Topics for New Residents
Topics are divided into categories. Please select one:
Health | Weather | Wildlife | Food and Drinking Water | Swimming
We especially encourage you to visit the following pages:
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Avoid getting bitten by mosquitoes and stop mosquitoes breeding around your home |
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Find out about stinger suits, stinger-resistant enclosures and stinger season |
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Avoid sunburn, heat exhaustion and dehydration |
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Treat sores correctly to prevent tropical infection |
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Take care in handling wildlife |
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ABL - see Australian Bat Lyssavirus (ABL)
- Alcohol Management Plans (Aboriginal Communities)
- Alcohol and Drug Abuse - see Drug Information
- Animals - see Wildlife
- Australian Bat Lyssavirus (ABL)
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Bats - see Australian Bat Lyssavirus (ABL)
- Boating Safety
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Burns - see First Aid
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Crocodiles - (Link to Parks and Wildlife Website)
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Coral Cuts - see Wound Infections
- Dengue Fever - see Mosquito-borne Diseases
- Diseases - see Mosquito-borne Diseases, Australian Bat Lyssavirus (ABL), Leptospirosis
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Enjoying Nature (Walking and Hiking) - (Link to Queensland Holidays Website)
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Immunisation - see Vaccinations
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Infections - seeWound Infections
- Insect Bites - see Wound Infections
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Irukandji - see Marine Stingers
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Jellyfish - see Marine Stingers
- Leeches
- Leptospirosis
- Lyssavirus - see Australian Bat Lyssavirus (ABL)
- Marine Stingers
- Midges (see Sandflies)
- Mosquito-borne Diseases
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- Petting Zoos - see Handling Wildlife
- Pool Safety - see Water Safety
- Road Safety
- Ross River Virus - see Mosquito-borne Diseases
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Sharks - (Link to Primary Industries website)
- Snakes
- Spiders
- Stingers - see Marine Stingers
- Sun Safety for Tourists, Visitors and Residents
- Swimming Pool Safety - see Water Safety
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Tsunami - (Link to Cairns City Council brochure)
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Zoos - see Handling Wildlife
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