Corporate structure

Director, Mr Nick Masasso

The Economic Development and Advocacy Directorate works to deliver a prosperous environment for business and industry, enabling growth and wealth creation for our residents by creating a strong, diversified and growing economy through:

• diverse and secure employment opportunities;
• a foundation for new and existing businesses to grow and succeed;
• advocacy for priority issues;
• the attraction and retention of investment.

Director, Mr Destry Puia

The Lifestyle and Community Directorate celebrates and strengthens our quality of life and community spirit by creating opportunities for residents and visitors to be active, informed and involved in the life of our region. It ensures our community resources such facilities, events, festivals, and activities - are safe, accessible and inclusive. Services and programs are delivered by this directorate’s three branches:

• Creative Life
• Community Life
• Community Spaces

Community Life branch

Executive Manager, Mr Brett Spencer

Responsible for:

• Community services & support (including access & equity)
• Community safety
• Animal management
• Regulated parking
• Social & community resilience
• Green Space Our Place program

Community Spaces branch

Executive Manager, Mr Tim Dendle

Responsible for:

• Community planning
• Community facilities
• Leisure venues
• Parks & open spaces

Creative Life branch

Executive Manager, Mr Stephen Foster

Responsible for:

• Creative venues and facilities: Tanks Arts Centre, Botanic Gardens Visitor Centre, Munro Martin Parklands, Cairns Performing Arts Centre, and Cairns Gallery Precinct (in development)
• Ticketlink
• Library services
• Cultural planning
• Management of RADF and Cultural Infrastructure Grants
• Cairns Festival & Cairns Children's Festival
• Management of cultural and heritage assets
• School of Arts and Cairns Museum
• ANZAC Centenary Trails

Director, Ms Lisa Whitton

The Finance and Business Services Directorate works across all areas of Council to ensure the effective procurement, financial sustainability and technological capability of our operations. Its four branches provide essential internal services that support the organisation to deliver services to the community:

• Finance
• Information Services
• Procurement and Payables
• Revenue and Business Support

Information Services branch

Executive Manager, Mr Melvyn Pensee-Arnold

Responsible for:

• Technology management
• Data management
• Project management

Finance branch

Executive Manager, Mr Jason Ritchie

Responsible for:

• Management, financial and asset accounting functions
• Delivering long and short term financial forecasts, taxation and treasury services
• Providing fiscal assistance to all internal departments
• Budget preparation and monitoring
• Statutory and monthly financial reporting

Revenue & Business Support branch

Executive Manager, Mr Steve Cooper

Responsible for:

• Revenue collections
• Business administration & support
• Regulatory administration

Procurement & Payables branch

Executive Manager, Mr Geoff Burdon

Responsible for:

• strategic oversight and guidance for all procurement and contracting activities for Council in accordance with all legislative requirements
• effective management of Council’s payment to suppliers
• efficient and effective management of Council inventory

Director, Ms Christine Posgate

The People and Organisational Performance Directorate ensures the workforce is engaged to deliver Council’s vision of ‘Shaping the future’. It achieves this by recognising and building a contemporary workplace that prioritises the wellbeing, health and safety of our skilled and dedicated staff who are passionate about the community it serves. It comprises
four branches:

• Organisational Performance
• Human Resources
• Wellbeing, Health and Safety
• Marketing and Communications

Marketing & Communications

Executive Manager, Ms Ann Combe

Responsible for:

• Media and communications (media releases, public notices, e-newsletters, corporate publications, advertising, and social media)
• Council's corporate website
• Civic and community events (citizenship ceremonies, Australia Day Awards, Anzac Day, Seniors' Week, Mayor's Christmas Cheer Appeal, Carols by Candlelight)
• Community engagement

Wellbeing, Health & Safety

Executive Manager, Mr Wayne Connors

• Lead Council’s safety culture of “Home Safe and Well Today and Everyday”
• Council’s Workplace Health and Safety System
• Provide specialist advice, guidance, and leadership in Workplace Health and Safety

Organisational Performance

Executive Manager, Ms Mandy Wise

Responsible for:

• customer service
• payroll
• records
• governance

Director, Mr Mark Wuth

The Cairns Infrastructure and Assets Directorate is responsible for Council’s built environment portfolio, managing all stages of the community infrastructure program from planning and design through to construction, maintenance, and upgrades.

