Green Guide to Cairns and FNQ - CAFNEC

Green Guide to Cairns and FNQ
Edition: May 2011
Contact
This (incomplete) directory is a not-for-profit project promoting environmentally sustainable and socially just lifestyles
in Cairns and FNQ. It has been compiled by Geoff Holland with the help of people in the community contributing
information. If you would like to send some information or feedback, please send an e-mail to Geoff at
GeoffHolland007@gmail.com with the subject heading [Green Guide].
Index
Activist groups
Community groups
Environmental groups
Human rights groups
Peace groups
Alternative media
Appropriate technology and renewable energy
Architects and builders
Business community, eco-friendly
Community markets
Consumer guide
Paper
Petrol
Cultural insight
Eco-tourism
Environment Shops
Festivals
Food, organic growers and WOOFERS
Retailers
Cafes and restaurants
Organic Community Gardens
WOOFERS
Government Departments and Agencies
Habitat restoration
Health and preventative medicine
Intentional communities
LETS
Recycling
Spiritual awareness
Transport
Volunteers
LETS - Local Employment Trading Scheme (05/2010)
A social network designed to facilitate swapping and bartering of products and services in Cairns
Clayton Smith
Email: ausclay@hotmail.com
Activist groups

Environmental Groups
Alliance to Save Hinchinbrook (04/2008)
PO Box 2457, Townsville, Qld 4810
Tel/fax 07 4772 4052 mob 0427 724 052
hinchinbrookalliance@gmail.com www.hinchinbrook.info
Australian Conservation Foundation (04/2008)
Lvl 1 96-98 Lake St, Cairns
Tel 4031 5760 Fax 4031 3610
Australian Tropical Research Foundation (AUSTROP) (04/2008)
Cape Tribulation Tropical Research Station,
PMB 5, Cape Tribulation, QLD 4873 Australia.
Attn. Dr. Hugh Spencer, Director.
Tel 4098 0063 austrop@austrop.org.au www.austrop.org.au
Buy Nothing Day Collective (04/2008)
Tel 4055 0301
Active towards the end of the year culminating in street theatre/activism etc. on BND (late November) annually.
CAFNEC – Cairns and Far North Environment Centre (04/2008)
CAFNEC welcomes volunteers for a broad range of activities. CAFNEC is also able to take on people who need to
complete Community Service.
27 Greenslopes Av Cairns North
Tel 4032 1746 / 4032 1586 Fax 4053 3779
www.cafnec.org.au cafnec@cafnec.com.au
PO Box 323N, Cairns North, Qld. 4870
Office generally open Mon-Fri 9.30am - 4.30pm
Cairns Action for Sustainable Transport (CAST) (09/2009)
Meets 3rd Tues of the Month at Forest Gardens Community Centre
Contact Jonathan 0431683088 or Renee 0408704276
Email: jonathanstrauss11@yahoo.com
http://cairnsactionforsustainabletransport.blogspot.com/
Cairns Climate Action Network (CCAN)
Meets on 2 nd Wednesday of every month.
Contact Anna 0434 955 424 or email climate@cafnec.org.au
Community for Coastal and Cassowary Conservation (C4) (04/2008)
Porters Promenade, PO Box 165, Mission Beach 4852 QLD, Australia
Tel 4068 7197 Fax 4068 7298
www.cassowaryconservation.asn.au c4@cassowaryconservation.asn.au
Environmental Defenders Office of Northern Qld (EDONQ) (04/2008)
Lvl 1/96-98 Lake St, Cairns
Tel 4031 4766 Fax 4041 4535
www.edo.org.au/edonq adminnq@edo.org.au
Friends of the Earth, Kuranda (04/2008)
www.foekuranda.org

Frog Decline Reversal Project Inc (Deborah 05/2011)
(Cairns Frog Hospital)
Our flagship activity is the rescue and rehabilitation of frogs (subject to enough
donations coming in!) but we are interested in broader environmental issues which
impact on frog populations. Our comprehensive website has lots of useful info –
especially the Australian Diseases, How to Help Frogs, and Soil Health sections.
Address: PO Box 949, Edmonton, Qld 4869
Tel: 4045 0373 (afternoons and evenings)
Web: www.fdrproject.org.au
Hinchinbrook Action Group (04/2008)
c/o Machans Beach Post Office, Machans Beach, Qld 4878
Tel 4037 0102
www.hinchinbrook.info cairns@hinchinbrook.info
Kuranda Conservation Community Nursery Inc. (K-Cons) (06/2008)
E-mail: envirojax@optusnet.com.au
1 Pademelon Lane, Kuranda 4881
tel 4093 8834
Kuranda EnviroCare (04/2008)
www.envirocare.org.au
Low Isles Preservation Society Inc. (LIPS) (04/2008)
Shop 4, Princes Wharf, Dixie St., Port Douglas
Tel: 4099 4573
Save False Cape campaign (04/2008)
www.falsecape.org.au
c/o Environmental Defenders Office of Northern Qld (EDONQ)
Tel 4031 4766
Save Our Slopes (SOS) (04/2008)
c/o CAFNEC – Cairns and Far North Environment Centre
Tel 4032 1746 / 4032 1586
The Tree-Kangaroo and Mammal Group (04/2008)
Group meets first Thu of each month 5.30pm, at Malanda Hotel (Atherton Tablelands). Visitors welcome.
PO Box 1409, Atherton, QLD 4883, Australia
Tel 40952251 www.tree-kangaroo.net info@tree-kangaroo.net
Wilderness Society (02/2011 JahFé)
16 Scott St, Cairns
Tel 4041 6666 fax 4041 6677
www.wilderness.org.au cairns@wilderness.org.au
Human rights groups
Amnesty International (06/2008)
Tel 4053 3426
Email: janetwalder@iprimus.com.au
Meets once a month at a coffee shop on a Sat. 10am.

Peace groups
Cairns Peace by Peace (04/2008)
Tel 40521563 Fax 4041 5004 www.cairnspeacebypeace.org margaret@cairnspeacebypeace.org
298 Fearnley St Parramatta Park (near Charles St).
Peace by Peace meets every other SATURDAY @ 1.00 pm. June 10 & 24. July 8 and 22. etc 2006.
Alternative media
Alternative News Network (04/2008)
www.us.altnews.com.au
E-mail: webmaster@altnews.com.au
Forums, news, web-hosting, domain name register, and more.
Brindle Style (04/2008)
www.brindlestyle.com
Editor: maiia@brindlestyle.com
Online journal, e-mail or website.
Themes: Arts, Music, Politics, Community
CairnsBlog (06/2008)
www.CairnsBlog.net
Independent news and views on Cairns and the Far North.
Cairns-coev online forum (06/2008)
www.yahoogroups.com.au/groups/cairns-coev
To subscribe: send a blank e-mail to cairns-coev-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Or send a brief message to the moderator at prism@optusnet.com.au
The Cairns-coev forum is an online forum on environmental, community and sustainable development issues in Cairns
and Far North Queensland. It has a Steering Committee, Editorial Committee and an Advisory Board of 20 people.
Alternative media (Renee Cashman)
Arts (Eve Stafford)
Biodiversity and habitat protection (Di Horsburgh)
Hillslopes protection (Mark Buttrose)
LETS (Alison Bird and Ananda Cairns)
Local Agenda21, participatory democracy (Denis Walls and Val Schier)
Marine conservation (John Rainbird)
Organic farming (Andre Leu)
Peace and non-violence (Margaret Pestorius)
Quality-of-life indicators (Geoff Holland)
Renewable energy systems (Geoff Thomas)
Sustainable economy (Steve Brech)
Sustainable forestry (Daryl Killin)
Sustainable housing (James Maude)
Sustainable transport (Lenore Evans - cycling; Bryan Law)
Tablelands issues (Gabriele Bohnet)
It has been operating since 1999 and currently has approx. 305 participants.
C-BUG (04/2008)
Cairns Bicycle Users Group

