Cairns Aquarium

Cairns Aquarium, the first public aquarium built in Australia in 18 years, is home to more than 16,000 specimens and 10 ecosystems.[1] The $54 million, 7,800sq m, three-level facility in Queensland holds 71 tanks including Australia's largest freshwater tank with 400,000 litres of water, a deep sea tank and the world's first true tidal motion tank.[2][3] It has 10 lifelike and recreated habitats and is the only aquarium of its type to display endangered or rarely seen endemic species such as the emerald tree monitors, Jardine River painted turtles, ribboned pipefish and scalloped hammerhead sharks.[3] The aquarium is also an interactive research and education centre and is home to the Cairns Turtle Rehabilitation Centre.[4][5]

Cairns Aquarium
Date opened2017 (2017)
LocationCairns, Queensland, Australia
Coordinates16°55′06″S 145°46′26″E
No. of animals16,000
Volume of largest tank400,000 litres (88,000 imp gal; 110,000 US gal)
Total volume of tanks3 million litres
MembershipsZAA
Major exhibits71
Websitewww.cairnsaquarium.com

Awards

In 2018, the aquarium won the Master Builder Queensland award for Project of the Year and the award for Leisure Facilities over $10 million.[6]

References
  1. "Experience Cairns Aquarium". www.cairnsaquarium.com. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  2. The Cairns Post, September 18, 2017, page 4, Andrea Falvo, Going wild for city tourist attraction
  3. Tropic Now magazine, September 18, 2017, Crispin Till, Ribbon-cutting marks opening of underwater world at Cairns Aquarium, https://www.tropicnow.com.au/2017/september/18/video-ribbon-cutting-marks-official-opening-of-cairns-aquarium.html
  4. The Urban Developer, September 26, 2017, New Cairns Aquarium Opens with High Returns for Investors, https://theurbandeveloper.com/articles/cairns-aquarium-opens-high-returns
  5. The Cairns Post, June 15, 2018, page 6, Tanks a lot word from hurt turtle
  6. The Cairns Post, October 15, 2018, page 2, Danaella Wivell, Years of work pay off
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