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Cairns Municipal Council
The City of Cairns was a local government area centred on the Far North Queensland city of Cairns. Established in 1885, for most of its existence it consisted of approximately around Cairns itself, with much of the metropolitan area being located in the Shire of Mulgrave. The Shire amalgamated into the City on 22 March 1995, as did small sections of neighbouring shires. In 2008, the City amalgamated with the Shire of Douglas to become the Cairns Region. History Following a petition by local residents, on 28 May 1885, the Borough of Cairns was established under the ''Local Government Act 1878'', being excised from the Cairns Division. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', the Borough of Cairns became the Town of Cairns on 31 March 1903. On 12 October 1923, the Town of Cairns was proclaimed City of Cairns. On 21 November 1991, the Electoral and Administrative Review Commission, created two years earlier, produced its second report, and recommended that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queensland
) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_date = Colony of Queensland , established_title2 = Separation from New South Wales , established_date2 = 6 June 1859 , established_title3 = Federation , established_date3 = 1 January 1901 , named_for = Queen Victoria , demonym = , capital = Brisbane , largest_city = capital , coordinates = , admin_center_type = Administration , admin_center = 77 local government areas , leader_title1 = Monarch , leader_name1 = Charles III , leader_title2 = Governor , leader_name2 = Jeannette Young , leader_title3 = Premier , leader_name3 = Annastacia Palaszczuk ( ALP) , legislature = Parliament of Queensland , judiciary = Supreme Court of Queensland , national_representation = Parliament of Australia , national_representation_type ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Town Of Cairns
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an origin with the German word , the Dutch word , and the Old Norse . The original Proto-Germanic word, *''tūnan'', is thought to be an early borrowing from Proto-Celtic *''dūnom'' (cf. Old Irish , Welsh ). The original sense of the word in both Germanic and Celtic was that of a fortress or an enclosure. Cognates of ''town'' in many modern Germanic languages designate a fence or a hedge. In English and Dutch, the meaning of the word took on the sense of the space which these fences enclosed, and through which a track must run. In England, a town was a small community that could not afford or was not allowed to build walls or other larger fortifications, and built a palisade or stockade instead. In the Netherlands, this space was a garden, more ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cairns North, Queensland
Cairns North is a coastal Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Cairns North had a population of 5,191 people. Geography The suburb is bounded to the north by the Cairns Airport, to the east by Trinity Bay (), and to the west by Lily Creek (). As the name ''Cairns North'' suggests, it is immediately north of the Cairns central business district. Sheridan Street enters the suburb from the south-east (Cairns City, Queensland, Cairns City) and exits to the north (Aeroglen). It is part of Highway 1 (Australia), Highway 1 (the main route around the Australian coast). The Tablelands railway line, Queensland, Tablelands railway line also enters the suburb from the south-east (Cairns City) and follows close to the south-western boundary of Cairns North before exiting to the north (Aeroglen), with Edgehill railway station (also known as Cairns North railway station) within the suburb (). The suburb is flat land just ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bungalow, Queensland
Bungalow is an inner suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Bungalow had a population of 2,159 people. Geography The suburb is bounded to the north by Mulgrave Street (one of the major thoroughfares through Cairns connecting the Bruce Highway from the south to the Captain Cook Highway to the north) and by Hartley Street to the south. The suburb is almost entirely freehold and has a mixture of residential and commercial areas with no green space or other civic amenities. History Bungalow is situated in the Yidinji traditional Aboriginal country. The suburb name comes from "The Bungalow", the residence of Archdeacon Joseph Campbell, a clergyman and agricultural entrepreneur. The Cairns Germania Club was established on 4 July 1971 to cater for the needs of German speaking migrants with an initial nine members. The club's activities expanded to include folk dancing. In July 1980 the club wanted a clubhouse and purchased a former church in Winkw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aeroglen, Queensland
Aeroglen is a coastal suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Aeroglen had a population of 403 people. It is approximately 5 kilometers (3 miles) north of the Cairns City centre. Geography The suburb is bounded to the north by the Barron River, to the east by the Coral Sea, to the south by Lily Creek, and to the west loosely by the Captain Cook Highway but with one small pocket of housing to the west of the highway. Aeroglen is located on a slope at the foot of the Mount Whitfield Conservation Park. The Captain Cook Highway enters the suburb from the south ( Cairns North) and exits to the north-west ( Barron / Machans Beach). The Tablelands railway line also enters the suburb from the south (Cairns North), immediately west of the highway and exits to the west ( Stratford). The suburb was served by the Aeroglen railway station (), but it is now abandoned. Most of the suburb is taken up by the Cairns International Airport () which lies b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cairns, Queensland
Cairns (, ) is a city in Queensland, Australia, on the tropical north east coast of Far North Queensland. The population in June 2019 was 153,952, having grown on average 1.02% annually over the preceding five years. The city is the 5th-most-populous in Queensland, and 15th in Australia. The city was founded in 1876 and named after Sir William Wellington Cairns, following the discovery of gold in the Hodgkinson river. Throughout the late 19th century, Cairns prospered from the settlement of Chinese immigrants who helped develop the region's agriculture. Cairns also served as a port for blackbirding ships, bringing slaves and indentured labourers to the sugar plantations of Innisfail. During World War II, the city became a staging ground for the Allied Forces in the Battle of the Coral Sea. By the late 20th century the city had become a centre of international tourism, and in the early 21st century has developed into a major metropolitan city. Cairns is a popular tourist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Val Schier