www.cairnsbug.org
Discussion list www.cairnsbug.org/list/
This website has been providing information on bicycle tours, changes in regulations and infrastructure as well as a
database on traffic accidents in Cairns involving cyclists since 1996. Other headings include:
News
Bike Rides
Issues
Reports and Research
Contacts
Sport
Technical
Disability Issues
The Environment
Bicycles and Equipment
Planning and Works
Miscellaneous
Political
Connect Magazine (04/2008)
Editor: connect@beeuniversal.org
www.connect.beeuniversal.org
Advertising: sales@beeuniversal.org
Connect Magazine is a free monthly journal (hardcopy and online). A project of the Bee Universal group.
Themes: CommUnity, Spirit, The Arts, Environment, Health & Well being
Connect Distribution
Cairns City
Grafton St. Rusty’s Markets - Kuranda Country Cookies, Natural Scents. Swiss Inn, Beethoven Café, Fish Tale Silks,
Tiny’s Juice Bar, The Lily Pad, Fusion Organics, Cairns Copy, Sacred Living. Andrejic Arcade – Kaotica,
Community Foods. 74 Shields Street - Snoogies. Spence St.- Special Teas, Green House, Body and Breath Centre.
Lake St.- Crystal Ball Books. Sheridan St.- Neil’s Organics, Imagine. Abbott St./ Shields St - Health Bug, In-Box Café,
Tasty Productions, Perotta’s. Cairns Central - Healthy Life.
Bungalow/Earlville
Chrysalis Relaxation Centre – Mulgrave Rd, Pottery Place - Severin St, Enviromart – Aumuller St, The Art Barn –
Newell St, Akasha – Mulgrave Rd, Destress Nat.Therapies –Westcourt, Stockland Shopping Centre- Bodywise Health
Store, Karma House.
North Cairns/ Edge Hill
Crackerbox Palace – Sheridan St, Joey’s Bakery – Cnr. Sheridan and Lily Sts, Nth. Cairns, Cairns Spiritual Centre,
Awakening Therapies- Collins Ave, Gourmet Fish & Chips- Collins Ave, Tanks Art Centre.
Barron Delta/Northern Beaches
Portsmouth Fuel- Capt. Cook Hwy, Stratford General Store, Redlynch General Store,
Lake Placid General Store, Reflections on the Lake, Machans Beach PO, Holloways- Strait on the Beach, Yorkeys
Knob Boating Club, Smithfield Shopping Centre – Regeneration, FNQ Barber Shop, The Coffee Club. Smithfield
Campus - Natural Therapy Centre, Trinity Beach, Kewarra Beach, Clifton Beach, Cocky’s at Palm Cove
Kuranda Area
Fruit and Veg, BP Petrol, Newsagency, Coffee Shop, Windmill Café, Kowrowa Cash Store, Speewah Life, Koah
Convenience Store, The Termite, Emerald Creek Store.
Atherton Tablelands
Mareeba - Byblos Books, Essence of Organics. Walkamin General Store, Tolga - The Humpy, The Key. Atherton -
Health Food Centre, Latte Lounge, Mystic. Yungaburra – Chameleons. Malanda - Total Health.
Far North Coast
Mossman – Goodies, Daintree Connections, Daintree Eco Lodge, Mission Beach – Healthy Harvest, Ingham – Perkins
Natural Health Clinic, Good Energy Massage and Health Centre, Innisfail - Health Care Centre.
If you would like to become a Connect distributor or know of a likely outlet please call Phillip Lewis on 4093
7357.
Ecotone (04/2008)
www.cafnec.org.au/info_resources/ecotone.cfm
www.cafnec.org.au

Newsletter of the Cairns and Far North Environment Centre (CAFNEC). Quarterly (hardcopy and online).
Environmental issues and campaigns in Cairns and Far North Queensland. Previous copies can be viewed at the
CAFNEC library, 27 Greensloped Av, North Cairns tel (07) 4032 1746 / (07) 4032 1586
FNQ-Global (04/2008)
www.yahoogroups/groups/FNQ-global
Local forum to discuss global issues – climate change, world peace and disarmament, geopolitics, peak oil, nuclear
energy etc
Green Left Weekly Newspaper (06/2008)
Available at Community Foods & Neils Organics
Email: cairns@greenleft.org.au
www.greenleft.org.au
Network for Sustainable and Diversified Agriculture (NSDA) Newsletter (06/2008)
Editor: nsdanewsletter@yahoo.com.au
Far North Queensland. E-mail based.
Nexus Bulletin (04/2008)
Tel 4093 7434
www.artsnexus.com.au
Email: www.artsnexus.com.au/pages/email_magazine.htm
Forums for artists and writers, resources, calendar.
Appropriate technology and renewable energy
Advanced Wind Technologies (04/2008)
Design and supply – windpowered energy systems, solar power systems and support equipment, wood stoves, pumps, et
al.
Geoff Thomas
Tel 4093 8899 Fax 3251 0420
www.iig.com.au/wind wind@iig.com.au
PO Box 569, Kuranda, Qld 4872
Alternative Technology Association (03/2011 JahFé)
Promotion of renewable / sustainable technologies working at harmony with the environment.
Contact: Daryl Douglass
Email: daryld@tpg.com.au
Tel: 0428 715 926
Web: www.ata.org.au
Enviromart Australia (04/2008)
Sells a wide variety of products to help you save energy and water, reduce pollution and your eco-footprint.
Alan and Diane Creasey
Tel 07 40412233
www.enviromart.net.au info@enviromart.net.au
Shop 3, 164-170 Aumuller Street, Bungalow (cnr Scott St)
PO Box 656, Bungalow, Qld 4870
Planetary Power (04/2008)
Tel 4096 2420 (Mac or Nick) Fax: (07) 4096 2558 info@planetarypower.com.au www.planetarypower.com.au

