New works to future-proof critical assets from extreme weather in the Cairns community have reached significant milestones with the soon to be completed coastal protection upgrades at Clifton Beach and the commencement of the Casuarina Street Bridge reconstruction – two critical projects supported by the Albanese Government, Assistant Minister for Emergency Management, Josh Wilson, said.

Through the Albanese Government’s Coastal and Estuarine Risk Mitigation Program, $1 million has been invested in a Cairns Regional Council led project at Clifton Beach which includes new breakwaters to protect this area against severe erosion caused by storm surges and cyclones.