Free buses, parking for NYE

Free bus transport will be available following the midnight fireworks to assist revellers in getting home safely from New Year’s Eve celebrations in the Cairns city.

Cairns Regional Council is funding the free Sunbus services, which will depart from Lake Street between midnight and 1.20am.

Seven routes will operate, travelling to Palm Cove, Smithfield, Aeroglen via Lake Placid, Manunda, Edmonton, Mount Sheridan, and Gordonvale. See the Sunbus website for times and route details (www.sunbus.com.au/event/cairns-new-years-services-3).

Parking in the Lake Street multi-storey carpark will be free all day on Monday 31 December. Normal regulated hours will resume at 8.30am on Wednesday 2 January.

Please note that the Cairns Esplanade will be closed to all traffic between Spence and Minnie streets from 5am on Monday 31 December until 5am on Tuesday 1 January.

New Year’s Eve events on the Cairns Esplanade will proceed in the event of rain. In the case of more severe weather conditions, please refer to Cairns Regional Council’s Facebook page for updates.