Solar hot water, solar panels, micro-hydro, wind turbines, inverters etc etc.
Architects and builders
ClimateSmart Home Service (10/2009)
www.climatesmarthome.com
tel 13 20 40
tel 07 3258 1044
The Qld. Govt. has developed the ClimateSmart Home Service Program to help households reduce energy consumption
and greenhouse gas emissions.
For a cost of $50 a licensed electrician will come to your home and conduct an energy audit, replace up to 15 light
globes with energy efficient globes, replace your showerhead for a water efficient one, install a wireless energy monitor
providing you with instantaneous readings of energy consumption in kWh, $ and greenhouse gas emissions. All of this
would usually cost over $450. This service will help you save up to $325 per year on your energy and water bills.
Fisher and Buttrose Architects (06/2008)
Level 1 116 Grafton St., Cairns
Tel 4031 1707
www.fabarchitects.com.au mark@fabarchitects.com.au
Studio Mango (04/2008)
457 Draper St, Parramatta Park
Tel 4041 1394 fax 4041 7597
www.studiomango.com.au info@studiomango.com.au
‘Sunbird’ demonstration sustainable house (04/2008)
17 Junction St, Edge Hill
Tropical Green Building Network (10/2009)
PO Box 952, Edge Hill, QLD, 4870
Tel 07 4053 1274
Fax 07 4032 5431
Mob 0417 713634
emma@greenbuild.com.au
www.greenbuild.com.au
The Tropical Green Building Network exists to identify, develop and action projects that will have a measurable impact
on the uptake of sustainable building practices in Far North Queensland.
Business community, eco-friendly
The Didjshop (04/2008)
Postal: Didjshop, PO Box 51, Kuranda, Qld 4881, Australia
Lot1/149, Koah Road, Kuranda (please call for appointment and directions)
Tel 4093 7755
www.didjshop.com
email: management@didjshop.com
Electricity requirements are 100% supplied by solar power even though mains electricity goes past the property. “We
firmly believe that humanity's present overuse of fossil fuels is the biggest threat to our survival on this planet. So we
opted not to be part of the problem but rather to be part of the solution”.

Community Markets
Farmgate Market at the Pier (10/2009)
Saturday morning from 7:30am to 2:00pm,
at The Pier, Cairns Esplanade
Shop G10, The Pier at the Marina
Coordinator: Imeea Svanosio
Email: market@nsda.org.au
Tel: 07 4055 2195
Fax: 07 4055 2195
Mob: 0423 277 212
Locally produced fresh produce, beef, seafood, dried product, value add agricultural products, cakes, conserves, breads,
deli goods and wine market.
Local seasonality is the theme.
To provide local producers a market to promote and sell their products.
To provide Cairns locals and tourists with quality fresh local food.
To promote informed consumer choices, by providing market goers with resources that will encourage their daily use of
locally produced seasonal produce.
We are addressing food kilometres at the market to promote environmentally friendly local food supply.
The products are grown or manufactured in our region, Cardwell to Cooktown to Chillago, though exception can be
made for producers just outside the boundary.
All products will be labelled as to who they were produced by, how they were produced (e.g. organic, freshcare
approved, where applicable) where they were grown / manufactured and distance travelled to the market (‘food
kilometres') to show efficiency.
Herberton Markets (04/2008)
Wondecla Showgrounds (opposite the Roadhouse).
Tel 4096 2408 / 4096 2570
Market Day: Third Sunday of each month, 7:30AM –12:00PM.
Holloways Markets (04/2008)
Holloways Beach, Cairns
Market Day: Once a month
Kairi Markets (04/2008)
Kairi Community Hall
Tel 4095 8252
Market Day: Second Sunday of each month.
Kuranda Markets (04/2008)
5 Therwine St, Kuranda.
Tel 4093 8772
Market Days: Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun 9:00am – 3:00pm
Malanda Markets (04/2008)
Jack May Park, beside showground
Tel 4096 5659
Market Day: Third Sat of each month, 6:00am – 12:00pm

Mareeba Markets (04/2008)
Centenary Park, Byrnes Street.
Tel 4092 3418 Mob 0417 846 204
Market Day: Second Sat of each month, 8:00am – 12:00pm
Mt. Molloy Markets (04/2008)
QCSW Hall, Mt Molloy.
Tel 4094 1036
Market Day: First Sat of each month.
Port Douglas Markets (04/2008)
Market Park adjacent to Wharf St
Mob 0408 006 788
Market Day: Every Sun 8am-1.30pm
Ravenshoe Markets (04/2008)
Railway Station, Grigg Street, Ravenshoe.
Tel 4091 4599 / 4097 6153
Market Day: Fourth Sun of every month, 8:00am – 12:00pm
Rusty’s Markets (04/2008)
Sheridan St, (between Shield and Spence Sts) Cairns
Fri 5am – 6pm
Sat 6am – 3pm
Sun 6am – 2pm
Tel 4051 5100 0438 753 460
www.rustysmarkets.com.au gjenkins@gilligansbackpackers.com.au
Speewah Country Markets (06/2008)
Every Sunday morning in carpark of Speewah Hotel
Tanks Markets (04/2008)
The Tanks Art Centre
46 Collins Ave, Edge Hill, Cairns
Tel 4032 2349
www.cairns.qld.gov.au/council/services/tanks_arts_centre.html
Market Day: Last Sun of the month May, June, July, October, November
Tolga Markets (04/2008)
Morrow Park racecourse, Tolga.
Tel 4091 2810
Market Day: First Sunday of each month.
Yungaburra Markets (04/2008)
Yungaburra Park opposite Lake Eacham Motel Hotel
Tel 4095 2111 / 4095 3208 mob 0408 568 724
Market Day: Fourth Sat of each month, 7:30am to 12:30pm
Consumer guide
Banks

ING (04/2008)
Has investments in cluster munitions.
Cosmetics
Jurlique (04/2008)
Organically grow 85% of the herbs the company requires. In addition, the company ensures that only natural, nonchemical,
unpolluted, organically and bio-dynamically grown raw materials are used. Although expensive, they are
really concentrated and last a long time.
Natural Instinct (04/2008)
Available in chemists, made in Australia with 100% organic herbs and oils, and don't contain sodium lauryl sulphate,
petroleum by-producrs animal derivatives etc and are not tested on animals.
Food products
Aside from the many organic products available from Community Bulk Foods and Neil’s Organics, we would like to
add some organic products that can be found at the supermarket.
Brie cheese – Timboon certified organic Woolworths (04/2008)
Hommus - Mike’s Real Food organic (uncertified ?) Woolworths (04/2008)
Fuel efficient cars
Pacific Toyota (04/2008)
Retailers of the Toyota Prius, the only hybrid car available in Cairns – energy efficient. Take a free test drive.
235 Mulgrave Rd, Cairns
Tel 4030 7444 www.prius.toyota.com.au
General
Amazing Alternatives Pty Ltd (06/2008)
www.amazingalternatives.com.au
Online purchase of environmentally and ethically friendly products. Babies and kids; beauty and fragrances; body and
skin; books and magazines; clothings and accessories; energy and lighting; gadgets; house and home; outdoors.
PO Box 7, Freshwater QLD 4870, Australia
Tel (07)4058 2384
ETHOS Fair Trade Gifts and Handicrafts
2010)
ETHOS supports the principles of fair trade and social, economic and environmental
sustainability in addressing poverty alleviation. ETHOS deals directly with local producers
in supporting the development of local products based on cultural traditions and natural
resources. A percentage of all profits from the sale of our goods goes back to these communities.
Address: Shop 2/132 Collins Ave, Edge Hill, Cairns
Contact: Kris Holland
Email: info@ethosshop.com.au
Mailing: PO Box 999 Manunda, QLD 4870
Mobile: 0405 229 851
Tel: 07 4053 7088
Web: www.ethosshop.com.au
(JahFe – Oct
Paper
Amcor (04/2008) x x x
Worked to control forestry policy in Victoria to ensure continued logging of old-growth forests for
the next 15 years. Amcor makes Reflex paper.
Canon 100 / Nautilus paper *** (04/2008)

