just found this little gem - another spot off the list:
Ballot for best eclipse view
Melanie Petrinec
Saturday, October 27, 2012
© The Cairns Post
PORT Douglas residents are vying for the opportunity to see next month's solar eclipse from one of the best vantage points in the Far North.
Cairns Regional Council is conducting a ballot for 100 local people to receive two tickets to view the eclipse on November 14 from the stairway to the headland on the northern end of Four Mile Beach.
Police and the council have determined the popular lookout area only has a safe viewing capacity of 200 people, so decided a ballot was the best way forward.
"It is a wonderful opportunity for quite a number of very lucky people to hopefully have a spectacular view of the total solar eclipse," Division 10 councillor Julia Leu said.
"It is important for locals because we have to unfortunately limit the number of people who would want to go up on the headland via our stairway. We have only recently upgraded and improved that."
The stairway to the headland ballot is just one of many activities planned in Port Douglas around the eclipse.
Cr Leu said there would be evening markets for three days before the event featuring bands, music and food organised by the Port Douglas Chamber of Commerce.
"We have been working on this for some time trying to maximise not only local enjoyment, but visitor enjoyment in the area," she said.
On November 10, a unique game combining football, soccer and cricket will be played as part of the festivities.
Application forms to view the eclipse from the headland are available from
www.cairns.qld.gov.au or the council’s Mossman administration office. Entries close November 2.