The portfolio covers transport, stormwater, water and wastewater, resource recovery, buildings, facilities, plant fleet and marine assets, which are managed by two sub-directorates with four branches in each:

• Engineering Services
• Service Delivery

Service Delivery department

Associate Director - Gary Everson

Responsible for:

• Utility services
• Works construction & maintenance
• Resource recovery
• Water laboratory
• Plumbing & trade waste

Engineering Services department

Associate Director, Ms Sarah Stephen

Responsible for:

• Asset services
• Infrastructure planning
• Capital delivery
• Major projects
• Buildings, fleet and facilities

Works branch (Service Delivery)

Executive Manager, Mr Martin Perkowicz

Responsible for:

• Capital works projects including roads, drains, parks and minor works
• Services external clients including Department of Transport and Main Roads.
• Maintenance of roads, drains, parks, foreshore and other infrastructure facilities.

Resource Recovery branch (Service Delivery)

Executive Manager, Mr Steve Cosatto

Responsible for overseeing Council's waste and resource recovery strategy, business and operations.

• Management of Council waste collection, treatment, disposal and resource recovery services
• Council's four transfer stations
• Materials Recovery Facility, glass processing and Buy Back Shop

Utility Services branch (Service Delivery)

Executive Manager, Ms Toni Veronese

Responsible for:

• Producing, supplying and distributing potable (drinking) water
• Wastewater treatment, reticulation and recycled water services

Business Performance & Compliance branch (Service Delivery)

Executive Manager, Ms Catherine Horne

Responsible for:

• Drinking water quality and environmental management systems, regulatory reporting, policy advice, auditing, risk assessment, and incident response
• Quality and referable dam safety management systems, regulatory reporting, policy advice, auditing, and risk assessment
• Laboratory services
• Plumbing, drainage, and trade waste inspectors

Asset Services branch (Service Delivery)

Executive Manager, Mr David Pollak

Responsible for:

• Building and facilities management
• Fleet workshop and logistics
• Electrical maintenance

Mechanical maintenance

Project Management Office (Engineering Services)

Executive Manager, Mr Ray Plasto

Responsible for:

• Project management, design, survey and construction phase services for Council's capital works.
• Delivery of new Council-built infrastructure and major upgrades.

Strategic Asset Management & Planning

Executive Manager, Tyron Curcuruto

Responsible for:

• Setting the strategic asset management direction for the organisation and ensuring its implementation
• Ensure planning is in place for all Cairns Regional Council assets to meet the growth needs of the community

Major Projects branch (Engineering Services)

Executive Manager, Mr David Stevens

Responsible for:

• Delivery of Cairns Water Security Stage 1 (CWSS1)
• Delivery of Resource Recovery 2040 Roadmap (RR2040) Business Case

Director, Mr Ed Johnson

The Planning, Growth and Sustainability Directorate advances the organisation’s contribution to better outcomes for people, places, environment and the economy. It does this by overseeing the planning and development process from end to end – long term strategic growth and environmental design, planning, assessment and regulation.

The goal of the directorate is to protect and enhance our natural and built environment by planning, monitoring, applying and enforcing compliance with Local, State and Federal regulations and laws. This directorate’s three branches have a focus on liveability, sustainability and prosperity:

• Growth and Sustainability
• Development and Planning
• Property Compliance

Property & Compliance branch

Executive Manager, Ms Amy Patterson

Responsible for:

• Regulatory compliance including footpath dining, touting, advertising and camping activities
• Permit compliance, including Local Laws permits and health approvals, and manages Council's Vector Control Program
• Planning, building and engineering compliance, such as building, operational works, planning and engineering approvals

Development & Planning branch

Executive Manager, Ms Claire Simmons

Responsible for Development Assessment, Development Engineering and Infrastructure teams:

• Assessment of Development Applications for both planning and engineering
• Assessment of Siting Dispensations (Referral Agency Assessments), Liquor Licencing and Planning Certificates
• Post-approval process management and project management
• Pre-lodgement enquiries and general development enquiries
• Coordination and management of infrastructure through Infrastructure Agreements

Growth & Sustainability branch

Executive Manager, Ms Fleur Anderson

Responsible for:

• Sustainability programs and strategies (biodiversity, climate change, Greenhouse mitigation, State of Environment reporting, building design guides)
• Strategic Land Use Planning (preparation of master plans, local plans and the Cairns Planning Scheme)
• Compliance with relevant State legislation, Local Laws, and the Cairns Planning Scheme