Canon 100% Recycled. Is better than most – next best after Evolve. Available from Brilliant Technologies
151 Mulgrave Rd 4052 5900 fax 4052 5952 www.brilltech.com.au
Made in Austria, available from Officeworks
Evolve paper**** (04/2008)
Made in UK. Is recommended by The Wilderness Society, Cairns and Friends of the Earth
see www.australianpaper.forests.org.au/docs/WHATYOUCANDO.htm Costs only $5.10 a reem if bought
by the pallet. Available from SCRAP www.scrapltd.com.au tracey_scrap@mac.com Tel (02) 9825 1062
Fax (02) 9825 6972 Available from Community Foods, Officeworks, TOSCO Office National and Cairns Stationery
Supplies.
Petrol (04/2008)
It seems that all the oil companies in Cairns and FNQ who sell petrol have poor environmental and/or human rights
records. Here we recommend BP/Amoco and Shell despite their atrocious association with human rights abuses and
murder, because the threat of global warming and the irresponsible actions of Caltex (which owns Ampol) and
MobilExxon is one of the most serious problems facing humanity, affecting billions of people and millions of other
species.
Oil companies and service stations which support the Kyoto Protocol and have led the way in solar energy and other
renewables:
BP though linked to human rights abuses et al - see www.uow.edu.au/arts/sts/sbeder/bp.html
Shell though linked to human rights abuses et al - see
www.amnesty.org.au/Act_now/campaigns/refugees/features/still_dying_for_oil_10_years_on and
www.web.amnesty.org/pages/nga-031105-action-eng
Oil companies and service stations which have worked to undermine the Kyoto Protocol:
Caltex
Mobil (Mobil-Exxon)
Unethical investments (04/2008)
Amcor worked to control forestry policy in Victoria to ensure continued logging of old-growth forests for the next 15
years. Amcor makes Reflex paper.
BHP-Billington has investments in the uranium/nuclear industry
Caltex has worked to undermine the Kyoto Protocol
Mobil (MobilExxon) has worked to undermine the Kyoto Protocol
Cultural insight
Arts Nexus Inc. (04/2008)
L1 18 City Arcade, 78 Grafton St, Cairns
Office Reception 9.00am-5.00pm Mon- Fri
Closed 12-30-1.30pm Mon-Fri
Tel 4051 4433 Fax 4051 4244
Web: www.artsnexus.com.au
Email: admin@artsnexus.com.au
PO Box 4995, Cairns QLD 4870
Cairns Regional Gallery (04/2008)
Shields St (cnr Abbott St), Cairns
Open:
Mon - Sat 10am - 5pm
Sun & Public Holidays 1pm - 5pm
Tel 4046 4800 Fax 4031 6410
www.cairnsregionalgallery.com.au
Email www.cairnsregionalgallery.com.au/

Centre of Contemporary Arts – CoCA (04/2008)
96 Abbott St, Cairns
Tel 4050 9401 Fax 4050 9409
Email: info@coca.org.au www.coca.org.au
P O Box 6090, Cairns, Qld 4870
End Credits (04/2008)
Screenings www.endcredits.org.au/pages/screening.shtml
Screenings in the Jute Theatre at the Centre of Contemporary Arts CoCA, 96 Abbott St, Cairns, 1 st and 3 rd Sundays of
the month at 4pm. Also other screenings in other locations – see screenings website for up-to-date info.
Tel 4050 9450 Mob 0427 103 148
info@endcredits.org.au www.endcredits.org.au
Just Us Theatre Ensemble (JUTE) (04/2008)
Centre of Contemporary Arts CoCA
96 Abbott St, Cairns
Tel 4050 9444 Fax 4050 9440
jute@smartclub.com.au
P O Box 6090 Cairns Qld 4870
Kick Arts (04/2008)
Tel 4050 9494 Fax 4050 9499
KickArts Shop tel 40509444
kickarts@kickarts.org.au
www.kickarts.org.au
PO Box 6090 Cairns Qld 4870
The Tanks Art Centre (04/2008)
46 Collins Ave, Edge Hill, Cairns
Tel 4032 2349
www.cairns.qld.gov.au/council/services/tanks_arts_centre.html
Office: Mon-Fri 8:30am-5:00pm
Gallery: Mon-Fri 10:00am-4:00pm
Market Day: Last Sun Month May, June, July, October, November
Festival Cairns Market Day: "Carnival on Collins" 1st Sunday in September
Eco-tourism
All the following eco-tourism listings (Accommodation, Tours and Attractions) have Advanced Ecotourism
certification from Ecotourism Australia.
Accommodation
Daintree Wilderness Lodge (04/2008)
PO Box 352 , MOSSMAN , QLD, 4873
Tel 4098 9105 reservations@daintreewildernesslodge.com.au www.daintreewildernesslodge.com.au
Fur 'n' Feathers Rainforest Tree Houses (04/2008)
MS 1877 , MALANDA , QLD, 4885
Tel 4096 5364 stay@rainforesttreehouses.com.au
www.rainforesttreehouses.com.au

Great Adventures - Green Island Resort (04/2008)
PO Box 898 , CAIRNS , QLD, 4870
Tel 4044 9944 sonya.clarson@greatadventures.com.au
www.greatadventures.com.au www.greenislandresort.com.au
Hinchinbrook Island Wilderness Lodge and Ferries (04/2008)
PO Box 3 , Cardwell , QLD, 4849
Tel 40668270 07 4066 8270 info@hinchinbrookresort.com.au www.hinchinbrookresort.com.au
Rose Gums Wilderness Retreat (04/2008)
P.O. Box 776 , MALANDA , QLD, 4885
Tel 4096 8360 info@rosegums.com.au www.rosegums.com.au
Sanctuary Retreat (04/2008)
72 Holt Rd , BINGIL BAY , QLD, 4852
Tel 4088 6064 / 1800 777 012 seek@sanctuaryatmission.com www.sanctuaryatmission.com
Silky Oaks Lodge & Healing Waters Spa (04/2008)
Finlayvale Road , MOSSMAN , QLD, 4873
Tel 4098 1666
enquiries@silkyoaks.com.au
www.voyages.com.au
Undara Experience (04/2008)
Undara Lava Lodge
Undara Volcanic National Park Savannah Way, via Mt Surprise , QLD, 4870
Tel 4031 7933
res@undara.com.au www.undara.com.au
Tours
Calypso Reef Charters Pty Ltd (04/2008)
Calypso Daily Reef Cruises - Full Day
Calypso Sailing - Escape to the Great Barrier Reef
PO Box 653 , Port Douglas , QLD, 4877
Tel 4099 3377 info@calypsocharters.com.au www.calypsocharters.com.au
Cooper Creek Wilderness (04/2008)
Cooper Creek Wilderness
The Ultimate Daintree Experience
PO Box 590 , MOSSMAN , QLD, 4873
Tel 4098 9126
walks@ccwild.com www.ccwild.com
Daintree Rainforest River Train (04/2008)
Full Day Coach Tour and River Cruise
Lot 61 Baileys Creek Road , Daintree , QLD, 4873
Tel 40907676 reservations@daintreerivertrain.com www.daintreerivertrain.com
Daintree River Cruise Centre (04/2008)
Cruises on the Daintree River
Mossman-Daintree Road , DAINTREE , QLD, 4873
Tel 4098 6115 www.daintreevillage.asn.au/tours.html

