More than three months after ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper caused severe flooding around Cairns, some tourism businesses are still waiting to reopen.
A handful of tourism operators affected by severe floods in December have still not reopened.With peak season approaching, the government is expected to announce grant recipients in the coming days.He recounts his recent tribulations while they are still fresh in his mind but is frequently interrupted by the sound of his mobile phone ringing.
Each time, Mr Clinton disappoints his caller — he does not know when he will be able to get back on the water.Far North Queensland is heavily reliant on the tourist dollar, with one in five people employed in the industry, according to Tourism Tropical North Queensland.) Almost a three-hour drive north of Cairns is Cape Tribulation, a spot world famous for being the juncture of the Great Barrier Reef and Daintree Rainforest.Businesses there only opened to visitors in March for the first time since December, in time for the Easter weekend.But he is realistic about the "massive amount of repair work" still to be done on the road into his northern community.
"So, we're hoping that in the next couple of days, we start to see those grant announcements coming through."The Clintons expect it wil be at least five or six weeks before they can show people the wonders of the Barron again.
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