Cairns River Improvement Trust

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