Eco Snorkelling (04/2008)
Full Day Outer Reef Snorkel
Wavelength Tour Shop Shop 2, 38-42 Wharf St, PORT DOUGLAS , QLD, 4871
Tel 40995031 wavelength@austarnet.com.au www.wavelength-reef.com.au
Encounter Tours (04/2008)
Half Day Tour
One Day Tour
Two Day Tour
Four Day Tour
4 Oak Street , Yungaburra , QLD, 4884
Tel 4095 3532 colin@encountertours.com.au www.encountertours.com.au
Low Isles Sailaway (04/2008)
Sailing tour to the Low Isles
Shop 2 34 Macrossan Street, PORT DOUGLAS , QLD, 4871
Mob 0417749985 info@sailawayportdouglas.com www.sailawayportdouglas.com
Oz Tours Safaris (04/2008)
Bird Watching Tours
Cape York Peninsula Accommodation & Camping Safari
Daintree Cape Tribulation 4WD Tour
Gulf Savannah Explorer
PO Box 6464 , Cairns , QLD, 4870
Tel 4055 9535 info@oztours.com.au www.oztours.com.au
Passions of Paradise (04/2008)
Passions of Paradise sail tours to the reef
PO Box 2145 , Cairns , QLD, 4870
Tel 40411600 sales@passionsofparadise.com robin.aiello@iig.com.au www.passionsofparadise.com
Poseidon Outer Reef Cruises (04/2008)
Poseidon Snorkel & Dive
P.O. Box 431 , Port Douglas , QLD, 4871
Tel 4099 4772 katrina@poseidon-cruises.com.au www.poseidon-cruises.com.au
Quicksilver Connections (04/2008)
Quicksilver Connections
Reef Biosearch
Marina Mirage Po Box 171, PORT DOUGLAS , QLD, 4871
Tel 4087 2100 reservations@quicksilver-cruises.com www.quicksilver-cruises.com
South Seas Sailing (04/2008)
S.V. Mailaita
PO Box 256 , Port Douglas , QLD, 4877
1/30 Wharf St, Port Douglas
Tel: 4099 5064
Mob: +61 (0) 407 130 648
Fax: 4099 5904
edgreen@hotkey.net.au
bookings@malaita.com.au
www.malaita.com.au

Undersea Explorer (04/2008)
Undersea Explorer Adventure Diving and Research
Princes Wharf , PORT DOUGLAS , QLD, 4879
Tel 4099 5911 info@undersea.com.au www.undersea.com.au
Wait-a-While Rainforest Tours (04/2008)
Mountain Wildlife Experience (Tour 1)
Rainforest Wilderness Experience ( Tour 2 )
P O Box 170 , Mossman , QLD, 4873
Tel 4098 2422 wildlife@waitawhile.com.au www.waitawhile.com
Wilderness Challenge (04/2008)
1, 2 or 3 Day Cooktown Accommodated Safari
Cape York Complete Safari
Cape York Frontier 4WD Safari
Daintree, Cape Tribulation and Mossman Gorge Tour
Gulf and Kakadu Drover and Gulf Wanderer Safaris
Gulf and Kakadu Overlander 4WD Safari
The Kimberley Complete 4WD Safari
The Kimberley Stockman 4 WD Safari
11 Morrison Street , Portsmith , QLD, 4870
Tel 4035 4488 info@wilderness-challenge.com.au www.wilderness-challenge.com.au
Attractions
Daintree Discovery Centre (04/2008)
PMB 28 , via MOSSMAN , QLD, 4873
Tel 4057 8499 pamron@bigpond.net.au www.daintree-rec.com.au
Skyrail (04/2008)
Cnr Kamerunga Rd & Cook Hwy , Smithfield , QLD, 4878
Tel 40381999 info@skyrail.com.au www.skyrail.com.au
The Rainforest Habitat Wildlife Sanctuary (04/2008)
Port Douglas Road , PORT DOUGLAS , QLD, 4871
Tel 4099 3235 info@rainforesthabitat.com.au www.rainforesthabitat.com.au
Environment Shops
Enviromart Australia (04/2008)
Shop 3, 164 Aumuller St, Bungalow
Tel 4041 2233
Greenhouse Environment Shop (04/2008)
Shop 1 55 Spence St, Cairns
Tel 4031 8787
Festivals
Carnival on Collins (04/2008)

1st Sunday in September
The Tanks Art Centre
46 Collins Ave, Edge Hill, Cairns
Tel 4032 2349
www.cairns.qld.gov.au/council/services/tanks_arts_centre.html
Envirofiesta (04/2008)
Once a year, sometime between Aug. and Oct.
c/o CAFNEC – Cairns and Far North Environment Centre
27 Greenslopes Av Cairns North
Tel 4032 1746 / 4032 1586 Fax 4053 3779
www.cafnec.org.au/events/envirofiesta.cfm cafnec@cafnec.com.au
Humandala (04/2008)
Once a year around July 30 th
connect@beeuniversal.org
www.connect.beeuniversal.org
Moon over Machans Party (04/2008)
Beginning of October each year
Machans Beach, Cairns
machanations@hotmail.com
Peace Week Cairns (04/2008)
Once a year around July
Tel 4044 3012 Fax 4044 3022 d.melendez@cairns.qld.gov.au
Wallaby Creek Festival (04/2008)
Once a year around Sept.
Home Rule Rainforest Lodge, Rossville
Tel 4069 5871 / 4060 3057
kathy.pow@bigpond.com kerryhale@bigpond.com
www.wallabycreekfestival.com/location.html
Yungaburra Folk Festival (04/2008)
Once a year at the end of Oct
Tel 4095 2702
tswagman@tpg.com.au www.yungaburrafolkfestival.org
Food, organic growers and WOOFERS
Through our spending patterns we can encourage food production systems which are 1. organic, 2. local, 3. free of
genetically modified (GM) varieties.
Cafes and Restaurants
Fusion Organics Café (02/2011 JahFé)
Fusing organic produce with good quality products to provide you with a unique healthy eating alternative.
Trading hours: Mon-Sat
Address: 135 Grafton St, Cairns (cnr Grafton and Aplin Streets); PO Box 1808 Cairns 4870
Email: rpspbb*bigpond.com ; info*fusionorganics.com.au

