Primed for littoral force

Primed for littoral force

A new $12m super barge ramp on Smiths Creek will be a heavy hitter in Cairns’ turnkey infrastructure arsenal capable of servicing and maintaining the army’s next generation littoral force.The state-of-the-art Southern Barge Ramp was delivered as an element of the...
Federal Budget 26/27 response

Federal Budget 26/27 response

 Advance Cairns has welcomed the Australian Government’s prioritisation of the Cairns Western Arterial Road (CWAR) with the allocation of an extra $166.3m in the 2026-27 Budget. It is a major Budget priorities win for Advance Cairns, the leading independent economic...
Bitumen to bog – Kennedy Developmental Road

Bitumen to bog – Kennedy Developmental Road

 A fuel price crisis and supply chain pressures are amplifying calls to bring forward sealing works on an 11km stretch of a critical inland highway which has become an impassable boggy mess.The Kennedy Developmental Road has increasingly become a favoured route for...