WHEN it comes to the battle of our beaches, one
stretch of surf and sand is waves ahead of the
competition, according to The Cairns Post's readers.
Hundreds of voters turned to www.cairns.com.au to
have their say and more than one third of them
agreed that Trinity Beach is the region's top
beachfront spot.
At Vasey Esplanade, where Trinity's suburban streets
converge with the tourist mecca on the shoreline,
locals weren’t surprised to hear about their victory
yesterday.
Gordon Kean started his restaurant L'unico at
Trinity Beach in 1994.
"There's a particular energy down here," he said.
Locals and visitors favour the idyllic beach for its
calm waters, flanked by headlands at the northern
and southern ends.
And on a clear day, the picnic tables and free
barbecues along the beach create the perfect
gathering ground for family and friends.
Just north, Clifton Beach was voted the region’s
second favourite beach with 28 per cent of the
votes, and Kewarra Beach was a distant third.
The region's tourist magnets, Palm Cove and 4 Mile
Beach, landed towards the tail-end of the online
poll.
Life's a beach: Dave Whisenant and his kids Casey,
11, and DJ, 6, enjoy a run in the surf.
Picture: JAKE NOWAKOWSKI
Never bored:
Boyd Perkins skims along the
shore of Trinity Beach. Picture:
JAKE NOWAKOWSKI