Media files (linked)
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PDFs
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WWW Links
- Cairns Museum
- Cairns Design Style Guide
- Community Profile
- Food Standards
- Ports North
- North Qld Beaches update
- Invest Cairns (linked)
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QLD Gov Departments
- Urban drainage manual
- Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices
- Ergon Link for developers
- Dial before you dig
- Qld Dept of Justice & Attorney General
- Disability Services Queensland Government
- Qld Govt Right to Information
- Qld Govt Traffic & Travel Information
- Qld Legislation
- Sustainable Planning Act
- FNQ Regional Plan
- State Planning Policies
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Cyclone and disaster
- Emergency Volunteering
- Cairns Post cyclone news
- Tsunami Warning System (ATWS)
- Dept of Main Roads travel conditions
- Bureau of Meteorology
- Bureau Meteorology Latest River Heights
- Cyclone Testing Station - JCU
- Dept Climate Change
- Facebook - Disaster Coordination Centre
- Emergency Alert Service
- QLD Fire & Emergency Service
- Preparing your home for cyclones - Part 1 (YouTube video)
- Could you survive 3 days (YouTube video)
- Preparing your home for cyclones - Part 2 (YouTube video)
- How to sandbag your home and business (YouTube video)
- Disaster dashboard
- Get Ready Qld
- If it’s flooded, forget it YouTube video
- How to sandbag your home (SES video)
- Living With Water ebook
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CRC sites
- Esplanade Markets
- Cairns Civic Theatre
- Cairns Festival
- Cairns Libraries
- CRC YouTube channel
- Cairns Esplanade
- Facebook - Cairns Regional Council
- FNQROC
- Tanks Arts Centre
- Ticketlink
- Twitter - Cairns Regional Council
- FNQROC Development Manual
- Cairns Botanic Gardens
- MapsOnline
- Great Barrier Reef Masters Games
- Webcast
- Cairns Performing Arts Centre
- Cairns Esplanade Lagoon
- Muddy's playground
- Fun Ship playground
- Tanks Arts Centre
- Libraries
- Environment and sustainability
- BPOINT - Economic Development
- BPOINT - Mayor's Christmas Cheer Appeal
- BPOINT - Sports Ground Bookings
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Water & Waste links
- Save water (YouTube video)
- Save water in the home (YouTube video)
- Watering times (YouTube video)
- Conserving water (YouTube video)
- Mobile Muster
- QLD Government Waste and Recycling
- Planet Ark Business Recycling
- QLD Government Waste Reforms
- QLD Government Recycling Tips for Parents and Families
- QLD Government recycling signs and artwork
- Contaminated recycling
- Hazardous items
- Recycle right
- Sister Cities Australia website
- Cairns and District Chinese Association Inc
- Treeforce
- Cairns Botanic Gardens
- Sugarworld Waterpark
- Bouldering Park
- Report an issue to Council
- Disability links
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TeachersLink
- Australian Assessment and Reporting Agency
- Australian Maths Curriculum
- Australian English Curriculum
- Australian Science Curriculum
- Australian Curriculum Assessment Reporting Authority
- Australian HPE Curriculum
- Australian Humanities and Social Science Curriculum
- Australian Arts Curriculum
- Parliament Education Office - Understand our Parliament
- Cairns kids activities - Children's Festival
- Inspiring Australia - National Science Week
- Drain Stencil Project (CAFNEC)
- Understory Film Festival Facebook page
- Food safety links
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Forms & Permits
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Community grants forms
- Young People in Sport application
- Arts & Cultural assistance (individuals)
- Go Clubs Infrastructure Grant application
- Go Clubs In Kind application
- Go Clubs assistance application form
- Councillor Discretionary Funds Availability Notice 2020/21
- Sports Tourism Event Grant Application.pdf
- Regional Event Grant Application Form.pdf
- Hiring of Council venues and resources application form .pdf
- Hiring of Council venues and resources grant information booklet
- Community Events Activities & Projects Grant Application_PDF Fillable.pdf
- Community events, activities and projects information booklet
- Covid safe event checklist
- Industry framework covid safe events
- Arts and Cultural assistance (organisations)
- Councillor Discretionary Funds Allocations Notice 2020-21.pdf
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Water services forms
- Application for a 20mm Domestic Rural Water Service
- Accept Quote
- Application for a 20mm Domestic/Urban Water Service
- Application for a 20mm Urban Domestic Water Service
- Application for a Commercial Water Service, Fire Hydrant or Subdivisional Connection
