CADCAI

The construction of the Chinese Culture and Heritage Centre reached a major milestone in April with the floor slab of the main building being poured. This follows the completed of ground works, filling, construction of retaining walls, under building plumbing and drainage and commencement of the electrical reticulation. The rain since the start of the year has slowed progress on the site, however wet weather has been considered in our program, and the works are currently on track. Once the...

On Lunar New Year Day, we reached the significant milestone of officially turning the first sod for Queensland’s first Chinese Culture and Heritage Centre. This project has been 40 years in the making and would not be possible today without the foresight the founding, past and current committee members along with generous support from the Queensland State Government. CADCAI are proudly the recipients of $2.7m grant funding from the Crisafulli Government that has enabled construction to...

Xin Nian Kuai Le, Gong Xi Fa Cai 新年快乐，恭喜发财。 On behalf of the CADCAI committee, I wish all our members, friends and supporters are very happy year of the fire horse. Our Chinese New Year Celebrations are off and racing with the energy of a racehorse. This year the program is packed full of colour, noise and excited. Events have included a street food festival at the Hilton Cairns, Lunar New Year Day performances, our annual CNY Banquet and several cultural performances across our city. We have...