General News
17 August, 2023
Welcome sign gains support
CAIRNS regional councillor Rob Pyne is championing a push to have a welcome sign erected at Edmonton.
Former city councillor Fran Lindsay is on a crusade to have the Welcome to Cairns sign on the Bruce Highway at Edmonton shifted north to be replaced by a Welcome to Edmonton one.
But the Department of Main Roads and Transport has refused both suggestions and advised Ms Lindsay to contact the regional council for a local welcome sign.
Cr Pyne said there should be a welcome sign at Edmonton, which is in his division.
He said he would raise it as a general business item at the next planning and environment committee meeting.
In the meantime, a council spokesman said the Department of Transport and Main Roads discussed the location of the ‘Welcome to Cairns’ sign with council officers during early planning stages of the Edmonton to Gordonvale road corridor project.
“There are no current plans to relocate the sign as it is located at the start of the urban boarder,” he said. “Recognising the importance of a welcoming gateway, council is currently refurbishing the existing Edmonton sign and landscaping at the Mill Rd / Mt Peter Rd roundabout.”
