Council Meetings
Ordinary meetings are generally held on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month (unless an alternative date has been advertised) and are chaired by the Mayor.
- Download the 2026 meeting schedule ( PDF, 0.27 MB ).
Council meetings are open to the public with limited numbers (56) allowed in the Chambers. All attendees must sign in at ground floor reception. Meetings are also live streamed and recorded on Council’s website.
Ordinary meetings Special meetings Live stream Meeting archive 2008-2020
Upcoming meetings & search
Our next meetings are shown below. If there are no scheduled future meetings, the list will be blank.
To search for meetings held since January 2021, set a date range and meeting type (optional) then press 'Search'. For meetings held pre-2021, search our Meeting Archive.
NOTE: On 27 October 2021, Council abolished the Community, Sport, Events and Cultural Services Committee; the Governance Committee; and the Works (Infrastructure, Water, Waste and Wastewater) Committee. At the Ordinary meeting of 23 August 2023, Council rescinded the Planning and Environment Committee. Meeting records for these former committees can be accessed via the search below.
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Council invites submissions from groups or individuals wishing to make a formal deputation to Council. Note: deputations are a public process and as such, the identity of persons making a deputation to Council will be on the public record.
Deputations are restricted to 15 minutes and will be held after the Ordinary Meeting (between 10am and 11.30am).
- Download and submit the Deputation Request Form and Guidelines; ( PDF, 0.1 MB ). Confirmation of deputation times will be made in the week prior to the meeting.
Advisory Committees provide advice and recommendations the help form the direction and policies of Council. This covers legislative compliance and reporting, community engagement, and project advice and stakeholder input. The duration of Committees varies; not all are required for the full term of Council.
- First Peoples Advisory Committee
- Flying Fox Advisory Committee - disbanded 28 July 2021
- Shared Vision Advisory Committee - term completed.
- Multicultural Advisory Committee - term completed.
- Public Art Advisory Committee - term completed.
Councillors are responsible for disclosing conflicts of interest on matters to be discussed at a Council meeting. When dealing with such matters, they must notify the CEO and the specific meeting of such conflicts.
Council is required to maintain and publish a Prescribed Conflict of Interest/Declarable Conflict of Interest register. This document is updated after each meeting at which a matter of interest is identified.
- Register – 1 July 2026 - Current: Cairns Regional Council - Councillor Conflict of Interest Register (MPI&COI) July 2026 – Current
- Register – 1 January 2020 – 30 June 2026: Prescribed Conflict of Interest/Declarable Conflict of Interest register ( PDF, 1.33 MB ).
Last Updated: 20 July 2026
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