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Cairns and Far North Qld
A good place to start for local information is your city or shire council. Take a look at the links at the bottom of the page. You might be suprised what you can find.
News
Cairns Garden Awards - 2009 results now available
The winners are listed on the Cairns Regional Council website here: Cairns Garden Awards presented
Recycled water in the pipeline for Cairns region
Cairns Regional Council is beginning to plan a pipeline sysem that will eventually supply recycled water for industrial and horticultural uses, including residential irrigation. Source: Recycled water to be on tap (July 2009)
Power lines make way for palms in Port Douglas
Cairns Regional Council have approved funds to replace the remaining overhead powerlines on Port Douglas Road with underground cables, saving the avenue of 27 African Oil Palms that were threatening power supply. Source: Iconic Palms preserved (May 2009)
Garden comp on in Cairns
There will be many categories for commercial and residential gardens, including Unit Garden and Pensioners Garden. All entries will be judged on their water conserving qualities. Read more: Cairns Garden Awards launched (May 2009)
A green afterlife
Cairns Regional Council will consider a proposal to allow the planting of commemorative trees grown using the ashes of a loved one. The trees would be used to used for the revegetation or beautification of public places and would not carry a plaque or other identification. However, the location of the tree and information about the deceased would be available on a website. Source: Green Commemoration (February, 2009)
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Suppliers of gardening goods & services
ANZA NURSERY & GARDEN CENTRE
Anzac Ave,
Mareeba, Qld 4880
Ph: (07) 4092 2857
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Member of About the Garden Garden Centres of Excellence
Winner of Queensland Best Small Garden Centre 2000/2002
 Garden Consultation Service. Full garden centre range of stock.
Specialists in bedding plants, herbs and potted colour.
Anza Nursery & Garden Centre is accredited under the Australian Garden Centre Accreditation Scheme.
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YURUGA NURSERY
Kennedy Highway,
Walkamin, Qld 4872
Ph: (07) 4093 3826
Email: nursery@yuruga.com.au
www.yuruga.com.au
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Specialist growers of native plants. Rainforest and honey flora, rare and common species.
Located approximately 1 hours drive from Cairns, between Mareeba and Atherton.
Retail and wholesale. We also provide a mail order service (140mm pots only - Australia only). For more information visit our WEBSITE.
Yuruga Nursery is accredited under the Australian Garden Centre Accreditation Scheme.
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Do you operate a garden-related business in the Cairns region? Suitable businesses may include nurseries and garden centres, landscape supply yards, landscapers, lawnmowing and gardening services, outdoor furniture stores. Also, online stores and mail-order services selling gardening-related goods who can deliver to this region may be included. Learn more about advertising on this site.
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Older News
New facility for horticultural education in NQ
Rod Welford, Queensland's Education and Training Minister, has announced a $2.3 million centre at the Cairns campus of Tropical North Queensland TAFE. In addition to facilities for training in landscaping and horticulture, it will include underground water storage and a reed bed water recycling system. Completion is expected in January 2009. Media release: Minister announces new TAFE horticulture centre
Council is a palm fan
Cairns Regional Council has adopted a new logo featuring the native fan palm Licuala ramsayi, which grows throughout the new authority's region. View the new logo here: Council unveils its new visual identity (August 2008)
Water restrictions hit Cairns
"Even though we live in a wet part of Australia, our storage capacity is low". Source: Water supply issue critical in Mossman and Port Douglas, Cairns Regional Council. (May 2008)
Palm Cove melaleuca to go
At least one of the old melaleucas that are a feature of Williams Esplanade, Palm Cove is a public safety risk. Testing by arborists has indicated extensive disease at the base. It will be removed and replaced. Other large trees in the area will also be tested. More from Cairns Regional Council: Grand old tree too diseased to save (April, 2008)
Thieves target Botanic Gardens
More information from Cairns City Council here: Night raiders steal precious public plants
Kuranda Range Upgrade
Visit the following website: Kuranda Range Upgrade Project Department of Main Roads, Queensland
More Links
TREAT Trees for the Evelyn and Atherton Tablelands
Be sure to check your local council for information on local parks, watering restrictions, garden competitions, environmental issues etc within your city or shire.
The following links are to pre-amalgamation websites, which are retained below until the links can be updated. If you can't find what you need above, try the old sites - they will hopefully redirect you to the relevant new authority.
Towns and sistricts within the area covered by this page include: Innisfail, Cairns, Mareeba, Port Douglas, Mossman, Cooktown, Cape York, Tully, Mission Beach, El Arish, Silkwood, Mourilyan, Ravenshoe, Mount Garnet, Aloomba, Edmonton, Gordonvale, Holloway Beach, Kurandah, Mareeba, Atherton, Malanda, Herberton, Mount Suprise, Georgetown, Croydon, Normanton and other areas of far north Queensland.
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