Cairns Regional Growth Plan – Community Infrastructure and Open Space Assessment
Cairns Regional Council, QLD
Cairns provides a unique and highly desirable lifestyle for its residents, and is an attractive destination for international and domestic visitors. It is surrounded by nature, bounded by the Great Barrier Reef and the Wet Tropics of Queensland’s World Heritage Areas, with long sandy beaches, vibrant communities, abundant marine life and pristine parks. It is the key service centre for North Queensland – home to 168,500 people and projected to grow by another 95,338 residents by 2050.
CRED Consulting was engaged as part of the Towards 2050 Collective, a multidisciplinary team led by Wolters Consulting Group, to deliver a Regional Growth Plan for Cairns Regional Council.
HOW WE DID IT
CRED brought its people-first approach to planning to provide input into the development of the plan’s Housing Strategy. We researched housing and households trends, as well as opportunities for affordable and social housing to ensure Cairns can be a home to everyone.
Our team is led the development of a social infrastructure and open space strategy to ensure that the region’s future growth supports the liveability and resilience of its community.
OUTCOMES
CRED’s project inputs helped shape the regional growth plan, as well as changes to the planning scheme. We also developed recommendations for future investment, partnerships and advocacy to help set Cairns up for a bright future.