Cairns chosen to host inaugural Community Cabinet
- The Crisafulli Government's first Community Cabinet will be held in Cairns
- Premier David Crisafulli and Ministers will visit the region to listen to locals
- The community is encouraged to share ideas to build a better Queensland together
Premier David Crisafulli and his Ministers will host their first Queensland Government Community Cabinet in Cairns on Sunday 2 March 2025.
The Cabinet will meet residents, community leaders, businesses and stakeholders to discuss local priorities, as well as how the community and government can work together to improve the lives of far North Queenslanders.
Locals are encouraged to have their say, identify new opportunities and share ideas, as the Crisafulli Government strives to build a brighter future and ensure the region thrives.
After being ignored by Labor for a decade, this is an opportunity for the Cairns community to be listened to.
The Crisafulli Government recognises and values the importance regional Queensland plays in the state's future and is continuing to deliver on its promise of a fresh start for the far north.
On top of a number of critical infrastructure commitments, the Crisafulli Government also prioritised listening to the Cairns community recently when the region hosted the statewide tourism industry consultation on Destination 2045: Queensland's Tourism Future, a visionary plan to attract investment, support jobs and accelerate infrastructure and experiences.
The region will also benefit from the re-established Bruce Highway Advisory Council which met in North Queensland in December, and from the Federal Government commitment to return to the long standing 80:20 funding split with the Queensland Government for the Bruce Highway.
The Crisafulli Government is focused on turning around the chaos and crisis left by Labor and is set to deliver key elections commitments to benefit the Cairns region, including a multi-million dollar performing arts centre at Whitfield State School, investment to expand the Cairns Turtle Rehabilitation Centre with a new centre on Green Island and investment in a satellite learning centre in Cairns to assist the next generation of TAFE teachers.
Premier David Crisafulli said the Cairns event would be the first of a number of Community Cabinets to be held throughout the year.
"It's important to me and to our Ministers that we meet as many Queenslanders as possible to discuss the challenges and opportunities to build a better Queensland together," the Premier said.
The Member for Mulgrave Terry James said the Community Cabinet would help the region.
"This is a great opportunity for the Cairns community to meet the Cabinet and have their say about the issues affecting them and the opportunities which we have to develop our wonderful region," Mr James said.
The Member for Barron River Bree James encouraged residents to participate in the event.
"This is a golden opportunity for the community to be bold and to create a vision for Cairns which future generations will be proud of, and I look forward to seeing many residents and hearing about their exciting ideas at the event," Ms James said.
Applications to participate at the Cairns Community Cabinet are now open.