Valerie Jean Schier was the mayor of the Cairns Regional Council, Queensland, Australia from March 2008 until May 2012. Schier was born on 22 April 1950 and grew up in Falmouth, a small village on the north east coast of Tasmania. She moved to Cairns in 1982 and bought a house at Machans Beach in 1984. On 15 March 2008, Schier was elected Mayor of the newly amalgamated Cairns Regional Council, a position she maintained until her defeat in May 2012 by Bob Manning. Personal life Schier has one son, James Louis Wilson, who married Kim Le Cras on 9 January 2009. She has a Bachelor of Arts (1970) and a Diploma of Education (1975) from the University of Tasmania and a Graduate Diploma of Business Management from the University of Central Queensland Central Queensland University (alternatively known as CQUniversity) is an Australian public university based in central Queensland. CQUniversity is the only Australian university with a campus presence in every mainland state. Its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parliament Of Queensland
The Parliament of Queensland is the legislature of Queensland, Australia. As provided under the Constitution of Queensland, the Parliament consists of the Monarch of Australia and the Legislative Assembly. It has been the only unicameral state legislature in the country since the upper chamber, the Legislative Council, was abolished in 1922. The Legislative Assembly sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Brisbane. All laws applicable in Queensland are authorised by the Parliament of Queensland, with the exception of specific legislation defined in the Constitution of Australia, very limited criminal law applying under the Australia Act 1986 as well as a small volume of remaining historical laws passed by the Parliament of New South Wales and the Imperial Parliament. Following the outcome of the 2015 election, successful amendments to the electoral act in early 2016 include: adding an additional four parliamentary seats from 89 to 93, changing from optional pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Byrne (mayor)
Kevin Michael Byrne (born 1949) was Mayor of the City of Cairns in Queensland, Australia, from 1992 to 1995, and then from 2000 to 2008. Early life He was born in Lae, Papua New Guinea 1949. His family had first arrived in Papua New Guinea in 1906 when his grandfather was appointed Chief Collector of Customs in Port Moresby. His primary education was on Manus Island, Papua New Guinea and he attended Nudgee College, Brisbane from 1963 until 1967. Military career Byrne graduated in 1969 from Officer Cadet School, Portsea, Victoria (OCS Portsea) with an Australian Army commission. He was awarded the Sword of Honour for Leadership in that year. His 17-year military career included Australian and overseas postings to Malaysia, Singapore, Papua New Guinea, Rhodesia and South Vietnam. His final military assignment was as a Senior Instructor at the Royal Military College, Duntroon, 1987. Working life Byrne served as the regional manager in the Office of Northern and Regional Develop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Pyne
Thomas Alfred Pyne (31 January 1935 – 30 October 2011) was an Australian politician. He was the shire chairman of the Shire of Mulgrave from 1979 to 1995, and following the amalgamation of Mulgrave with the City of Cairns, was Mayor of Cairns from 1995 to 2000. His son, Rob Pyne, was a Cairns City Councillor and State Member (Labor and Independent) for Cairns in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland. Professional life and party politics Pyne was born in Babinda, the youngest of five children. He was educated at the McDonnell's Creek, Bellenden Ker and Hambledon State Schools, and lived for a period at Deeral before moving to Edmonton. He married Marion McKinnon in 1955; they had two children. He worked as a wood machinist with Cairns furniture manufacturer A. H. Kent, and later for Queensland Railways, the Department of Works, and Advanx Tyre and Motor Services. He subsequently opened his own business, Tin-Sang and Co, at Edmonton. Pyne also served in the Royal Queensl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellis Beach, Queensland
Ellis Beach is a coastal locality in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Ellis Beach had a population of 24 people. Geography The five-kilometre strip of Ellis Beach is located aside the Coral Sea north of Cairns on the Captain Cook Highway between Cairns and Port Douglas, within the Cairns Region local government area. The Ellis Beach locality also contains the nearby off-shore Double Island, also known by its native Aboriginal name Wangal Djungay. History Ellis Beach is situated in the Djabugay (Tjapukai) traditional Aboriginal country. The Cairns Historical Society's records show that it was named after Dick Ellis, who at the time resided at this beach. He was a shot firer for the Queensland Department of Main Roads – presumably at the time the Cook Highway was constructed in the early 1930s. He lost a hand and the Queensland Government constructed a house for him at the beach now known as Ellis Beach on the spot where the café now stands. This wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barron Gorge, Queensland
Barron Gorge is a rural locality in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Barron Gorge had a population of 0 people. Springs is a neighbourhood in the narrow centre part of the locality (). Geography Almost the entire area of the locality is undeveloped land within the Barron Gorge National Park which also extends into a number of neighbouring localities. The land rises from approximately 10 metres above sea level to the east of the locality up to a number of named peaks, including: * Red Peak, above sea level in the north of the locality (). * North Peak, in the middle of the locality () * Mount Williams, also known as Tokim Peak, in the south of the locality () * Red Bluff, a cliff () The name of the locality derives from the gorge created by the Barron River through the Macalister Range and the Lamb Range.The Cairns-to-Kuranda railway line provides the north-western boundary of the locality and also part of the south-eastern locality. The railway line ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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