Page 6 - Tropic Magazine Issue 11

Issue 11 tropicnow.com.au
April - May 2018

CONTENTS

8 Editor’s Letter: a word from Tropic's Gavin King EDITORIAL
EDITOR
10 Day in the Life: inside the diary of Audi Cairns’ Connie Kang
Gavin King
11 Scene Around: We profile a stunning pic from a local photographer [email protected]
DESIGN
13 In Season: what’s happening in nature right now Tim Cooke
[email protected]
14 Tourism briefing: Port Douglas Carnivale rolls into town
PRODUCTION
Leah King
DIGITAL
Can Kara
[email protected]
WRITERS
Darren Barber
Shaun Donaldson
Nicky Horstmann
Nikki Huddy
Nicky Jurd
16 Energy briefing: MSF Sugar's green power plant Gail Sedorkin
Chris Sheppard
19-20 Tropic special report: Is Cairns facing a rental crisis? Megan Thomas
PHOTOGRAPHY
23-41 Cover story: Our Next Gen Index of top 20 performers under-40 Paul Furse - Front Row Foto
42 Education briefing: Catholic Education talk literacy and numeracy ADVERTISING
Tim Cooke
44-45 Profile: Growth to continue for CQUniversity 0418 671 379
46-47 Profile: Kenick Constructions are ahead of the green curve Rachel Bradley
0428 600 213
49 Profile: Cairns Penny is thriving by focusing on customer solutions COVER
Model: Amanda Herries
51 Debate: Cairns Regional Council opens up debate on CBD future
Photos: Paul Furse
53-54 Tropic special report: Cairns infrastructure faces growing pains Make-up: Sarah Holmes
Assistant: Andres Cortez
57 Environment briefing: As You Like It is becoming a ‘green salon’ Hair: Kayla Horsfall
58-59 Opinion: Tropic columnists tackle some hot topics

60 Arts briefing: Peta Cooke talks local theatre on bigger stages
61 Arts briefing: What's happening at Cairns Art Gallery
65 Tropic Abode: Pacific Home Improvements
67 Sports briefing: Chris Sheppard analyses Cairns-PNG NRL bid
STOCKISTS
68-69 Profile: Growth of triathlete apparel brand FOHER
Tropic Magazine is
70-71 Tropic Chef Challenge: Oaks Kitchen and Garden distributed to over 100 cafes,
waiting rooms, shops, hotels
72 Food briefing: New restaurant and bar at Cairns Holiday Inn and other outlets from
Innisfail to Port Douglas. To
75 Bar briefing: Gin Social launches new Art Parties stock copies, email:
82 Regional history: We look back to Errol Flynn’s visit to Cairns [email protected]
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