About our region
Cairns Entertainment Precinct
The Cairns Entertainment Precinct project will breathe new life and vitality into the wharf precinct and CBD, and act as a catalyst for a new round of investment in Cairns city. More...
Community Plan
Council has prepared the Community Plan 2011-2031 to create a vision for the regional community through integrated short, medium and long range strategies. More...
Community profiles
The region is a diverse, multicultural community where people truly make the difference from the Daintree in the north, to Mirriwinni in the south. More...
Economic Development
Cairns Regional Council is committed to the sustainable economic growth and prosperity of the whole region by developing an economic development strategy to help support local business and organisations and lobby state and federal governments. More...
Facts & Figures
The Cairns Region is located within on a narrow coastal strip between the Great Dividing Range and the Coral Sea, and is part of Australia’s Wet Tropics. More...
Partnership Cairns
Partnership Cairns is a mechanism for businesses or community members to contribute to the enhancement of the appearance of the city and its surrounds through sponsorship programs. More...
Photo gallery
These Images are a selection of Council facilities and local scenes. This region is the only place in the world where two World Heritage Areas meet - the Great Barrier Reef and the Wet Tropics of Far North Queensland. More...
Sister cities
Sister Cities aim to develop meaningful and long term links with cities and communities in other countries; to achieve a greater level of international understanding and goodwill between peoples; and to share economic, community, cultural and social interaction. More...
Tourist information
The Cairns Regional Council area is a unique environment and is renowned nationally and internationally as a premier tourism destination. More...