Fax: (07) 4051 1399
Tel: (07) 4051 1388
Web: www.fusionorganics.com.au
Organic Community Gardens
Atherton Community Garden Project (06/2008)
c/o Tableland Community Link
11 Grove St, Atherton. 4883
Tel 4962223 or 0400708682
Email: athertoncommunitygarden@gmail.com
Forum: http://groups.google.com/group/atherton-community-garden
Backyard Food Growers in Cairns – blogspot (06/2008)
http://backyardfood.blogspot.com/
Cairns West State School Organic Community Garden (04/2008)
Tel 0400 708 390
Machans Beach Organic Community Garden (04/2008)
Machans State School
Tel 4055 0929, 0432 572 872, 0404 508 796, 4055 0502
Discussion forum: MachansCommunityGarden@yahoogroups.com
To join the discussion forum send a blank email to MachansCommunityGarden-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Permaculture Cairns (05/2010)
Regular workshops. Meets every 3rd Tuesday of the month at the Saints Football Clubhouse,
Monk Street, Manunda (opposite Main Entrance of Trinity Bay SHS). Organisers of the next
Australasian Permaculture Convergence, APC10
Discussion forum: Permaculture-Cairns@yahoogroups.com
To join the discussion forum send a blank email to Permaculture-Cairns-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Email: artechokeheart@gmail.com
Tel: 0407 243 298
Web: www.apc10.org
Retailers
Access Organics
Organic food home delivery service based in Cairns, which delivers organic fruit and vegetables to all areas of F N Q
between Mossman to Mission Beach, and west to Ravenshoe. Access Organics supplies quality certified organic and
biodynamic produce to your door (home or office).
Address: PO Box 5228, Cairns, QLD 4870
Email: info*accessorganics.com.au
Mob: 0415 424 617
Web: www.accessorganics.com.au
Community Foods (Feb 2011 Susan D)
Organic, bio-dynamic non GM, minimally packaged natural wholefoods (and more). Run by volunteers and coordinators
as a co-operative. Food for people not for profit.

Nuts, seeds, & dried fruits, grains (including quinoa, spelt, & basmati), beans, peas, & lentils, pastas (including spelt &
rice), oils, tahini, miso, tamari, & shoyu, snacks, herbs, & spices, soy & rice milks, honey & molasses, shampoo,
conditioner, & soaps, Wemoon pads & household cleaning products. Also post-consumer recycled toilet tissue.
Trading hours:
Mon - Thurs 10am - 6pm
Fri 8am - 6pm
Sat 9am - 2pm
Sun closed
Address: 74 Shields St, Cairns, PO Box 7483, Cairns 4870
Email: shop*comfoods.org.au
Tel: 4041 5335
Web: www.comfoods.org.au
Joan’s Organic Produce (Feb 2011)
Cairns
Rusty’s Markets, Sheridan St, Cairns
Trading Hours
Fri 5am – 6pm
Sat 6am – 3pm
Sun 6am – 2pm
Marsh’s Butchery
Quality organic beef, chicken, growth hormone free meat, gluten free sausages.
Address: 1 Kamerunga Rd, Stratford, Cairns, QLD, 4870
Contact: Gavin Marsh
Tel: (07) 4055 2233
Neil’s Organics (02/2011)
Organic and biodynamic produce and products.
Trading hours:
Mon – Fri 9am - 6pm
Saturday and Sunday 9am - 3pm
Address: 239 - 241 McLeod Street (Corner of McLeod and James Streets) Cairns
Email: caring*neilsorganics.com.au ; info*neilsorganics.com.au
Fax: 4051 1898
Tel: 4051 5688
Web: www.neilsorganics.com.au
Realfood Network (Corinne 05/2011)
Receive your box of fruit and vegetables each week from the Realfood Network based
at Redlynch State College. All locally grown! (food security!) Food is delivered to
various nodes throughout the city. $40 per box – great value.
Address: Redlynch State College, Jungara Rd, Redlynch
Contact: Corinne Snowman, Chris Gloor
Email: corinne.snowman*bigpond.com; chris@bigmama.com
Mob: 0407 996 726 (Corinne) 0414 608 234 (Chris)
Tel: 4039 4559 (Corinne) 4055 2666 (Chris)
Web: www.realfoodnetwork.com.au

Organic growers
Alexandra Farm
Organic Bananas, Paw Paws, Vegetables
Contact: Mike Harrison
Address: Forest Creek Road, Daintree Mossman QLD 4873
Tel: :(07) 4090 7647
Australian Dairy Buffalo Company
Australia’s only biodynamic water buffalo dairy farm specialising in fresh mozzarella and natural yoghurt. The water
buffalos are a European/Italian breed and the mozzarella is made in the traditional methods of Italy giving a completely
different taste to mozzarella made from cow’s milk.
(Buffalo milk has more protein and more calcium than cow’s milk, as well as less harmful cholesterol).
Address: RPN 486 Moregatta Road, Millaa Millaa QLD 4886
Contact: Brigette Humphries
Email: laurelpark*bigpond.com
Fax: 07 4097 2038
Tel: 07 4097 2544
Belly Basic Biodynamic Eggs & Poultry
Bio-dynamic poultry farm with small production of eggs and poultry.
Address: 343 Pinecreek Road, Gordonvale
Contact: Kia & Anthony Fermo
Email: biochicken*bigpond.com
Tel: (07) 4056-3019
Broken Nose Vanilla
Pure organic Vanilla products
Address: 390 Woopen Creek Road, Miriwinni QLD 4861
Contact: Fiona George
Email: Fiona*brokennosevanilla.com.au
Tel: (07) 4067-6226
Web: www.brokennosevanilla.com.au
Clohesy River Health Farm (Feb 2011 – JahFé)
Community and health retreat with a focus on raw foods. Established in 1971, the 300 acre farm lies in a peaceful
valley with a natural bush setting on the banks of the Clohesy River. The Farm, which is The Academy of Natural
Living Campus, is located 16km from Kuranda. The farm has been organic for 40 years.
Address: 117 Cedar Park Road, Kuranda
Email: anl1*activ8.net.au
Tel: 4093 7989
Web: www.johnfielder.com.au/farm.html ; www.iig.com.au/anl
Cifuentes & Alba
Organic herbs, mangoes other fruit
Address: Mareeba, QLD 4880
Contact: J & M Cifuentes & M & L Alba
Tel: (07) 4093 3110
Daintree Vanilla & Spice
Based in the Daintree Rainforest, this is a family run business using techniques handed down through generations of
vanilla growers. This is the only known commercial growers and producers of organically grown Vanilla Beans in

Australia. Vanilla Planifolia is a premium quality species of vanilla with very high vanillin content and delicious
flavour.
Address: 1 Peate Close Edmonton QLD 4869
Email: george*daintreevanilla.com
Tel: (07) 4056 6989
Web: www.daintreevanilla.com
Dallachy Organics (Feb 2011 – JahFé)
Email: dgwatson*ledanet.com.au; dgwatson*aapt.net.au
Fax: (07) 4066 5524
Tel: (07) 4066 0293
Envirofresh Pty Ltd
Precertified organic bananas
Address: Innisfail (Etty Bay)
Email: abc@znet.net.au
Tel: (07) 4061 6833
Floravilla Ice-Cream Factory
Supernatural Bio-Dynamic Organic Ice-cream is wholly manufactured on the premises at Floravilla from bio-dynamic
organic ingredients using high quality Italian equipment. Using local supplies as the first choice, with organic vanilla
and exotic fruits available from the immediate area and bio-dynamic milk and yogurt from Mungalli Creek Bio-
Dynamic Organic dairy on the Tablelands. Choose from the 30 stunning exotic flavours of ice-creams and water ices.
Address: Cape Trib & Cow Bay Road, Daintree
Contact: Betty and Bill Hinton
Email: billbetty*ledanet.com.au
Tel: 4098 9100
Frank and Lucille April Rick
Organic vegetables, poultry, cattle, bananas
Address: Innisfail
Email: flarick*dodo.com.au
Tel: (07) 4065 3254
High Country Olive Grove
Organic Olive Grove at Wondecla. 200 trees (Helena, Kalamatas, Paragon, UC13A6,Amanzanillo) Also other organic
products.
Contact: Kel Jenkinson
Address: Tumoulin Rd Wondecla
Tel: 4096 2399
Email: robinsonbk@westnet.com.au
Jervoise Organic Meats
Jervoise stock a full range of Organic Beef products for the domestic market, processing only their own certified cattle
on a regular basis and controlling the whole process from the organic cattle production from Jervoise Station to organic
slaughter at the Tully Meat Processing Plant.
Address: Jervoise Station, P.O. Box 2, MT Garnet, QLD 4872
Contact: Kristine Jonnson
Email: organicmeats*bigpond.com
Fax: (07) 4068 2609
Tel: (07) 4068 2609
Web: www.jervoiseorganics.com

