Community, Sport and Cultural Services Department
| General Manager, Mrs Linda KirchnerResponsibilities: Creative venues and facilities including Tanks Arts Centre and Cairns Performing Arts Centre; arts and cultural development including the Culture and the Arts 2022 and the associated online tool Arts and Culture Map, Regional Arts Development Fund and Cairns Festival; delivery of sport, recreation and leisure facilities and services including caravan parks, camping grounds, swimming pools, footpaths, cycleways, Cairns Botanic Gardens and Sugarworld Parklands, volunteers program Green Space Our Place; management of Cairns Esplanade, Munro Martin Park; provision of library services; community development services focussed on multicultural, youth access and inclusion and the First People’s Advisory Committee. |
| Community Development branchManager, Mr Brett Spencer Responsible for: - Parks: public usage, planning and improvements, Sugarworld, playgrounds, dog agility areas
- Recreation: public usage, paths, cycleways, walking trails, beach lifeguard service, campgrounds, public swimming pools, recreation centres
- Community Services: Hambledon House, Men's Sheds, community service providers
- Sport: club development, sports facilities, Barlow Park, sporting precincts
- Natural areas: Cattana Wetlands, Sugarworld Gardens, community gardens, Green Space Our Place program
- Esplanade: public usage, Lagoon, Muddy's Playground, skate park precinct, volleyball and multi-court area, event bookings
- Libraries: public usage, programs, events, facilities
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| Cultural Services branchManager, Mr Stephen Foster Responsible for: - Creative venues and facilities: Tanks Arts Centre, Botanic Gardens Visitor Centre, Cairns Performing Arts Centre (in development) and Munro Martin Parklands
- Implementation of the Cultural Plan
- Community partnerships
- 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
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Last updated: 12 June 2018
