Advocating for Babinda and Surrounds

The Babinda District Community Association’s 2025-2029 Strategic Plan identifies advocacy as a strategic priority of the organisation.

BDCA advocates for more investment, better infrastructure and improved policy outcomes.

The team regularly prepares submissions to support advocacy on issues of importance to the Babinda and Surrounds region.

Australia Post Retail Network – The Australian Senate Environment and Communications References Committee

This submission supported the Licensed Post Office Group in its call for the Committee to recommend a “Services First” model for licensed post offices. The submission can be read here.

Cairns Regional Council’s 2025 Draft Aquatic Facilities Strategy 

This submission objects to the strategy’s proposal to decommission the Babinda Swimming Pool and can be read here.

Queensland Redistribution Commission electoral redistribution (Invite suggestions – stage one of consultation)

This submission requested that the geographical area of Cairns Local Government Area that is currently located in the seat of Hill, be shifted to the seat of Mulgrave to better align communities of interest. The submission can be read here.

Queensland Redistribution Commission electoral redistribution (Invite objections against the proposed redistribution – stage three of consultation)

This submission objected to the proposed electoral boundary, asking that the seat of Hill be retained and that the region Babinda and Surrounds be moved to the Mulgrave electorate. This submission can be read here.