The name Aquis probably doesn’t mean much to you if you live outside Far North Queensland. If you do, it’s a name that’s been on everyone’s lips for the last year and has dominated local media. Aquis Great Barrier Reef Resort is a mega casino proposed… Read more
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The Murky Waters of Dredging
Australians are becoming increasingly concerned with the impacts of large dredging projects on their delicate marine environments. After the social, economic and environmental disaster at Gladstone after large scale port dredging, local communities are concerned about the impacts on recreational & commercial fishing, tourism and… Read more
Why Aquis Reef Casino is Bad for Cairns
Chinese billionaire and developer Tony Fung is proposing to build his Macau style mega-casino and resort, the Aquis Great Barrier Reef Resort, on the Cairns northern beach of Yorkeys Knob. The $4.3 billion casino will have 9 luxury hotels, a convention centre, 2 x 2500-seat… Read more