- Application for Relocation/Renewal Water Service 20mm Domestic
- Application for Relocation/Renewal Water Service Commercial & Rural
- Hydrant test for pressure and flow rate
- Online water services applications FAQ
- Application for Testing of a Water Meter
- Owner Consent Form to install a water service
- Application for commissioning of a pump station
- Filming & photography forms
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Cemeteries forms
- Application for interment into grave or mausoleum
- Application for inurnment of ashes
- Application to fit plaque, headstone or vault
- Application to reserve grave, mausoleum, niche or Memory Garden site
- Request portable shelter over grave
- Surrender of grave or memorial site reservation
- Transfer grave or memorial site reservation
- Upgrade balance applicable on grave site reservation
- Drinking water quality forms
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Community tenure forms
- Application to occupy Council property
- Application to Renew Tenure
- Project Management Tool
- Guidelines for Community Tenure
- Change Committee Details
- Application for improvement works on a Council-controlled site
- Application for Road Permit
- Financial assistance for not-for-profit organisations - fact sheet
- Business activities
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Community grants forms
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General policies
- Access and Inclusion General Policy
- Advertising Spending General Policy
- Adornment of Graves General Policy
- Asbestos Disposal General Policy No 10109
- Asset Capitalisation General Policy
- Asset Management General Policy
- Audit Committee General Policy
- Bank Guarantee General Policy
- Debt General Policy
- Cairns Cultural Diversity General Policy
- Cairns Regional Council Markets General Policy
- Mount Peter Reserve General Policy
- Energy and Emissions Management General Policy
- Use of Council Civic Areas General Policy
- Code of Conduct for Councillors General Policy
- Community Engagement General Policy
- Competitive Neutrality Complaints General Policy
- Community Grant General Policy
- Debt Recovery General Policy
- Dividend General Policy
- Drinking Water Quality General Policy No 10126
- Entertainment and Hospitality Expenditure General Policy
- Esplanade Management General Policy
- 50:50 Financial Contribution for Road Shoulder Sealing, Kerb & Channel, Street Landscaping and Footpath Works General Policy
- Fraud General Policy
- General Complaints Management Process General Policy
- Independent Rate Relief Tribunal General Policy
- Internal Audit General Policy
- Investment General Policy
- Kerbside House Numbering General Policy
- Liquor Licensing and Adult Entertainment Permits General Policy
- Media Management General Policy
- Water Meter Installation General Policy No 10103
- Metering of Cairns Regional Council Properties and Public Facilities General Policy No 10104
- Naming of Bridges General Policy
- Naming of Parks and Reserves General Policy
- Procurement General Policy
- Public Art and Creative Placemaking Policy
- Management of Confidential Information General Policy
- Rates Based Financial Assistance for not for profit Recreation, Sporting and Community Groups General Policy
- Recycled Water General Policy
- Free Registration for Dogs Owned by Pensioners; and for Guide, Hearing and Assistance Dogs General Policy
- Reserves General Policy
- Revenue General Policy
- Revenue Statement
- Risk Management General Policy
- Roadside Vending General Policy
- Sewer Construction - Replacement of Trees General Policy No. 10109
- Sister Cities General Policy
- Speaker's Corner General Policy
- Inbound Sponsorship General Policy
- Standing Orders for Council Meetings Including Standing Committees 'Best Practice Guide'
- Tenure Arrangements and Disposal of Council Property General Policy
- Traditional Custodian Welcome to Country and Acknowledgement of Country General Policy
- Water Conservation General Policy
- Water Restrictions General Policy
- Work Health and Safety General Policy
- Corporate Sustainability General Policy
- Arts and Culture General Policy
- Plaques, Memorials and Monuments General Policy No 10441
- Development Interaction Guidelines General Policy
- Revaluation of Non-Current Assets General Policy
- Public Interest Disclosure General Policy
- Sustainable Building Design General Policy
- Expenses Reimbursement and Support for Elected Members General Policy
- Vegetation on Council controlled land: Planting, removal and maintenance General Policy
- Interest on Trust Funds General Policy
- International Relationship General Policy
- Acquisition of Land General Policy
