Technical Tours

Date: Tuesday 12 October 2021

Registration: 12:30pm - 1pm

Depart: 1:30pm

Return to Venue: 4:30pm

Tech Tour 1: Cairns City Centre Master Plan

As a design and planning framework, the Master Plan reflects Council’s Corporate Plan 2017-2022 and the community’s values and aspirations for their city.

The Cairns City Master Plan tour includes a tour of the Courthouse building, streetscape treatments, Shields Street and Esplanade Dining Precinct, Esplanade Parklands and Florence Street enhancement.

Tech Tour 2: Cairns Southern Access Corridor Stage 3: E2G Project

The site tour provides attendees with the opportunity to see and understand the methodology and implementation of construction activities along with environmental controls, whilst seeing firsthand the challenges being addressed by the construction team within the local landscape.

Tech Tour 3: Cairns City Waste facilities tour

The tour includes a presentation at the rediscovery centre, walkway viewing, viewing of CRC Glass Processing Facility (from outside only), processing of glass for use in infrastructure applications, capped landfill viewing area and Landfill & Resource Recovery Precinct Viewing.

PPE requirements for the tour/viewing only require enclosed shoes. Due to the location of the facility (bordering mangrove wetlands) it is advisable to bring insect repellent.