Kelin Pty Ltd ATF The Abell Family Trust
Organic vegetables, fruit, dried fruit
Tel: (07) 4068 2851
McCarthy
Pre-certified organic rambutans and bananas
Address: East Palmerston via Innisvail
Contact: DJ & EK McCarthy
Email: mchastie*bigpond.com
Tel: (07) 4065 5142
Morris Farms
Organic sweet corn, bananas, melons, limes, tropical fruit, ginger, pumpkins, cucurbits
Address: Babinda QLD 4861
Tel: (07) 4067 1185
Mungalli Creek (Bio-dynamic) Dairy
Suppliers of the largest range of biodynamic, organic and farm fresh products in Far North Queensland. Biodynamic/organic
range includes milks, creams, soft and hard cheeses, natural and Greek yoghurt, quark and ice-cream,
with indigenous fruit flavours. Mungalli Creek Dairy produces some of the finest Biodynamic (organic) dairy products
in Australia. Certified A Grade Demeter Biodynamic, Mungalli Creek Dairy products are distributed and sold across
Australia.
Address: 18 Atticus St Woree, Cairns Q 4868; Mungalli Falls, Ravenshoe
Contact: Deris Marin, Cairns manager
Email: deris*mungallicreekdairy.com.au
Fax: (07) 4054 4900
Tel: (07) 4054 4800
Web: www.mungallicreekdairy.com.au
Nucifora Tea
Pesticide & herbicide free. Stop off at the Ma Mu Scenic Lookout for a really fresh cup of tea.
Address: M.S. 216 East Palmerston Innisfail Qld 4860
Contact: Sybbie Nucifora
Email: info*nuciforatea.com.au
Fax: 07 40645109
Tel: 07 40645109 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 07 40645109 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Web: www.nuciforatea.com.au
Perez Owen & O’Connor
NASAA Certified Organic Tropical fruits – bananas, mangos, durian, pineapples, passionfruit, orange, lemon, limes,
mandarin, tangerine, pomelo, grapefruit, lemonade, tangelo, coconut, flowers
Address: Cooktown QLD 4895
Tel: (07) 4060 3974
Perkos Organics
Cattle and organic tropical fruit
Address: El-Arish
Email: dperko*austarnet.com.au
Tel: (07) 4068 5060

PV & A Reitano
Pre-certified organic rambutans, sugar cane, bananas, tropical fruit
Address: Innisfail
Email: reitano*bigpond.com
Tel: (07) 4063 3906
Scopelliti
Organic vegetables and tropical fruit.
Address: Silkwood
Contact: Steve Scopelliti
Tel: (07) 4065 4925
Tropical Harvest Qld
Retailer and wholesaler of organic tropical dried fruits such as bananas, pineapple, papaya and mango. Tropical fruits
such as marang, lychees and jackfruit are dried when in season. Freeze dried bananas are also available. All processes
are naturally dried without any preservatives or chemicals.
Email: info*tropicalharvestqld.com.au
Tel: (07) 4068 2851
Web: www.tropicalharvestqld.com.au
Walsh River Products
(Trend Products Apa Pty Ltd) Organic growers of the (Cucurbita Pepo var. Styriaca) Pumpkin seed and producer &
manufacturer of organic pumpkin seed oil. Trend Products APA Pty Ltd is an OGA fully certified organic processor.
Address: 613 Leadingham Creek Road, Dimbulah Qld 4872
Contact: Anthony Foo
Fax: (07) 4093 5375
Tel: (07) 4093 5375
Web: www.trendproducts.com.au
Watson Bola Organic Farm
NASAA Certified mixed tropical fruit, bananas, pumpkins, sweet potatoes, organic eggs
Address: Tully QLD 4854
Contact: Peter & Beryl, Joy & Gurmit Singh Bola
Tel: (07) 4066 5545
WOOFERS
Other
Network for Sustainable and Diversified Agriculture (NSDA)
The purpose of the Network is to collectively coordinate, promote and advocate activities and information that will
assist in the implementation of the principles of sustainable and diversified agriculture (agroforestry) towards the
achievement of significant gains in the economic, environmental and social development of North Queensland.
Address: 343 Pinecreek Road, Gordonvale Qld
Contact: Anthony Fermo President - NSDA
Email: biochicken*bigpond.com; secretary*nsda.org.au
Tel : (07) 40563019

Web: www.nsda.org.au
Organic Producers Association of Far North Queensland
Address: PO Box 1145, Innisfail Qld.
Contact: Lucille Rick, President
Email: flarick*dodo.com.au
Tel: 07 4065 3254
Permaculture Cairns (05/2010)
Regular workshops. Meets every 3rd Tuesday of the month at the Saints Football Clubhouse,
Monk Street, Manunda (opposite Main Entrance of Trinity Bay SHS). Organisers of the next
Australasian Permaculture Convergence, APC10
Discussion forum: Permaculture-Cairns@yahoogroups.com
To join the discussion forum send a blank email to Permaculture-Cairns-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Contact: Georgie Kruse
Email: ttglemke@hotmail.com
Tel: 0407 243 298
SeedSavers Up North (JahFé 05/2011)
Seed bank and seed savers network, exchanging heritage varieties of seeds. Gethering every two months.
Contact: Sandra Price
Email: dsp@iprimus.com.au
Tel : 40927105
Government Departments and Agencies
Cairns Regional Council (CRC) (10/2009)
Information on local sustainability issues and CRC sustainability policy:
www.cairns.qld.gov.au/content/Sustainability.htm
Dept. Environment and Resource Management (10/2009)
William McCormack Place
3rd Floor - 5B Sheridan St
PO Box 2066, Cairns QLD 4870
Tel: (07) 4046 6734
Fax: (07) 4046 6606
EPA Hotline:
Option 2 Pollution (inc fish kills)
Option 3 Marine strandings
Option 4 Licensing and permits
Tel 1300 130 372
Department of Natural Resources and Water (06/2008)
5B Sheridan Street Cairns
Tel 4039 8431 (for issues to do with vegetation clearing and waterways)
Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries (06/2008)
21 Redden Street Cairns 4044 1600

