Ferris wheel set for 2021 return

Published: 09 September 2020. (Note: information was correct at date of publication but may have since been changed or superseded.)

The Cairns Esplanade will again be home to a 35-metre high ferris wheel with the anticipated return of the Reef Eye next year.

Following a successful trial from September to November last year, Westshell Pty Ltd had hoped to bring a new ferris wheel to Cairns in June this year, for a seven-month stay.

However, as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, Westshell Pty Ltd has advised its intention is now to return with the original Reef Eye in June 2021.

* This resolution from today’s Community, Sport, Events and Cultural Services Committee meeting needs to be ratified at the next Ordinary Meeting of Council, to be held on 23 September 2020.