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⚡️ If you are planning a trip to the Buy Back Shop this Sunday, December 8, we'd like to advise that Eftpos won't be available until 12pm due to Ergon maintenance works.
We apologise for any inconvenience.
🌱🙏 A big THANK YOU to all the volunteers and organisers for another successful Tropical Tree Day over the weekend, with 600 trees planted at Arthur Strike Park in Edmonton.
📚💳 Cairns Libraries go cashless!
Cairns Libraries branches in the City, Earlville, Edmonton, Gordonvale, Manunda and Smithfield will no longer accept cash from tomorrow, Monday, 2 December.
Babinda, Edmonton and Stratford branches have been cashless since January 2019.
Customer service offices located at Earlville, Gordonvale and Smithfield libraries will continue to accept cash.
Secure EFTPOS payment will be available with no minimum spend or surcharge.
We've got a weekend full of family activities ahead. Here are the highlights:
📽 Free movie screening: The Lego Movie 2
Friday, from 6pm - Westcourt
https://www.facebook.com/events/2135103450129957/
📽 Free movie screening: The Lego Movie 2
Saturday, from 6pm - Trinity Beach
https://www.facebook.com/events/431388777763872/
🌱 Topical Tree Day
Sunday, 8am-10am, Edmonton
https://www.facebook.com/events/2699493490108975/
🎅 Christams In The City + tree lighting
Sunday, 10am-8pm, Shields Street + Lagoon
https://www.facebook.com/events/473250970062737/
💦⚠️ Level 1 water restrictions start Friday
We are calling on residents to reduce water use, with Level 1 water restrictions in force from Friday (29 November).
The result of ongoing dry weather, the mandatory Level 1 restrictions apply to households and businesses for the whole of the Cairns Regional Council area.
Level 1 water restrictions were endorsed at today’s Council meeting, with Copperlode Falls Dam expected to drop below the 80 per cent mark – a trigger for Level 1 restrictions.
The main consideration of Level 1 restrictions is shorter hours for automated watering, such as sprinklers.
Residents will only be able to use automated watering between 6am and 8am, and 6pm and 8pm on the following days:
💧Odd-numbered houses – Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
💧Even-numbered houses – Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
💧No automated watering on Mondays
There is also the possibility of moving to Level 2 restrictions early in the new year.
