Helpful Links
Multicultural Community groups
Cairns is a true multicultural community with a population from nations across the globe. If you can’t find the cultural group you are looking for, Cairns Regional Council may be able to assist with information or contact information or contact Multicultural Services to find out about multiculural services available in Cairns
Cultural groups in Cairns
- Abou Bakr As-Siddiq (Cairns) Mosque
- African Society of Far North Queensland
- Alliance Francaise de Cairns
- Australia Japan Society (Far North Queensland)
- Cairns & District Chinese Assoc. Inc
- Cairns & Region Multicultural Assoc. Inc.
- Cairns Indonesian-Australian Assoc.
- Dutch Society
- Far North Buddhist Association
- German Club Cairns
- Greek Orthodox Parish Cairns
- Khacho Yulo Ling Buddhist Centre
- Papua New Guinea & Wantoks Assoc.
- Russian Speakers Assoc. Cairns
- Serbian Cultural Centre Cairns
Cairns is a Sister City
The Sister Cities program aims to develop meaningful and long term links with cities and communities in other countries. The program encourages international understanding and goodwill between peoples, and to share economic, community, cultural and social interaction.
Cairns has Sister City relationships with the following cities:
- Lae, Papua New Guinea
- Minami, Japan
- Oyama, Japan
- Riga, Latvia
- Sidney, Canada
- Scottsdale, USA
- Zhanjiang, China
Getting around Cairns
- Airport shuttle bus
- Cycling and Walking Maps
- Maps of Cairns
- Public transport (Sunbus)
- Taxi
- Uber Cairns
Legal Information
- Australian Border Force
- Legal Aid Queensland
- Queensland Indigenous Family Violence Legal Service
- Queensland Police
- Student Visa information
Emergency Contact Numbers
- Emergencies – 000
- Crimestoppers – 1800 333 000
- Policelink – 131 444
Studying and Living in Cairns
- Cairns Disaster Dashboard (Cyclone information)
- Cairns Libraries
- Cairns Weather information
- Free Community wifi
- Heritage Trails in Cairns
- Public parks in Cairns
- Public Swimming Pools in Cairns
- Queensland Rail
- Study Cairns
- Study in Australia
- Study Queensland
- Tourist information
Download the Guide to living and studying in Cairns.