Eyes and Ears Incident Reporting (06/2008)
Reporting suspected breaches of the law in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
Tel (07) 4726 0588 (24hrs)
Environmental Protection Agency
See Dept. Environment and Resource Management (06/2008)
Fishwatch hotline (06/2008)
Contact if you've witnessed any illegal fishing activities.
1800 017 116
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (06/2008)
Level 2 Orchid Plaza, Lake St , Cairns
Tel 4057 0700
Oil Spill Hot line (06/2008)
Tel (07) 3830 4919 (24hrs)
QPWS Cairns (06/2008)
Tel 4046 6677
Shark hotline (06/2008)
Contact if you've seen any out-of-place shark equipment or entrapped marine animals.
1800 806 891
Tagged fish hotline (06/2008)
Contact if you've caught a tagged fish.
1800 077 001
Wet Tropics Management Authority (06/2008)
Level 2, 15 Lake Street, Cairns
Tel 4052 0555
Habitat restoration
Conservation Volunteers Australia (04/2008)
38 Hayward St, Mooroobool Qld 4870
PO Box 954, Manunda QLD 4870
Tel 4032 0844 Fax 4032 0833
cairns@conservationvolunteers.com.au
Greening Australia Qld Inc. (04/2008)
Mollie Whitehorn, Program Coordinator Nth Qld.
98-102 Grafton St, Cairns
PO Box 358 Cairns, Qld 4870
Tel; 4080 4528 Fax: 4080 4518 Mob: 0439 576 450
E-mail: mwhitehorn@qld.greeningaustralia.org.au
Web: www.greeningaustralia.org.au

Kuranda Conservation Community Nursery Inc. (K-Cons) (06/2008)
Email envirojax@optusnet.com.au.
1 Pademelon Lane, Kuranda 4881
Kuranda EnviroCare (04/2008)
Tel 4093 8834
www.envirocare.org.au
Treeforce (04/2008)
Community tree-planting group. This group is planting trees along Freshwater Creek. Activities every second
Sunday morning. Volunteers welcome.
Tel: Lisa: 4053 7314. lom12003@yahoo.com.au
Health and preventative medicine
Cairns Yoga Academy (04/2008)
Cnr Greenslopes Av & Little Sts, Edge Hill
Tel 0413 942 938 www.yoga8.com info@yoga8.com
Intentional Communities
Clohesy River Health Farm (Feb 2011 – JahFé)
Community and health retreat with a focus on raw foods. Established in 1971, the 300 acre farm lies in a peaceful
valley with a natural bush setting on the banks of the Clohesy River. The Farm, which is The Academy of Natural
Living Campus, is located 16km from Kuranda. The farm has been organic for 40 years.
Address: 117 Cedar Park Road, Kuranda
Email: anl1*activ8.net.au
Tel: 4093 7989
Web: www.johnfielder.com.au/farm.html ; www.iig.com.au/anl
Digger Street Arts Collective
A post consumerist community of artists and activists. It runs workshops for artists and is also developing a
Permaculture garden.
Address: 105 Digger St, North Cairns
Email: info*diggerstreet.com
Mob: 0466 090 023
Web: www.diggerstreet.com
LETS
LETS - Local Employment Trading Scheme (05/2010)
A social network designed to facilitate swapping and bartering of products and services in Cairns
Clayton Smith
Email: ausclay@hotmail.com

Recycling
Cairns Fat Man (04/2008)
95 Cook St, Portsmith
Tel 4035 2973
Accepts used vegetable oil for recycling – as little as a two litre bottle. Can supply 20lt containers for you to collect
your own for recycling. Also sells recycled (purified) vegetable oil which can be used to make soap, can be used in
animal feed, or to make your own biodiesel fuel. Dany has a particular interest in the manufacture and use of biodiesel.
North Queensland Recycling Agents (04/2008)
27 Federation St. Bungalow
Tel 4051 6679
Accepts glass bottles, non-ferrous scrap metal, paper and cardboard, rags, plastic bottles. As Cairns City Council does
not encourage people to separate paper and cardboard, dropping off paper and cardboard to North Queensland
Recycling Agents (eg when going into the city) is a good alternative.
Spiritual awareness
Chrysalis Relaxation Centre (04/2008)
129 Mulgrave Rd, Parramatta Park
Tel 4051 6755
Crystal Ball Bookstore (04/2008)
96 Lake St, Cairns
Tel 4031 1482 www.crystalball.com.au sales@crystalball.com.au
Spiritual / self-help & health books
Evie Weaver
Spiritual Practitioner, Accredited Life Coach (ICF)
NLP Practitioner, Counsellor
e: evie@ninemeridians.com.au
p:+61 3 9533 7995
f: +61 3 9533 7334
m: 0417 390 039
www.ninemeridians.com.au
skype:ekweaver9
Transport

C-BUG (04/2008)
Cairns Bicycle Users Group
www.cairnsbug.org
email: cbug@cairns.net.au
Cairns Action for Sustainable Transport (CAST) (06/2008)
Meets 3rd Tues of the Month at Forest Gardens Community Centre
Contact Jonathan 0431683088 or Renee 0408704276
Email: jonathanstrauss11@yahoo.com.au
http://cairnsactionforsustainabletransport.blogspot.com/
Volunteers
CAFNEC – Cairns and Far North Environment Centre (04/2008)
CAFNEC welcomes volunteers for a broad range of activities. CAFNEC is also able to take on people who need to
complete Community Service.
27 Greenslopes Av Cairns North
Tel 4032 1746 / 4032 1586 Fax 4053 3779
www.cafnec.org.au cafnec@cafnec.com.au
PO Box 323N, Cairns North, Qld. 4870
Office generally open Mon-Fri 9.30am - 4.30pm
Community Foods (04/2008)
74 Shields St, Cairns
PO Box 7483, Cairns 4870
Tel: 4041 5335
shop@comfoods.org.au
www.comfoods.org.au
Trading hours:
Mon - Thurs 10am - 6pm
Fri 8am - 6pm
Sat 9am - 1pm
Sun 10am – 2pm
Organic, bio-dynamic non GM, minimally packaged natural wholefoods (and more). Run by volunteers and coordinators
as a co-operative. Food for people not for profit.
Nuts, seeds, & dried fruits, grains (including quinoa, spelt, & basmati), beans, peas, & lentils, pastas (including spelt &
rice), oils, tahini, miso, tamari, & shoyu, snacks, herbs, & spices, soy & rice milks, honey & molasses, shampoo,
conditioner, & soaps, Wemoon pads & household cleaning products. Also post-consumer recycled toilet tissue.
Conservation Volunteers Australia (04/2008)
Provides on-going opportunities for people of all ages to be involved in practical conservation projects around Cairns
and FNQ such as the Green Corridor Project – rejuvenating the Barron River, protecting fragile coastal ecosystems in
Holloway’s Beach and Wangetti Beach.
Mark Dwyer mdwyer@cva.org.au
38 Hayward St, Mooroobool Qld 4870
PO Box 954, Manunda QLD 4870
Tel 4032 0844 Fax 4032 0833
Mob 0404 828 921
cairns@conservationvolunteers.com.au www.cva.org.au
Treeforce (04/2008)
Community tree-planting group. This group is planting trees along Freshwater Creek. Activities every second

Sunday morning. Volunteers welcome.
Tel: Lisa: 4053 7314. lom12003@yahoo.com.au