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Mayor's Christmas Charity
8 May 2026: The annual Mayor's Christmas Charity raises funds to buy food hampers for local families and older community members who need help making their Christmas festive.
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Council Waste & Recycling Tours
28 Jan 2026: Book a free tour of Council's Waste & Recycling Facilities in Portsmith. School, Kindy, or Community group visitors will learn about the process Council follows to reduce material sent to landfill by recycling, re-purposing and recovering materials.
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Walking tours
6 Jan 2025: Discover more about the plants and animals in the Cairns Botanic Gardens on one of our free tours!
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Depositing of Goods and Materials on Local Government Controlled…
15 Dec 2025: Rules for depositing of goods and materials on Council land or Roads (Local Law 11)
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Community halls
18 Aug 2025: Council provides a number of accessible, multi-purpose community halls and centres. These can be used/hired for delivering safe, enjoyable activities and services that benefit the community.
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Waste strategy
5 Jan 2024: Council’s Waste Reduction and Recycling Strategy 2018-2027 takes a circular approach to the waste hierarchy with the aim of keeping waste materials at their highest value in the economy for as long as possible, rather than being seen as having no
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Lae, Papua New Guinea
26 Nov 2025: The second largest city in Papua New Guinea, Lae shares a similar history to Cairns, being founded on gold mining and then agriculture.
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Arts and Cultural Assistance (Organisations)
16 Jul 2024: Encourages the development of local community arts and cultural programs and activities and fosters opportunities for local arts and cultural activities that make a positive creative contribution to the region. Venue hire and resources only – not
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Online maps
29 Jun 2023: Council provides maps to help residents wanting to build, plan for emergencies and find recreational and leisure activities and facilities. Maps are available either through online mapping tools or as easy-to-download PDF documents.
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Cairns Airport - Smart Green Economy
17 Sep 2024: Sustainably growing aviation, while benefiting the community.
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Works underway to restore critical water infrastructure
Fast-tracked remediation works are underway to bring two of Council’s largest reservoirs back into service. It will strengthen water storage...
12 June 2026
Recycling contamination is increasing costs
Cairns households generate around 50,000 tonnes of waste each year, costing Council approximately $16 million to collect, process and dispose...
11 June 2026
King tides expected from Friday
King tides are expected to affect Cairns this from week, from Friday 12 June through to Saturday 20 June....
10 June 2026