Cairns Regional Council
Cairns Regional Council was formed in 2008 by the amalgamation of Cairns City and Douglas Shire. It is a coastal municipality, with a southern boundary near Babinda and a northern boundary beyond Cape Tribulation, a distance of 190 km. Cairns Regional Council's inland distance is about 25 km at Bellenden Ker, narrowing to only a few kilometres at Ellis Beach and widening again to about 50 km at Daintree. Its area is 4135 sq km.
Further Reading:
Patsy Coverdale, North Queensland in black and white: a social history with views, stories and archaeology, Mitchem, MOQ Books, 2011
Cairns and Douglas Shire entries
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