City of Cairns

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As at 15 March 2008 this former local government area of Australia ceased to exist, having been wholly amalgamated into the Cairns Regional Council. See Cairns for the city and surrounding area.

City of Cairns
Queensland

Location within Queensland
Population: 122,057 (2001 census)
Established: 1995
Council Seat: Cairns
Region: Far North Queensland
Website: http://www.cairns.qld.gov.au/
LGAs around City of Cairns:
Mareeba Coral Sea Coral Sea
Atherton City of Cairns Yarrabah
Eacham Johnstone Coral Sea

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 (comprising the suburbs of the Northern Beaches, Freshwater and Redlynch Valleys, and Southside). The town of Gordonvale was once called Mulgrave.

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.

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[edit] 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 four years. The last Mayor of Cairns before the 2008 amalgamation was Kevin Byrne.

[edit] Past councils

[edit] 2004 - 2008

Council Members of 2004-2008
Council Members of 2004-2008
Position Person Party
Mayor of Cairns Kevin Byrne Cairns Unity
Division 1 Councillor Paul Gregory Independent
Division 2 Councillor Fran Lindsay Greater Cairns
Division 3 Councillor Jeff Pezzutti Greater Cairns
Division 4 Councillor Paul Freebody Cairns Unity
Division 5 Councillor Kathy Plath Cairns Unity
Division 6 Councillor Margaret Gill Cairns Unity
Division 7 Councillor Terry James Cairns Unity
Division 8 Councillor Deirdre Ford Cairns Unity
Division 9 Councillor Alan Blake Cairns Unity
Division 10 Councillor Margaret Cochrane Cairns Unity
Division 11 Councillor Sno Bonneau Independent
Division 12 Councillor Annette Sheppard Greater Cairns

[edit] 2000 - 2004

Position Person Party
Mayor of Cairns Kevin Byrne Cairns Unity
Division 1 Councillor
Division 2 Councillor
Division 3 Councillor Jeff Pezzutti Greater Cairns
Division 4 Councillor
Division 5 Councillor
Division 6 Councillor
Division 7 Councillor
Division 8 Councillor Deirdre Ford Cairns Unity
Division 9 Councillor
Division 10 Councillor
Division 11 Councillor
Division 12 Councillor

[edit] 1995 - 2000

Position Person Party
Mayor of Cairns Tom Pyne Greater Cairns
Division 1 Councillor Angle Mustafa
Division 2 Councillor Fran Lindsay
Division 3 Councillor Jeff Pezzutti
Division 4 Councillor Graham Brasch
Division 5 Councillor Bob Burgess
Division 6 Councillor Darren Cleland
Division 7 Councillor Jan McLucas
Division 8 Councillor Deirdre Ford
Division 9 Councillor Alan McPherson
Division 10 Councillor Brian Down
Division 11 Councillor Sno Bonneau
Division 12 Councillor Annette Sheppard

[edit] References

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

Coordinates: 16°55′49″S, 145°46′11″E

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