Cairns Esplanade Lagoon remains a tourist magnet in Far North Queensland city, 20 years after it was built

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-29/cairns-esplanade-lagoon-20-year-anniversary-tourist-attraction/102159016?fbclid=IwAR3YSzUZ-rwCXM7TNBpqS-kHYgJ0y5wyGTt_pVzZARzrtX3aitLbBUbqQ6c

It’s now considered the jewel in the crown of Cairns, but the Esplanade Lagoon — a magnet for international tourists and local families — almost never came to be!!!