Skyrail Rainforest Cableway
Cable car crossing rainforest canopy for seven kilometres, built without a single access road.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Skyrail Rainforest Cableway in Cairns follows the nineteen eighty-seven proposal that forced a years-long standoff over building through untouched rainforest above Barron Gorge without cutting a road. You will hear about the twenty-three government agencies, the agreement with the Djabugay Tribal Aboriginal Corporation, and the Russian-built helicopters that carried every tower's materials in above the treetops. It traces just how far the builders went to keep the rainforest looking undisturbed.
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