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🎄✨ CAIRNS IS ABOUT TO SLEIGH THE FESTIVE SEASON! ✨🎅 . Dust off those jingle bells, Cairns... we’re turning the tropics merry and bright with a whole month of holly-jolly happenings from 30 Nov – 31 Dec! . Think snow in the tropics (yes, really ❄️🌴), twinkling lights, twilight markets, carols performances, Santa sightings, and fireworks ✨ If this season had a vibe, it would be: Merry Christmas, but make it tropical. . ✨ Christmas Lights Are ON - Sunday 30 Nov The much-loved Christmas Tree Light Switch-On is back! Head to Lagoon Plaza on the Cairns Esplanade for Dusty the Christmas Beetle & Friends (4:45–8pm), then watch the giant tree glow at 7pm. Meanwhile, Twilight Christmas Markets sparkle along Shields Street with festive finds from 5–8pm. . ❄️ Let It Snow – Tropical Winter Wonderland Catch magical “snow” flurries at 7pm & 8pm from 30 Nov–14 Dec (Thu–Sun). Snow. In. Cairns. Enough said. . 🎶 Carols in the Park – Sunday 14 Dec More than 20 live performances in Munro Martin Parklands, Santa on standby, food trucks, family vibes for days. Prefer air-con? Cairns Performing Arts Centre has you covered with a full live stream. . 🎆 New Year’s Eve – 31 Dec Ring in 2026 AND the launch of Cairns’ 150 Years celebrations with a free family concert + fireworks at 8:30pm & midnight. Palm Cove and Edmonton join the sparkle at 8:30pm too! . ✨ All events are FREE. All are family-friendly. All are bursting with tropical cheer. Full details 👉 https://bit.ly/4iiYvtG . 📍 Heads up: Esplanade road closure 30/11, 4:30–8pm (Spence–Aplin). . Cairns… ready to light up your life this Christmas? 🌟🎅🌴

[ WHAT’S ON ] Christmas in Brisbane has officially begun ✨🎄 The tree is lit, the fireworks have flown, and the city is glowing with festive magic. Here’s what’s on this season: 🎪 Queen Street Mall Stage • A Christmas Dreamscape (5–21 Dec) • Magic & Circus Show (Weekends, 6–21 Dec) • Lunchtime Carols by Underground Opera (Weekdays) 🌟 Queen St Mall + King George Square • Christmas on Queen (5–24 Dec) • Starz Christmas Spectacular (15–24 Dec) 🌲 Roma Street Parkland • The Enchanted Garden (21 Nov–20 Dec) – bookings essential! 🌈 Queen’s Wharf • Sono Lumo Light & Sound Show (10–21 Dec) 🏛 City Hall • City Hall Lights: A Christmas Blackout (5–24 Dec) 🎤 Riverstage + Roma Street Parkland • Lord Mayor’s Christmas Carols (6 Dec) 🧚‍♂️ All Around the City • Christmas Tiny Doors (1–24 Dec) – spot all 24! 🛍 King George Square • BrisStyle Twilight Markets (14 Nov & 19 Dec) 🎁 Across Brisbane • 45+ library events & 50+ community celebrations 🎄 Uptown, Queen Street Mall • Christmas windows & displays (6 Nov–24 Dec) 🎅 It’s the most magical time of year. Make it unforgettable in Brisbane.

🧡 We’re supporting 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, a global campaign dedicated to raising awareness and driving change.

🗣️ Words that inspire: She Is Not Your Rehab, with Matt Brown
🤝 Bystander training for community and sporting groups
🥋 Self-defence classes
Register for our free events 👉 citygc.au/49lS3Q6

Domestic and family violence is never tolerated in our community. If you or someone you know needs support, help is available.

The biggest and brightest supermoon of the year will be visible on the evening of Wednesday, November 5. 🌕

This is the second supermoon of 2025 and follows October’s “harvest moon”, which kicked off a series of supermoons.

A third supermoon, known as the “cold moon” is due to rise on December 5.

While the supermoon will peak at 11:59pm, Dr. Brad Tucker, astrophysicist from the Australian National University says the best time to see the supermoon is as it’s rising above the horizon.

In Brisbane, this will be between 6:09pm and 6:20pm.

“When it’s rising on the horizon... that’s when you get to see it looking really huge,” Dr Tucker says.
“The moon’s orbit isn’t a perfect circle, it varies by 40,000 kilometres, which is quite a bit.

“So, sometimes it’s at its closest point in the orbit, which is what we call its perigee, so it’s a bit closer to Earth - just shy of 30,000 kilometres - and so if it’s closer to the Earth it can look bigger and therefore brighter in the sky,” he says.

Very dangerous storm at Bundamba- Ipswich Queensland this afternoon 26/10/25 large hail reported. Thx Kath safe travels back to Warwick.

[ THINGS TO DO ] Inside Brisbane’s FREE Tropical Display Dome at Mount Coot-Tha 🌿 Built in 1977, the Tropical Display Dome is one of Brisbane’s most recognisable botanical landmarks. Located within the Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mount Coot-Tha, this geodesic structure was designed by architect James Birrell, the same designer behind several of the city’s mid-century civic icons. The dome is constructed from hexagonal glass panels supported by a steel frame and maintains a constant tropical climate inside. The warm, humid environment provides ideal conditions for rainforest species from across the world. Inside, visitors can explore a curated collection of tropical and subtropical plants including bromeliads, orchids, palms, and epiphytic ferns. A central pond surrounded by dense greenery creates a natural micro-ecosystem that mimics the conditions of a lowland rainforest. The design was innovative for its time, combining modernist architecture with environmental control technology to create a sustainable growing environment. It remains a significant example of 1970s bioclimatic design and an important part of the Gardens’ education and conservation programs. Today, the dome continues to attract botanists, architecture enthusiasts, and visitors interested in tropical ecology. It offers a rare chance to experience rainforest conditions just 15 minutes from the Brisbane CBD. 📍 Tropical Display Dome, Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mount Coot-Tha 🕒 Open daily | Free entry Follow to see more of @Brisbane

A baby crocodile has been snapped chilling out at the bottom of a pool at a luxury resort in Far North Queensland. The video posted to TikTok shows the unexpected visitor making itself at home in the lagoon-style pool at the Sheraton Mirage in Port Douglas on Saturday afternoon. It’s understood guests were advised to stay out of the water while the juvenile reptile was relocated.

🦘 It’s World Kangaroo Day — and honestly, where else would you rather be than Cape Hillsborough? At Cape Hillsborough National Park, nature puts on a show every morning. The soft glow of dawn, the sound of the waves and a few friendly locals posing for the perfect sunrise snap — it doesn’t get more Aussie than this. 📍 Plan your visit to Cape Hillsborough Nature Tourist Park and see this magic for yourself — it’s the kind of moment that makes every road trip worth it. Thanks to Mark Fitz Photography via Visit Mackay Isaac, Queensland, Australia for this beautiful video. #DriveQueensland #WorldKangarooDay #CapeHillsborough #visitmackay #thisisqueensland Visit Queensland, Australia

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