General News
25 March, 2026
Keeping safe eye on marina
A NEW partnership between Ports North and Cairns Regional Council will expand security across the Cairns Marina and surrounding foreshore.
Ports North first engaged council in December 2024 to support security monitoring along the marine precinct and waterfront through selected CCTV coverage of the boardwalk.
Following the program’s success, an expanded agreement was established in December 2025.
Under the new agreement, council’s CitySafe program now provides expanded CCTV monitoring across Ports North–managed areas, including the Marina fingers, as well as targeted security patrols during peak periods.
Cairns Mayor Amy Eden said Ports North had engaged council to deliver additional security measures across the marina precinct and waterfront, creating a more coordinated approach to monitoring and response.
“This work is fully funded by Ports North. There is no cost to council or Cairns ratepayers,” she said.
The agreement is designed to strengthen responses to incidents such as trespass and nuisance behaviour by providing a single point of contact for security concerns.
Ports North operations general manager Ash Sinha said the marina was a shared community space used every day by locals, visitors, businesses and berth holders and the agreement ensured the waterfront was used appropriately safely and respectfully.
Far North District Chief Superintendent Kevin Fitzgibbon said police would maintain high-visibility patrols across the Safe Night Precinct and the wider CBD.
