Cooktown and the Cook Shire contain some of the most breathtaking beauty, unique geography and astounding flora and fauna of any region in Australia.

If you're looking for a true piece of paradise, let the professionals with the local knowledge help you, at Cooktown Paradise Realty.

For residential or rural, buying, selling or leasing, even business opportunities, talk to Barbara Forest-Hay at Cooktown Paradise Realty.

Captain James Cook was the first white man to land on the east coast of Australia, and he landed in Cooktown.

But Cooktown is not only renowned for its historical significance. Diversity is the word that most accurately describes this region, from dense, pristine rainforests to tall red gum and iron bark forests, the desert centre of the Peninsula, the nearby Great Barrier Reef and Lakefield National Park and a wealth of Aboriginal paintings and landmarks.

The ruggedness, individuality, spirit and ethos of the pioneering days lives on in Cooktown and the Cook Shire, in the friendly locals and the beautiful landscapes. What a wonderful place to live. With Cooktown Paradise Realty's help, you could soon be living in Paradise!!