Marlins and Dolphins soar to perfect start in NBL1 North

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1. Cairns Marlins and Cairns Dolphins have both started the 2026 NBL1 North season with perfect 9-0 records, sitting at the top of the standings after sweeping Rockhampton and Brisbane in a double-header

   Cairns Marlins and Cairns Dolphins have both started the 2026 NBL1 North season with perfect 9-0 records, sitting at the top of the standings after sweeping Rockhampton and Brisbane in a double-header weekend.

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2. Barlow Park has completed a $10.9 million lighting and audiovisual upgrade to meet TV broadcast standards, enabling it to host preliminary football matches for the 2032 Brisbane Games[1]

   Barlow Park has completed a $10.9 million lighting and audiovisual upgrade to meet TV broadcast standards, enabling it to host preliminary football matches for the 2032 Brisbane Games. The North Queensland Cowboys are advancing plans for a proposed $30 million High-Performance Centre at West Barlow Park, with federal funding of $15 million secured and construction expected to start in early 2026.

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3. Cairns has the highest density of start-ups per capita in Queensland (1 start-up per 3,500 people), ranking it 10th in Australia for startup locations and 1,105th globally [6][7].

   Cairns has the highest density of start-ups per capita in Queensland with 1 start-up per 3,500 people, ranking it 10th in Australia for startup locations. The city hosts active tech infrastructure including Tropic Tech & Innovation Network, thSPACE, and the JCU Ideas Lab, with a regular Tropic Tech Developer Meetup occurring on the first Thursday of each month.

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