The Cairns Post

YOUR GUIDE TO GETTING TO CAIRNS AMATEURS

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TICKETS: GENERAL GATE ENTRY Cost: $25 per person per day (prepurchas­ed) $30 per person per day GETTING THERE: WHERE: Cannon Park Racecourse, Woree. WHEN: Gates open at 11am. Roads surroundin­g Cannon Park Racecourse will be controlled by police and access will be altered for the two racing days.

HELICOPTER: GBR Helicopter­s will fly you into or out of Cannon Park. Flights depart from and arrive at Marina helipad and land in the middle of the Cannon Park. $99.00 each way or $189.00 return

TAXI: Cairns Taxis will provide regular taxi services at Cannon Park over the two days of the Carnival. A taxi rank supervisor will co-ordinate the movement of passengers from the taxi rank. BUS TRANSFER: Today and tomorrow Bus 1 operates 10.30am, 11.30am, 12.30pm, 1.30pm. Bus 2 operates 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm.

LIMOUSINE: A limousine-only standing area will be provided at Cannon Park on Friday and Saturday for pre-booked and prearrange­d transport. The limousine standing area is located opposite the main exit gate to Cannon Park. SUNBUS: Today — buses will leave every 15 minutes from 7.10am Saturday — buses will leave every 15 minutes from 7.10am Services operate every 15 minutes city bound both days along Mulgrave Road. After 8pm on both days the services will revert to half hourly departures. Pre-purchased tickets are available from the City Place Ticket Office in Lake Street.

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