Mayor & Councillors
Cairns Regional Council was formed on 15 March 2008, as a result of the State Government’s merger of Cairns City and Douglas Shire Councils.The incumbent Cairns Regional Council was elected for a four year term in March 2008. The Mayor and ten Councillors were sworn in on 3 April 2008.
The Councillors represent ten divisions, and each is elected by eligible voters in each division. The Mayoralty is decided on a majority popular vote across the entire local government area, which has over 86,700 enrolled voters. Use the links below to view information on the individual divisions and their Councillors.
- Mayor Cr Val Schier
- Division 1 Cr Paul Gregory
- Division 2 Cr Nancy Lanskey
- Division 3 Cr Rob Pyne
- Division 4 Cr Kirsten Lesina
- Division 5 Cr Alan Blake
- Division 6 Cr Linda Cooper
- Division 7 Cr Di Forsyth
- Division 8 Cr Margaret Cochrane
- Division 9 Cr Sno Bonneau
- Division 10 Cr Julia Leu