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Encyclopedia > Cairns City Council
Cairns City Council
Queensland

Location within Queensland
Population: 122,057 (2001 census)
Established: 1995, through amalgamation.
Mayor: Kevin Byrne
Council Seat: Cairns
Region: Far North Queensland
State District: Barron River, Cairns, Mulgrave
Federal Division: Leichhardt
Website: http://www.cairns.qld.gov.au/
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The Cairns City Council is the Local Government Area for the the city of Cairns and the surrounding area. Capital Brisbane Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Quentin Bryce Premier Peter Beattie (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 28  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $158,506 (3rd)  - Product per capita  $40,170/person (6th) Population (End of November 2006)  - Population  4,164,590 (3rd)  - Density  2. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Capital Brisbane Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Quentin Bryce Premier Peter Beattie (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 28  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $158,506 (3rd)  - Product per capita  $40,170/person (6th) Population (End of November 2006)  - Population  4,164,590 (3rd)  - Density  2. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... Kevin Byrne was born in Lae, Papua New Guinea in 1949. ... Central Cairns from Mount Whitfield looking southeast. ... This is a list of regions in Australia that are not Australian states or territories. ... Map of Far North Queensland Far North Queensland (abreviated to FNQ) is a region of Queensland covering the northern part of the state. ... State Electoral District is a term used to refer to a voting area within Australian states. ... The division of Barron River is an electoral division of the Queensland Legislative Assembly in the state of Queensland, Australia. ... The division of Cairns is an electoral division in the Queensland Legislative Assembly in the state of Queensland, Australia. ... Electoral districts of the Melbourne Metropolitan Region (Mulgrave in cyan). ... The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. ... The Division of Leichhardt is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled by each individual Local Government. ... Covering 53,457 kilometres, the Mareeba Shire Council is a large Local Government Area in Far North Queensland. ... Map of the Coral Sea Islands A political map of the South Pacific. ... Map of the Coral Sea Islands A political map of the South Pacific. ... Atherton Shire Council is a Local Government Area in Far North Queensland, Australia. ... Eacham Shire Council is a Local Government Area in Far North Queensland, Australia. ... Johnstone Shire Council is a Local Government Area in Far North Queensland, Australia. ... Map of the Coral Sea Islands A political map of the South Pacific. ... Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled by each individual Local Government. ... Central Cairns from Mount Whitfield looking southeast. ...


The local government area consists of two former local government areas which were amalgamated in 1995. These were the City of Cairns Council, and the Mulgrave Shire Council (comprised of the suburbs of the Northern Beaches, Freshwater and Redlynch Valleys, and Southside). The town of Gordonvale was once called Mulgrave. Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... The City of Cairns Council was a local government region in Far North Queensland, Australia until 1995 when it merged with Mulgrave Shire to become Cairns City Council. ... Mulgrave Central Mill and mountains. ...


At the time of amalgamation, Cairns City had a population of approximately 40,000 and Mulgrave Shire had a population of approximately 60,000. Both local government authorities had chambers in the Cairns CBD. The old Council chambers located on Abbott Street have been converted into a new city library. The old Mulgrave Shire Chambers were located on the Cairns Esplanade. In a controversial decision [1], new council chambers were constructed on previously industrial contaminated land in the mainly industrial suburb of Portsmith. Julio Pérez Ferrero Library - Cúcuta, Colombia A modern-style library in Chambéry A library is a collection of information, sources, resources and services, organized for use, and maintained by a public body, an institution, or a private individual. ...

Contents

Structure

The Council consists of a Mayor and twelve Councillors. The Mayor is elected by the public, and the Councillors are elected from twelve single member divisions (or wards) using an optional preferential voting system. Elections are held every three years. The current Mayor of Cairns is Kevin Byrne. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... A councillor is a member of a council (such as a city council), particularly in the U.K. and its former colonies. ... Preferential voting (or preference voting) is a type of ballot structure used in several electoral systems in which voters rank a list or group of candidates in order of preference. ... An election is a decision making process whereby people vote for preferred political candidates or parties to act as representatives in government. ... The current position of Mayor of Cairns has only been in existence since 1995. ... Kevin Byrne was born in Lae, Papua New Guinea in 1949. ...


The council also operates two business units which are city-owned enterprises managed on commercial lines:

  • Cairns Water
  • Cairns Works

Council members

  • Kevin Byrne (Mayor)
  • Paul Gregory (Division 1)
  • Fran Lindsay (Division 2)
  • Jeff Pezzutti (Division 3)
  • Paul Freebody (Division 4)
  • Kathy Plath (Division 5)
  • Margaret Gill (Division 6)
  • Terry James (Division 7)
  • Deirdre Ford (Division 8)
  • Alan Blake (Division 9)
  • Margaret Cochrane (Division 10)
  • Sno Bonneau (Division 11)
  • Annette Sheppard (Division 12)

Kevin Byrne was born in Lae, Papua New Guinea in 1949. ...

Responsibilities

  • Building, subdivision and development approval.
  • Children's, youth and senior citizens services.
  • Provision of eight libraries.
  • Environmental management.
  • Recreation and sports facilities, including six public swimming pools.
  • Roads and drainage
  • Urban planning
  • Waste collection
  • Water supply
  • Administration local laws such as animal control and regulated parking.

References

  1. ^ 'Land Row', The Cairns Post, p1. 19 July 2001.

Coordinates: 16°55′49″S, 145°46′11″E is the 200th day of the year (201st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...


External links

  • Council Homepage
  • Council Information
  • Queensland Department of Local Government & Planning - Local Government Directory.
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