Cairns is a friendly international city renowned for its tourist attractions and proximity to spectacular environmental areas.
Cairns is extremely well placed to benefit from the region 's dynamic and increasing population, a thriving and growing economy and a well-established local infrastructure. Cairns has a diverse industry base encompassing domestic and international tourism, agriculture, manufacturing, mining, fishing and information technology.
Extensive expertise in the marine sciences and environmental studies industries. Home to one of the top 500 world universities and the Environmental Cooperative Research Centres, which has over $50 million of annual research funding, Cairns is a world leader in tropical reef and rainforest research.
Close proximity to World Heritage environmental sites such as the Great Barrier Reef.
Strong education-industry links to leading computer companies such as NEC, Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft.
With over 6% annual economic growth, Cairns region receives the second largest number of international visitors into Australia.
Some of the region 's many attractions include:
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