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Waterfall at Copperlode Falls in Cairns. Copperlode Falls Dam or Lake Morris is a fresh water reservoir dam at Lamb Range, Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia, [1] servicing the city of Cairns. The dam is located in the range immediately west of Cairns. The dam serves as the main water supply for Cairns. [2]
Cairns (/ ˈ k ɛər n z / ⓘ; Yidiny: Gimuy) is a city in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia, [2] on the tropical north east coast of Far North Queensland. In the 2021 census , Cairns had a population of 153,181 people.
The City of Cairns was a local government area centred on the Far North Queensland city of Cairns. Established in 1885, for most of its existence it consisted of approximately 51.5 square kilometres (19.9 sq mi) around Cairns itself, with much of the metropolitan area being located in the Shire of Mulgrave .
Cairns City is a coastal suburb at the centre of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] It is also known as the Cairns Central Business District (CBD). In the 2021 census , Cairns City had a population of 3,616 people.
Ports North, the trading name of the Far North Queensland Ports Corporation Limited, is a Queensland Government statutory corporation that is responsible for the Cairns Marlin Marina and the Cairns Cityport project and the ports in Cairns, Cape Flattery, Karumba, Mourilyan, Skardon River, Quintell Beach, Thursday Island, Burketown and Cooktown, in Queensland, Australia. [2]
Bayview Heights is a southern suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Bayview Heights had a population of 4,175 people. [1]
The region's only tanker berth and the Royal Australian Navy base HMAS Cairns are located on the inlet. Several shipbuilders and tour operators that visit the Great Barrier Reef operate from the Reef Terminal on the entrance to the inlet. [5] Remnants of a levee can be found on the eastern bank opposite Cairns. This was an effort by CSR in the ...
A construction project to build a new wharf at Yarrabah commenced in May 2021, after the Queensland Government allocated 7 million dollars to this purpose. [45] It is expected when this new wharf becomes operational, regular and reliable water transport will be resumed for Yarrabah, which lies only 11 kilometres by sea from the Cairns waterfront.