Cairns Regional Council

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Cairns Regional Council
Queensland

Location within Queensland
Population: 152,000 (2008)
Established: 2008, through amalgamation.
Area: 152103 km² (58727.3 sq mi) (After 2008 Amalgamations with Douglass Shire Council)
Mayor: Val Schier
Council Seat: Cairns
Region: Far North Queensland
State District: Barron River, Cairns, Cook, Mulgrave
Federal Division: Leichhardt
LGAs around Cairns Regional Council:
Northern Peninsula Area Wjual Wujal Aboriginal Shire Council Coral Sea
Tablelands Cairns Regional Council Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire Council
Tablelands Cassowary Coast Coral Sea

Cairns Regional Council is a Local Government Area in Queensland, Australia. The Local Government Area was created on 15 March 2008 as a result of the report of the Local Government Reform Commission released in July 2007. The new Council, located in Far North Queensland contains the entire area of two previous Local Government Areas;

The report recommended that the new local government area should not be divided into wards and elect ten councillors and a mayor. The Cairns Regional Council covers an area of 4,135 square kilometres (1,597 sq mi), contains an estimated resident population in 2006 of 142,723 and has an estimated operating budget of AUD213m[1].

The Regional Council covers the city of Cairns and its surrounding suburbs and the towns of Daintree, Mossman and Port Douglas.

[edit] 2008 council members

Position Person Party
Mayor of Cairns Val Schier[2] Cairns 1st
Division 1 Councilor Paul Gregory[3] Independent
Division 2 Councilor Nancy Lanskey [4] Independent
Division 3 Councilor Robert Pyne[5] Independent
Division 4 Councilor Kirsten Lesina [6] Cairns 1st
Division 5 Councilor Alan Blake[7] Independent
Division 6 Councilor Linda Cooper[8] Cairns Unity
Division 7 Councilor Diane Forsyth[9] Cairns 1st
Division 8 Councilor Margaret Cochrane[10] Independent
Division 9 Councilor Sno Bonneau[11] Independent
Division 10 Councilor Julia Leu[12] Independent

[edit] References

  1. ^ Cairns Regional Council (PDF). Local Government Reform Commission (Queensland) (2007). Retrieved on 2007-08-05. (No longer available)
  2. ^ 2008 Cairns Regional Council - Mayoral Election - Election Summary. Retrieved on 2008-03-16.
  3. ^ 2008 Cairns Regional Council - Councillor Election - Division 1 - Division Summary. Retrieved on 2008-03-16.
  4. ^ 2008 Cairns Regional Council - Councillor Election - Division 2 - Division Summary. Retrieved on 2008-03-16.
  5. ^ 2008 Cairns Regional Council - Councillor Election - Division 3 - Division Summary. Retrieved on 2008-03-16.
  6. ^ 2008 Cairns Regional Council - Councillor Election - Division 4 - Division Summary. Retrieved on 2008-03-16.
  7. ^ 2008 Cairns Regional Council - Councillor Election - Division 5 - Division Summary. Retrieved on 2008-03-16.
  8. ^ 2008 Cairns Regional Council - Councillor Election - Division 6 - Division Summary. Retrieved on 2008-03-16.
  9. ^ 2008 Cairns Regional Council - Councillor Election - Division 7 - Division Summary. Retrieved on 2008-03-16.
  10. ^ 2008 Cairns Regional Council - Councillor Election - Division 8 - Division Summary. Retrieved on 2008-03-16.
  11. ^ 2008 Cairns Regional Council - Councillor Election - Division 9 - Division Summary. Retrieved on 2008-03-16.
  12. ^ 2008 Cairns Regional Council - Councillor Election - Division 10 - Division Summary. Retrieved on 2008-03-16.

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