In 1994, the Trader’s Association of Babinda initiated the quest for a Visitor Information Centre at Babinda. Division One Councillor at this time, Angle Mustafa, was also aware of the potential of tourism in this area. Angle voiced this idea at a full meeting of the Council and was supported unanimously by his fellow councillors.

The first Babinda Visitor Information Centre meeting, to gauge the number of people interested in working as volunteers at the Centre, was held on Tuesday 26^th September 1995.  The Centre opened for business on Thursday 28^th September 1995 and was officially opened on 10^th November 1995 by Cr Tom Pyne, Mayor of Cairns City.

We continue to operate as a fully VOLUNTEER workforce and we are the ONLY fully accredited Visitor Information Centre in the Cairns region.

This year, 2025, marks our 30th anniversary of volunteering and information sharing.  we are proud of our achievements.