The City of Cairns, in Far North Queensland, was originally established as a borough with a chairman from 1885 until 1903, when the Local Authorities Act 1902 transformed it into a town with a mayor. The town achieved city status in 1923. In 1995, when the Shire of Mulgrave amalgamated into the City, the mayor was elected by a much larger base of voters. In 2008, when the City was amalgamated with the Shire of Douglas into the Cairns Region, the mayor's voter base expanded yet again.
Borough of Cairns (1885–1903) The mayors of the Borough of Cairns were: ChairmanTermNotesRichard Ash Kingsford1885–1886Louis Severin1886–1888Richard Ash Kingsford1889Callaghan Walsh1890Louis Severin1891Alexander Frederick John "AJ" Draper1891–1893 — available online Daniel Patience1893–1894James Lyons1895–1896AJ Draper1897Karl Aumuller1898Lyne Brown1899Richard Alfred Tills1900–1901AJ Draper1902
Town of Cairns (1903–1923) The mayors of the Town of Cairns were: MayorTermLouis Severin1903Donald McLachlan1904Charles McKenzie1905Edward Earl1906Richard Alfred Tills1907Sinclair Miller1908John Coxall1909Andrew Hartill-Law1910John George Hoare1911Charles McKenzie1912–1913Thomas Dillon1914John Griffiths1915Thomas Dillon1915–1916Thomas Henry Donaldson1917AJ Draper1918–1919Richard Cowle Foxdale Gelling 1919John George Hoare1920–1923
City of Cairns Council (1923–1995) The mayors of the City of Cairns (prior to amalgamation) were: MayorTermNotesJohn George Hoare1923–1924AJ Draper1924–1927William Aloysius Collins1927–1949 — available online William Henry Murchison1949–1952Bill Fulton1952–1960S. Darcy Chataway1960–1967Colin Penridge1967–1969David Thomas De Jarlais 1969–1973Kevin Francis Crathern 1973–1978Ronald (Ron) Davis1979–1988Keith Goodwin1988–1990John Peter Cleland1990–1991Kevin Byrne1992–1995
City of Cairns Council (Amalgamated) (1995–2008) The mayors of the City of Cairns (following amalgamation): MayorTermTom Pyne1995–2000Kevin Byrne2000–2008
Cairns Regional Council 2008–present No.PortraitMayorPartyTerm startTerm endNotes Council control (term) 1 Val Schier Independent 3 April 2008 28 April 2012 First female mayor of Cairns. Lost re-electionIndependents majority 2 Bob Manning Unity 28 April 2012 17 November 2023 RetiredUnity majority 3 Terry James Unity 22 November 2023 16 March 2024 Division 4 councillor 2012–2023. Lost re-election 4 Amy Eden Team Eden 16 March 2024 present Division 5 councillor 2020–2024. IncumbentNo overall control
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