19-755: Download coordinates as: The Palmerston Highway (State Route 25) connects the Cassowary Coast coastal strip to the southern part of the Tablelands Region , in Far North Queensland , Australia. The highway splits from the Bruce Highway in Goondi just north-west of Innisfail ( 17°30′52″S 145°59′37″E / 17.51432°S 145.99374°E / -17.51432; 145.99374 ( Palmerston Highway (Goondi) ) ). It then winds through
38-509: A Tourist Drive (not suitable for caravans) to where it meets the Kennedy Highway north of Ravenshoe . The highway was closed in December 2023 after Cyclone Jasper brought landslips, debris and significant damage from heavy rain. It was expected to have one lane operational open from mid-February. Cassowary Coast Region The Cassowary Coast Region is a local government area in
57-594: A Town on 31 March 1903 and was proclaimed a City on 12 October 1923. The Shire of Mulgrave had its origins in the Cairns Division , one of Queensland's 74 divisions created under the Divisional Boards Act 1879 on 11 November 1879. The Douglas Division was created on 3 June 1880. They became the Shire of Cairns and the Shire of Douglas on 31 March 1903. On 20 December 1919, it grew to include some territory from
76-620: A population of 29,157 people. Prior to the 2008 amalgamation, the Cassowary Coast Region consisted of the entire area of two previous local government areas: The Hinchinbrook Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879 . On 28 October 1881, the Johnstone Division split away from it. On 18 January 1884, the Cardwell Division also split away. With
95-468: Is A$ 433.5 million. In the 2021 census , the Cairns Region had a population of 166,943 people. Yidinji (also known as Yidinj , Yidiny , and Idindji ) is an Australian Aboriginal language and a traditional Indigenous country. Its traditional language region is within the local government areas of Cairns Region and Tablelands Region , in such localities as Cairns City (CBD) , Gordonvale , and
114-400: The Far North Queensland region of Queensland , Australia, south of Cairns and centred on the towns of Innisfail , Cardwell and Tully . It was created in 2008 from a merger of the Shire of Cardwell and the Shire of Johnstone . The Regional Council, which administers the region, has an estimated operating budget of A$ 64 million. In the 2021 census , the Cassowary Coast Region had
133-583: The Mulgrave River , and the southern part of the Atherton Tableland including Atherton and Kairi . Tjapukai (also known as Djabuganydji , Djabugay , and Djabuganydji ) is the traditional Aboriginal country and language north of the Barron River in the Cairns Region, with the traditional group extending west towards Mareeba and north towards Douglas Shire and Port Douglas . Prior to
152-723: The Wooroonooran National Park to the township of Millaa Millaa , with no major road junctions. It terminates at an intersection with Old Palmerston Highway (now called Beatrice Way ) and Main Street ( 17°30′48″S 145°36′47″E / 17.51328°S 145.61310°E / -17.51328; 145.61310 ( Palmerston Highway (Millaa Millaa) ) ). Its total length is 54.6 kilometres. From Millaa Millaa, State Route 25 continues west and then north as Malanda–Millaa Millaa Road, while Old Palmerston Highway (East Evelyn Road – State Route 24) continues south and then west as
171-585: The 2008 amalgamation, the Cairns Region consisted of the entire area of three previous local government areas: The city, which for most of its existence covered only the central business district and inner suburbs of Cairns, had its beginning in the Borough of Cairns which was proclaimed on 28 May 1885 under the Local Government Act 1878 . With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902 , it became
190-485: The Cassowary Coast Planning Scheme 2014, the council consulted with the region's heritage groups to compile a list of local heritage places. 18°05′40.79″S 145°51′05.18″E / 18.0946639°S 145.8514389°E / -18.0946639; 145.8514389 Cairns Region The Cairns Region is a local government area in Far North Queensland , Queensland , Australia, centred on
209-653: The abolished Shire of Barron , and on 16 November 1940, the shire was renamed Mulgrave. On 21 November 1991, the Electoral and Administrative Review Commission , created two years earlier, produced its second report, and recommended that local government boundaries in the Cairns area be rationalised, and that the Shire be dissolved and amalgamated with the City of Cairns . The Local Government (Cairns, Douglas, Mareeba and Mulgrave) Regulation 1994
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#1733086283092228-485: The component entities prior to 2008. The only census in which the Cairns Region included the Douglas Shire was conducted in 2011. In the 2016 census , the Cairns Region had a population of 156,901 people. In the 2021 census , the Cairns Region had a population of 166,943 people. On 1 January 2014, Julia Leu ceased to be a Councillor upon the de-amalgamation of the Shire of Douglas. On 31 January 2015, Rob Pyne
247-503: The following settlements: Greater Innisfail area: Greater Tully area: Cardwell area: Johnstone area: - shared with Cairns Region - shared with Tablelands Region - shared with Cairns Region and Tablelands Region The Cassowary Coast Regional Council operate public libraries in Cardwell , Tully (Dorothy Jones Library), Innisfail and Wongaling Beach . The total population recorded at each census before
266-408: The foundation of the Cassowary Coast Region combines the population of its component entities prior to their amalgamation in 2008. Its population was officially recorded for the first time in the 2011 Census . In the 2016 census , the Cassowary Coast Region had a population of 28,726 people. In the 2021 census , the Cassowary Coast Region had a population of 29,157 people. As part of preparing
285-483: The passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902 , both Cardwell and Johnstone became shires on 31 March 1903. In July 2007, the Local Government Reform Commission released its report and recommended that Cardwell and Johnstone merge. Cardwell was in particular opposed because Johnstone was rated as "financially distressed" and its council had just been sacked by the state government. On 15 March 2008,
304-454: The regional city of Cairns . It was established in 2008 by the amalgamation of the City of Cairns and the Shires of Douglas and Mulgrave . However, following public protest and a referendum in 2013, on 1 January 2014, the Shire of Douglas was de-amalgamated from the Cairns Region and re-established as a separate local government authority. The Cairns Regional Council's 2023-24 operating budget
323-826: The same day to elect councillors and a mayor to the Regional Council. In 2012, a proposal was made to de-amalgamate the Shire of Douglas from the Cairns Region. On 9 March 2013, the citizens of the former Douglas shire voted in a referendum to de-amalgamate. The shire was re-established on 1 January 2014. The Cairns Region includes the following settlements: Cairns Central area: Northern Mulgrave area: Southern Mulgrave area: – shared with Cassowary Coast Region – shared with Cassowary Coast Region and Tablelands Region The Cairns Regional Council operate public libraries at Babinda , Cairns City , Earlville , Edmonton , Gordonvale , Manunda , Smithfield and Stratford . The populations given relate to
342-418: The two shires formally ceased to exist, and elections were held on the same day to elect six councillors and a mayor to the Regional Council. Although the commission recommended the council be undivided with six councillors and a mayor, the gazetted form was that of six divisions each electing a single councillor, plus a mayor. Below is the current council, elected in 2024 The Cassowary Coast Region includes
361-486: Was gazetted on 16 December 1994. On 22 March 1995, the Shire was abolished and became part of the new City of Cairns . In July 2007, the Local Government Reform Commission released its report and recommended that Cairns amalgamate with the Shire of Douglas, and that the new Cairns Regional Council be undivided with 10 councillors and a mayor. On 15 March 2008, the City and Shire formally ceased to exist, and elections were held on
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