Even if you live in the region you must be precisely positioned to witness totality. See
http://www.eclipsecairns.com/ for details or search the web and you will find plenty of other info.
On the coast Cairns in near the centre line, Innisfail is on the southern edge and Cooktown misses on the north. To see totality with the unaided eye safely you must be in the shadow of the Moon. The longest time of eclipse will be on the centreline.