Barron River, Mulgrave River, Russel River, Trinity Inlet Basin, & Northern Beaches
The Cairns River Improvement Trust (formally the Mulgrave Shire River Improvement Trust) was constituted in 1972 under the River Improvement Trust Act 1940.
The Trust’s area of operation is the Cairns Local Government Area. The area has three major river systems and two other drainage basins, all of which discharge directly into the Coral Sea.
Cairns River Improvement Trust members
Robert Lait (Chair)
Appointed 25 September 2024
Desley Vella
Appointed 25 September 2024
Cr Brett Moller
Appointed 12 April 2024
Anne Clarke
Appointed 13 November 2023
Cr Matthew Tickner
Appointed 12 April 2024
Cairns River Improvement Trust contact information
Contact person: Roselie (Rose) McGovern, Secretary
Street address: C/- Cairns Regional Council 119-145 Spence Street, Portsmith, Cairns QLD, 4870
Postal address: Cairns Regional Council, PO Box 359, Cairns, QLD 4870