Cairns LMAC

The Cairns Local Marine Advisory Committee (LMAC) covers Buchan Point in the north (Cairns Regional Council) to Flying Fish Point in the south (Cassowary Coast Regional Council) and includes the Cairns northern beach suburbs, Gordonvale and Babinda.

Regional focus

Cairns is one of Australia's most popular holiday destinations. More than two million visitors a year are attracted by the tropical city's easy access to the World Heritage listed Great Barrier Reef and rainforest.

The natural environment and relaxed lifestyle also attracts a steady stream of new residents, providing Cairns with one of the fastest urban growth rates in Australia. Most of the region's population of 130,000 is concentrated in the city, northern beaches and a southern growth corridor extending to Gordonvale.  The rest of the coastal plain is cultivated mainly for sugar cane.

Recent activities

  • Coastal development effects on water quality
  • Community engagement on urban pollution
  • Sewage pump-out facilities for tourism vessels
  • Impacts on dugong and turtle populations
  • Fishing pressure on inshore waters

LMAC Membership

 
Name
 Position
Paul Gregory
 Chair
Nicole Harman
 Secretary/Treasurer external
Paul Aubin
 Member
Bruce Corcoran
 Member
Ryan Donnelly
 Member
Adam Fletcher
 Member
Jennie Gilbert
 Member
Eden Gray-Spence
 Member
Ian Hodge
 Member
Sarah Hoyal
 Member
Peter Robinson
 Member
Xanthe Rivett
 Member
Bob Rossi
 Member
Terry Russell
 Member
Lyndal Singleton
 Member
Debbie Townsend
 Member
Alan Wallish
 Member

More information

For further information on the Cairns LMAC please contact:

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
Far Northern Regional Office
PO Box 6091
CAIRNS QLD 4870
Tel: (07) 4057 0700
Fax: (07) 4051 9866
Email: far.northern.region@gbrmpa.gov.au


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