From Banana Farm to Chocolate Paradise: The Charley's Story In 2012, Lynn and Chris Jahnke saw possibility where others saw just a run-down banana farm. Today, that vision has transformed into Charley's Chocolate  - Australia's most awarded chocolate maker, nestled in the heart of Far North Queensland's World Heritage rainforest, next  to the Great Barrier Reef. Our Home in Paradise   Step onto our 160-hectare Mt Edna property and you'll understand why our chocolate tastes like nowhere else on Earth. We are based where the Great Barrier Reef joins the Wet Tropics World Heritage rainforest.  Here, where ancient rainforest meets rich volcanic soil, our cocoa trees flourish under the tropical sun. Rare birds soar overhead, cassowaries wander through our protected rainforest, and the sweet scent of chocolate drifts from our state-of-the-art factory. Visiting our rainforest with staff member Logan   What Makes Charley's Different? True Tree-to-Bar Chocolate While most chocolate makers buy their cocoa beans from around the world, we grow ours right here at Mission Beach. From the moment our cocoa pods form to the final wrapping of each bar, we control every step of the journey. The result? Chocolate that captures the pure essence of tropical Australia.  Our Mt Edna plantation   Our Signature Collections: -        Single Origin Australian Bars: Experience pure FNQ terroir with our Mt Edna, Crocodile Mountain, and Davidson Plum bars -        Tree-to-Bar Creations: Taste single origin chocolate made exclusively from our own plantation beans -        Local Flavour Combinations: Discover bars enhanced with tropical fruits and nuts from our FNQ neighbours and using cocoa from our neighbours in the Pacific     A Journey of Excellence  2013  Our first cocoa harvest - a moment of truth for Australian-grown c