- Regional Arts Development Fund - Terms of Reference General Policy
- Community Gardens General Policy
- Acid Sulphate Soils General Policy
- Nominations for the inclusion or removal of a place from the Local Heritage Register General Policy
- East Woree Development Strategy General Policy
- Reports and Information Council May Request General Policy
- Public Open Space General Policy
- Management of Flying Foxes General Policy
- Arts and Cultural Facilities General Policy
- Public Information Security and Management (including Intellectual Property) General Policy
- Concealed Water Leak General Policy
- Dog off leash areas, fenced dog exercise areas and prohibition of animals in public places General Policy
- Flying Fox Advisory Committee - Terms of Reference
- Related Parties Disclosure General Policy
- Fair Use of Council Facilities and Services General Policy
- First Peoples Advisory Committee Terms of Reference General Policy
- Financial Assistance for Not-for-Profit Organisation - Fees & Charges General Policy
- Model Meeting Procedures
- Acceptable Requests Guidelines
- Investigation Policy – Councillor Conduct
- Shared Vision Advisory Committee Terms of Reference
- Cairns Recreational Fishing Working Group Terms of Reference
- Dealing with a Complaint Involving the Public Official General Policy
- Subsidiary Water Meter General Policy
- Webcasting of Council Meetings General Policy
- Financial Hardship Policy - Rates and Water Usage
- Arts and Cultural Assistance Grant Policy
- COVID -19 Response Investment Incentive Policy
- Governance and Economics Committee Terms of Reference
- Community Sport Events and Cultural Services Committee Terms of Reference
- Planning and Environment Committee Terms of Reference
- Works Committee Terms of Reference
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About region
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Cairns heritage
- Cairns City Central Business District Heritage Walk
- Cairns Esplanade Heritage Walk
- Freshwater Heritage Trail
- Divisional Board
- Cairns Shire
- Chairmen Mulgrave Shire
- Past Mayors of Cairns
- Stratford Heritage Trail
- Cairns Southern Trail (Explore the Tropical Coast)
- Cairns Heritage Study Thematic History
- Anzac Trail brochure
- Anzac trail city map
- Anzac trail site information
- Sister cities
- Whats on
- Living in Cairns guide
- Guide for International Students
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Cairns heritage
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About Council
- Corporate structure
- Council meetings
- Fees & charges 2020-2021
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Community Engagement
- Completed
- Our Cairns
- Cairns Gallery Precinct concept proposal
- Petition Guidelines
- Holloways Beach revised alignment (NBLT)
- Machans Beach revised alignment (NBLT)
- Concept for northern groyne
- Concept for southern groyne
- Holloways Beach groyne options - fact sheet
- Freshwater and Stratford Town Planning survey - consultation report November 2019
- Concept plan
- Concept plan
- Location plan
- Concept plan
- Media & public notices
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Major projects
- CBD off-street parking map
- Sims Esplanade overview plan
- Yorkeys foreshore improvement works - Plans L1, L2 and L3
- Yorkeys foreshore improvement works - Plans L4, L5 and L6
- O'Brien Road upgrade plan
- Cycleway plans
- Revised bridge alignment
- Barr Creek bridge alignment plan
- Stage 2 concept plan
- Stage 1 concept plan
- Concept plan
- Design elements
- Vegetation removal plan
- Esplanade Dining Precinct Concept Brochure
- Detour plan
- Artist impression Barr Creek Bridge
- Artist impression - Holloways Beach approach to Barr Creek bridge
- Barr Creek bridge location plan
- Concept plan
- Mayor & councillors
- Publications & reports
- Tenders
- Advisory Committees
- Job application guidelines
- Service Charter
- Administrative Action Complaints fact sheet
- Administrative Action Complaint form
- Mercury FAQs
- Sample cover letter and resume
- Rating Categories Statement and news from Council
- Public Interest Disclosure fact sheet
- Submission to Transforming Queensland's Recycling and Waste Industry Directions Paper
- Application for internal review
- Rapid Social Needs COVID 19
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Building, planning & infrastructure
- Planning
- Planning schemes
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Strategic land use planning
- CBD Streetscape
- Neighbourhood Character Study Brochures
- Vegetation Preservation
- Bulletins
- Cairns Neighbourhood Character Study Final Report
- CSDG Introduction & Queenslanders
- CSDG Contemporary Houses
