Food Challenge: Novotel Cairns Oasis Resort
          17-27 Cover story: 41 reasons Cairns will shine in 2018  57-59  Photo spread: Brian Cassey career showcase
            28 Transport briefing: autonomous vehicle trial success  60  Launch of Tropic Studio
            29 Education briefing: MiHaven’s new student accommodation   66  Regional history: we celebrate a local Chinese-Australian
            31 Health briefing: Cairns Private Hospital launches robotic surgery  pioneer
          32-34 Interview: Ghassan Aboud talks up the future of Cairns
            37 Debate: should we close the Cairns Esplanade to cars?
          38-39 Profile: meet the team at Fiducia


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           EDITOR             Nikki Huddy       Young foodie Darcy Day   Contact Tim Cooke  PUBLISHED BY
           Gavin King         Hans Lee          styles it up at Meet Eat   [email protected]  TropicGroup Pty Ltd
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           Tim Cooke          Megan Thomas                          STOCKISTS              Shop 1, 103 Mulgrave Rd
           PRODUCTION         PHOTOGRAPHY                           To become a stockist, please   Cairns QLD 4870
           Leah King          Paul Furse                            email [email protected]  Ph: 07 4079 5217
           WRITERS            DIGITAL
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           Tim Cooke          INTERN                                reproduced without permission. Opinions expressed in
           Shaun Donaldson    Rielli-Lane Portegys                  Tropic are not necessarily those of the publisher.
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