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EDITOR’S LETTER

We acknowledge the Gimuy Walubarra Yidinji and Yirrganydji as the Traditional Owners of the area today known as Cairns.
We pay our respects to their rich and evolving culture and continuing connection to the land.

Well, that escalated quickly!
After a couple of years of being relatively COVID-free, the flood TROPIC’S 2021 BY NUMBERS
gates opened in Far North Queensland and … well …
yeah, it’s been kind of a shit show. Tropic Now total page views
The Tropic team has certainly 2,055,254
been impacted, with our journos The most read article was our exclusive about the
working from home to publish this first case of the Delta strain of COVID-19 in Cairns.
magazine issue.
We were lucky to have that option, Social media reach
unlike so many other businesses whose 12,454,650
opening times have been ad hoc because of symptomatic staff.
While Queensland’s border opening hasn’t quite been what most Our most widely shared Facebook post – seen by
of us hoped it would, it looks like we peaked early, so it should 2.9-million people – was a video of
hopefully get better from here on in. (you guessed it!) a crocodile
And despite the shadow of COVID, there’s so much to be joyous
about. The growing Tropic team has just welcomed two new Something else that flies under the radar is the region south
members, Mette Husted and Manaia Puia. Mette is our Danish of Cairns. In a special feature, we’re taking you on a road trip to
super-designer with a talent for bold, modern graphics while
Maori marketing whizz Manaia is a digital genius. the seriously underrated destination and revealing
all its secret treasures (p41).
At the same time, we’ve broken the two million mark for annual
page views on the Tropic Now website and our social media is It’s well-timed therapy, really. There’s something about road trips
that really allow you to enter a zen state while exploring and being
reaching almost 13 million per year! adventurous. As fictional but famous road trippers Thelma and
We like to celebrate the successes of other local talents, too –
such as glass guru John Hyde and his team (p33). You won’t Louise said, “All you need is a great friend and a tank of gas.”
So turn up the tunes, take your mind off life’s potholes and just
believe some of the feats they’ve achieved. They are so worthy of
being in the spotlight. enjoy the journey.
Renee Cluff

What song gets your emotions going?

Leah Renee Annabel Cat Melissa Mette Manaia
Slow Show I Was Only 19 The Look Do Not Let Like A Thief The Minds of 99 Pluto Projector
- The National - Redgum - Metronomy Your Spirit Wane - Art of Sleeping – Alle Skuffer - Rex Orange
- Gang of Youths Over Tid County

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