Corporate Plan

Council's Corporate Plan 2025-2030 ( PDF, 4.43 MB ) was adopted at the Special (Budget) Meeting of 25 June 2025.

The Plan is a shared agreement of Council's strategic direction and priorities over the next five financial years. It has been shaped by the voices of Cairns community, and incorporates insights from over 11,500 Cairns residents who participated in the 2024 Our Cairns Community and Youth surveys.

The Corporate Plan's five focus areas are supported by strategies that will inform Council’s annual operating plans and budgets through to 2030. Each year, the Annual Report provides a scorecard about our achievements against the Corporate Plan.

All Local Governments in Queensland are required to develop a Corporate Plan under the Local Government Act (2009). This plan adheres to the principles outlined in the Act:

• transparent and effective processes, and decision-making in the public interest;
• sustainable development and management of assets and infrastructure, and delivery of effective services;
• democratic representation, social inclusion and meaningful community engagement;
• good governance of, and by, local government; and
• ethical and legal behaviour of councillors, local government employees and councillor advisors.