Cassowary Coast Region

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Cassowary Coast Region
Queensland
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Location within Queensland
Population29,689 (2018) [1]
 • Density6.3330/km2 (16.4023/sq mi)
Established2008
Area4,688 km2 (1,810.0 sq mi) [1]
MayorTimothy Mark Nolan
Council seat Innisfail
Region Far North Queensland
State electorate(s) Mulgrave, Hinchinbrook
Federal division(s) Kennedy
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Website Cassowary Coast Region
LGAs around Cassowary Coast Region:
Tablelands Cairns
Tablelands Cassowary Coast Region Coral Sea
Charters Towers Hinchinbrook
On the Liverpool Creek near Japoonvale (between Tully and Innisfail) Japoonvale-Liverpool-Creek-1520.jpg
On the Liverpool Creek near Japoonvale (between Tully and Innisfail)

The Cassowary Coast Region is a local government area in 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.

Contents

The Regional Council, which administers the region, has an estimated operating budget of A$64 million.

History

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. [2] With 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. [3] On 15 March 2008, 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.

Mayors

Wards and councillors

Cassowary Coast Regional Council
Type
Type
Leadership
Mayor
Mark Nolan, Independent
Deputy Mayor
Barry Barnes, Independent
Structure
Seats7 elected representatives, including a Mayor and 6 councillors
Political groups
  • Majority:
  •   Independent (7)
Elections
Last election
28 March 2020
Next election
16 March 2024

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 2020: [8]

NameWardNotes
Mark NolanMayorMayor
Barry BarnesDivision 1Deputy Mayor
Teresa MillwoodDivision 2
Trudy TschuiDivision 3
Nicholas PervanDivision 4
Jeff BainesDivision 5
Renee McLeodDivision 6

Towns and localities

The Cassowary Coast Region includes the following settlements:

1 - shared with Cairns Region
2 - shared with Tablelands Region
3 - shared with Cairns Region and Tablelands Region

Libraries

The Cassowary Coast Regional Council operate public libraries in Cardwell, Tully (Dorothy Jones Library), Innisfail and Wongaling Beach. [9]

Population

The total population recorded at each census before 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.

YearPopulation
(Region total)
Population
(Johnstone)
Population
(Cardwell)
193317,19312,7774,416
194716,61112,2654,346
195420,02514,9805,045
196120,96715,7845,183
196622,16916,5295,640
197121,61415,8785,736
197623,25416,7766,478
198125,29117,4387,853
198626,12317,4578,666
199129,06619,1849,882
199630,60420,47410,130
200130,14519,51110,634
200629,50118,91710,584
201127,668--
201629,585--

Heritage places

As part of preparing the Cassowary Coast Planning Scheme 2014, the council consulted with the region's heritage groups to compile a list of local heritage places. [10] [11]

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  8. https://cassowarycoast.qld.gov.au/mayor-and-councillors
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