- CSDG Multiple Dwellings, Commercial & Civic
- CSDG Landscaping, Screening & Sustainable Building Design
- Property Land information
- Drains waterways
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Public works
- Stormwater drainage
- CBD Roads
- CBD footpaths
- CBD kerbs
- CBD lighting
- School speed limits and loading zones
- Safe routes to school
- Parking near schools
- Responsible tree management fact sheet & FAQs
- DTRMroads
- Keeping our roads running
- Marine Plant Management Strategy executive summary
- Street tree and kerbside planting guide
- 40km speed changes fact sheet
- Cairns CBD 40KM speed limit map
- Elevated walkway concept
- Track alignment plan
- McGregor Road Closure Location Map
- Bridge design plan
- Access routes, work areas and stockpile sites
- Haul route
- Concept plan
- Concept plan
- Strategic plan
- Barr Creek bridge general arrangement plan
- Bridge Design Plans 2 .pdf
- Trail alignment overview plan
- Stage 2 concept plan
- Fig Tree - City_View Estate entrance.pdf
- 2020/21 Reseal Program Road listing
- Location plan
- Traffic management plans
- Water main location plan
- One-way trial
- School safety changes
- Site office and storage compound
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Engineering
- Assessable Driveways & Crossover Info Kit
- Self-Assessable Driveways & Crossover Info Kit
- Fees and Charges, Receipt Sheet and Completion of Works form
- Survey Plan endorsement application
- Fee_receipt_sheet_for_Development_Assessment.pdf
- Driveway and Crossover checklist
- EFT security bond refund request form
- Application for Survey Plan Signing
- Environmental protection
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Laws, regulations & forms
- Animal management
- Business regulations
- Information & privacy
- Local laws & policies
- Parking
- Public health
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Local Laws
- Local Law No. 2 Animal Management
- Local Law No. 1 Administration
- Subordinate Local Law No. 2 Animal Management
- Local Law No. 3 Community and Environment
- Local Law No. 5, Temporary Homes
- Local Law No. 6 Camping Grounds, Caravan Parks and Shared Facilities Accommodation
- Local Law No. 7 Human Remains and Cemeteries
- Subordinate Local Law No. 3 Community and Environment
- Local Law No. 8 Swimming Pools
- Local Law No. 9 Temporary Entertainment Events
- Local Law No.10 Cane Railways
- Local Law No. 11 Local Government Controlled Areas and Roads
- Subordinate Local Law No. 11 Local Government Controlled Areas and Roads
- Local Law No. 13 Bathing Reserves and Foreshores
- Subordinate Local Law 13, Bathing Reserves and Foreshores
- Local Law No. 14 Town Water
- Local Law No. 12 Parking
- Subordinate Local Law No. 12 Parking 2016
- Local Law No. 4 (Advertising Devices) 2019
- Local Law No. 4 (Advertising Devices) 2019 - more information, fact sheets and application form
- Fact sheets
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Community information
- Community services
- Cyclone & emergency information
- Disability services
- Regional Events
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Animal Management
- Barking Dog Nuisance Diary.pdf
- Friendly letter.pdf
- Tips to address nuisance barking.pdf
- Responsible dog owner.pdf
- How to build a cat enclosure attached to an existing structure
- How to build cat proof fencing and cat enclosures booklet
- Cat enrichment factsheet
- How to build a free standing cat enclosure
- How to build cat proof fencing
- Pets colouring pages
- Pet activities
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Facilities & recreation
- Cemeteries
- Markets
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Parks, gardens & leisure
- Botanic Gardens
- Bookings Public Spaces
- Cattana Wetlands
- Centenary Lakes
- Mt Whitfield Conservation Park
- Sport Parks & Facilities
- Commercial Filming
- Barlow Park
- Esplanade
- Mill Gardens Master Plan
- Mill Gardens pathway
- Cairns Recreational Fishing Strategy 2018-2022
- Cairns Recreational Fishing Code of Practice
- Barron River Fishing Platform.pdf
- Barron River Mouth.pdf
- Cruise Liner Terminal.pdf
- Holloways Beach.pdf
- Old Lower Kamerunga Bridge.pdf
- Palm Cove Jetty.pdf
- Yorkeys Knob.pdf
- Machans Beach (Redden Island).pdf
- Machans Beach (Rock Wall).pdf
- Tom Murray Concept.pdf
- Mendelsohn Close Park feedback form
- Ravizza Park playground feedback form
- Arts & culture
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Sport & recreation
- Goals & greenspace newsletters
- Sporting clubs
- Sporting club development
- Redlynch Community Sports Facility Advisory Committee
- Redlynch Community Sports Facility Management Agreement
- Redlynch Community Sports Facility Selection Criteria
