Cairns Mayor encourages tourists to visit Far North Queensland city

Cairns Mayor Terry James has encouraged tourists to visit Far North Queensland with the city of Cairns itself “pretty well unscathed” from flooding. The region’s tourism sector is expected to take a $60 million hit after being impacted by severe flooding. “We would like to see them (tourists) back next week,” Mr James told Sky News host Chris Kenny. “The Great Barrier Reef is still there, the airport is back open, the harbour is open, we will be ready for business. “We need to support some of these operators, they have done it very tough.”