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Scam survey call alert
From time to time, residents receive unsolicited calls from scammers pretending to be conducting a survey on behalf of Council. We are NOT currently conducting any phone surveys. All of our current consultations are listed below.
We remind residents to be cautious about unsolicited phone calls. Do not share your personal information, credit card or online account details with anyone unless you are certain of their identity.
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Creative Life Strategy
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Arts, culture & heritage
Plans & strategies
Cairns Regional Council is updating the Culture and the Arts Strategy 2022 and needs your input to ensure the new plan is tailored to needs in line with regional growth.
We are committed to supporting the growth and diversity of arts and cultural activities and expression in ways that respond to identifiable needs that benefit the community, businesses and visitors to the area
Neighbourhood Pathways Program
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Roads & infrastructure
Neighbourhood Pathways Program – Connecting People with People. Council is excited to announce a new pilot program focusing on footpath infrastructure in your neighbourhood.
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Babinda Boulders Survey
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Sport, recreation & parks
Survey to better understand how Babinda Boulders is being used by visitors, the current understanding of the risks at the site and the effectiveness of risk management measures at the Boulders.
Barron Waters / Burrawungal Park Playground
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Sport, recreation & parks
Have your say on the new playground at Barron Waters Park.
Barronville Park Playground
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Sport, recreation & parks
Have your say on the new playground at Barronville Park.
Cairns Aquatic Facilities Strategy survey
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Sport, recreation & parks
Residents are being invited to provide their views on the future aquatic facility needs of the Cairns region.
Cairns Esplanade Skate Park Precinct design
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Sport, recreation & parks
Have your say on the review of the Cairns Esplanade Skate Park precinct.
Cairns Transport Study
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Plans & strategies
Roads & infrastructure
Have your say in shaping the future of transportation in Cairns. The Cairns Transport Study is being jointly developed by the Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) and Cairns Regional Council.
Engineers Park Playground Project
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Sport, recreation & parks
Cairns Regional Council are planning to install new play equipment at Engineers Park. We invite you and your little adventurers to join us in shaping the future of our playgrounds!
Food and garden waste
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Plans & strategies
Council is seeking feedback from the community on how people manage food and garden waste, and how it should be managed in the future.
Gordonvale Sport and Recreation Precinct draft Master Plan
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Sport, recreation & parks
Plans & strategies
Have your say on the Gordonvale Sport and Recreation Precinct Plan.
Henley’s Hill Park Playground Project
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Sport, recreation & parks
Cairns Regional Council are planning to install new play equipment at Henley's Hill Park. We invite you and your little adventurers to join us in shaping the future of our playgrounds!
Jeff Pezzutti Park Masterplan - Stage 2
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Sport, recreation & parks
Have your say on Stage 2 of Jeff Pezzutti Park
Jeff Pezzutti Skatepark design survey
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Sport, recreation & parks
Have your say on the draft design of the exciting new skate park at Jeff Pezzutti Park in Woree. Join us at the Design Workshop on Thursday 15 August, or complete the online survey.
Kenrick St Park and Fisher Road Park
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Sport, recreation & parks
The Council is redeveloping Kenrick St Park and Fisher Road Park in Gordonvale into an exciting new destination park and inviting the community to suggest a new name.
Land Management Plan - Church Street Reserve, Babinda
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Sport, recreation & parks
This Land Management Plan is to consider all existing primary and secondary uses of the land for the Reserve for Park and Recreation purposes (R1476), Church Street, Babinda and proposed trustee lease to the Babinda Community Kindergarten.
Our Cairns Survey
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Plans & strategies
Take the Our Cairns survey to give Council a deeper understanding of resident perspectives.
Our Cairns Youth Survey
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Plans & strategies
Cairns Regional Council is inviting young people aged 14 to 24 years old to participate in the 2024 Our Cairns Youth Survey.
Pelican Park Playground
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Sport, recreation & parks
Have your say on the new playground at Pelican Park.
Proposed Malcolm McKaskill Dog Park
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Sport, recreation & parks
Join the conversation about renaming Touch Park's dog off-leash area.
Straguszi Park / Gidigidi Nganyju Park Naming
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Sport, recreation & parks
Plans & strategies
Council recently received a request to name the new park located off Cutters Boulevard, Salvatore Drive and Draper Road, Gordonvale – “Straguszi Park / Gidigidi Nganyju Park”.
Towards 2050 Directions Paper
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Plans & strategies
We have developed possible directions to facilitate growth in Cairns. The Directions Paper is based on what we heard from you through community and stakeholder feedback, and what we learnt from a range of technical inputs. We invite you to read the Directions Paper then take the short survey to share your views.
Towards 2050 Scenic Preference Survey
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Plans & strategies
The Scenic Preference Survey will help Council better understand the community’s preference and appreciation of the scenic qualities of the Cairns region.
Towards 2050: Growth Strategy Framework
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Plans & strategies
Council has prepared a Growth Strategy Framework as part of the Towards 2050 Shaping Cairns project. It explains how we are developing the Growth Strategy and introduces a suite of guiding principles that will underpin the next phase of the project.
Towards 2050: Shaping Cairns initial survey
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Plans & strategies
Initial engagement for the Towards 2050 Growth Strategy included a survey where residents shared what they love about Cairns and their suburb, and their hopes for the city in the future.
Westcourt Walking Network Plan
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Plans & strategies
Have your say on the Westcourt Walking Network Plan.
Yorkeys Knob Old School Park
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Sport, recreation & parks
Plans & strategies
Have your say on Yourkeys Knob Old School Park.
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Last Updated: 14 August 2024
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