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Cairns Meals on Wheels general manager Chris Van Dorssen outside the Gatton St council property where their new centre will be built. Picture: Nick Dalton
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Meals on move Mobile food charity building new $7m state-of-art premises
l WESTCOURT | Nick Dalton CAIRNS Meals on Wheels will move to $7 million new purpose-built premises at Westcourt early next year. On Wednesday Cairns Regional Council granted the charity a 20-year lease on land at 271 Gatton St. The intention is to move into a new building by
the end of February next year. The redevelopment of Barlow Park to provide Olympic standard facilities has promoted the move with the Queensland Government expected to stump up $6m to construct the building and Meals on Wheels (MoW) funding the $1m fit-out. Charity general manager Chris Van Dorssen said it was the first time in the organisation’s 55-year history that there
would be a building designed fit-forpurpose. He said MoW had outgrown the current venue and the new kitchen would be three-times the size. “The head chef warned us that we would have to go to two shifts a day to meet health regulations and to deliver the meals by a certain time if the kitchen was not expanded,” Mr Van Dorssen
said. The new building will include a full commercial kitchen, staff/volunteer areas, cold and dry food storage, meal storage (in emergencies), administration and amenities, vehicle storage, dispatch/ collection area, support services and two street frontages for drive-through access, a power generator and water storage. CONTINUED PAGE 3
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AIRASIA Indonesia is flying to Cairns for the first time, operating three weekly flights between Bali (Denpasar) from August 14. The flights will also connect to the extensive AirAsia Group network, involving seven airlines under the brand, flying to over 130 destinations in southeast Asia and beyond. Special launch fares have gone on sale starting from $159 from Cairns to Bali via the AirAsia website or AirAsia Move app. The service will provide more than 28,000 seats to Cairns in the first year. It will compete against Jetstar which also flies between Cairns and Bali. AirAsia Indonesia chief executive officer Veranita Yosephine said the airline was thrilled to be flying to Far North Queensland for the first time. “Cairns offers our guests from Bali and across Asia breathtaking scenery, including the world famous Great Barrier Reef, ancient rainforests, unique culture, delicious seafood and more,” she said. CONTINUED PAGE 8
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