- Skate & BMX Strategy 2012-2022
- Sport and Rec presentation
- Walker Rd Sport and Recreation Draft Masterplan Factsheet
- Walker Rd Draft Masterplan report
- Walker Rd Master Plan DRAFT Concept Design
- Walker Rd Infrastructure Dimensions
- ImprovementWorks
- Mount Whitfield Map
- Mount Whitfield walking track brochure & map
- Project Management Tool
- Application to occupy Council property
- Application to Renew Tenure
- Change Committee Details
- Guidelines for Community Tenure
- Bramston Beach Campground Fees
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Cycling
- Southern Communities
- Cairns CBD, Inner & Western Suburbs
- Northern Beaches & Smithfield
- Northside Map
- Southside Map
- Clifton Beach 15.4km
- Clifton Beach 19km
- Clifton Beach 12.5km
- Clifton Beach 20km
- White Rock 12km
- Earlville 12.6km
- Edmonton 12.6km
- Mt Sheridan 17.3km
- Redlynch 9.6km
- Brinsmead to Redlynch return 15.5km
- Freshwater/Lake Placid 14km
- Lake Placid 16km
- Edge Hill 20km
- Edge Hill 10km
- Esplanade 4km
- Esplanade 10.2km
- Edge Hill 18km
- Cairns Walking & Cycling Circuit
- Active Transport Strategy Appendix D E F
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Environment, water & waste
- Natural resource management
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Sustainability
- Climate Change Strategy 2010
- Climate Change Adaption Action Plan
- Sustainable Building Design Guidelines
- Biodiversity Strategy 2012-22
- Reading your bill
- Cool Homes Guide
- Cool Homes Guide: Plan Analysis Tool
- ECOlogic downloads
- SBDP
- MEPS
- Reef Guardian Action Plan 2017- 2019
- Ecofiesta Sponsorship Prospectus
- Nature Based Learning Grant Recipients 2016-17
- Stallholder application forms
- ECOfiesta Downloads
- Nature Based Learning Grant application form
- Guide To Reviewing Waste and Recycling Contracts
- Waste Wise Event Tools Hire Form.docx
- Cairns Regional Council Litter & Illegal Dumping Action Plan
- Community Garden Guidelines
- Plastic Free Cairns Guide - Mobile Food Vendors.pdf
- Plastic Free Cairns Guide - Cafes and Restaurants.pdf
- Plastic Free Cairns - Packaging Information.pdf
- Nature-based Learning Grant Previous Recipients
- Community Sustainability Grant Previous Recipients
- Print-Friendly Waste & Recycling Bin Signage Strips
- Tiny House Fact Sheet Cairns Council.pdf
- Our Cairns Coast
- Cairns Youth Climate Summit - Council Report
- Engagement Summary - suburb breakdown
- Reef Guardian Action Plan 2020-24
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Water & waste
- Water and Wastewater Supply Systems & Facilities
- Bin collection calendar
- Plumbing Services
- WW Projects
- Water management
- Flyers & Publications
- Waste & Recycling
- Trade Waste & Sewage
- The water cycle - poster
- Lake Morris education poster
- Household Water Use
- Water Colouring Page
- Cairns Water Supply Poster
- Recycled Water Poster
- Water demand management strategy
- Our water security
- Water Tour Booking Form
- Waste Tour Booking Form
- Level 1 Water Restrictions - Information Sheet
- Water Restrictions Level 2 Information Sheet
- Drinking Water Quality Annual Report 2018-2019
- Location Map - Copperlode Falls Dam EAP Outdoor Warning Stations
- Illegal dumping factsheetl.pdf
- Free disposal items
- copperlode-eap
- Smart Water Meter Read Instructions
- Lab PDFs
- WaterWhys Education Program Flyer
- Water Ed Form
- Subsidiary Water Meter Technical Specifications
- W&W Infrastructure Projects
- Declared sewerage service.pdf
- Water service area.pdf
- English - Copperlode Falls Dam Emergency Evacuation Guide
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Economic development
- CCIQ Definitive Guide to Starting a Small Business
- Cairns Investment Prospectus
- Babinda Economic Development Plan
- Gordonvale Economic Development Plan
- Cairns 2016 Census Snapshot
- Film Fact Sheet
- 凯恩斯电影 Filming in Cairns
- Economic Development Strategy 2018-2022
- Cairns Recreational Fishing Strategy 2018-2022
- Best Practice Management Policy for Commercial Filming and Photography
- City Deal proposal appendix
- Cairns - Federal Government Priorities document
- Cairns City Deal
- Cairns 2050 Shared Vision
- Cairns - Queensland Government Priorities document
- Sustainable Tourism TNQ
- City Centre Report
- Keep it in Cairns poster
- Cairns economic response: Covid-19
- Keep it in Cairns checklist
- Status Update: Business Survival
- Economic Stimulus Initiatives - ERRSC
- COVID 19 Economic Impact in Cairns
- Cairns_Pathway_to_Recovery_from_COVID-19.pdf
- Cairns JobKeeper Submission
- Digital signage policy position
- Redlynch flood report stage 2
- Parking time limits Cairns CBD.pdf
- Guidelines for Shipping Containers
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