Cairns Looking to be Main Base for Mine Workers

Planning has begun to help Cairns overtake Townsville as the second biggest fly-in, fly-out base for Australia's mining industry.

Local industry leaders met this week and identified up to 80 long to medium-term resource projects that could be supported from Cairns, which provided a beautiful environment and lifestyle for FIFO workers and their families.

Queensland Resources Council deputy chief executive Greg Lane said Cairns was in an ideal position to take advantage of expanding its FIFO base with billions of dollars of mining projects coming on line soon.

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