• Community Plan forum

    Council has now compiled a draft Community Plan and we need your ideas to shape the final plan. Consultation is open 21 March - 27 May. Join us at one of our open forum sessions.

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  • Arts and culture

    Every great city has, at its heart, a gathering place for its people and its visitors – a place where a crowd, or a couple, can come together to celebrate, to meet and to belong. The new Entertainment Precinct is destined to become the true heart of Cairns and the tropical north. It will be a place for everyone – a place for you.

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  • Our lifestyle

    Council is working to create a sustainable, secure and vibrant future for our region. To achieve this we need to balance environmental, economic, social and cultural values to ensure that our communities are healthy and prosperous and are not interrupting the ecological processes on which life depends.

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  • Multi culturalism

    Ten residents have been recognised with Australia Day Awards for their exceptional contribution to the Cairns regional community at this year’s Australia Day celebrations at the Cairns Civic Theatre.

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  • Families and facilities

    Why not stay home for the Easter break and enjoy the region. The Daintree Ferry is free to all locals and visitors during the Easter holidays.

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Last Updated: 22 July 2015

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