Barlow Park will welcome 200 competitors for the 11-12 years Boys Rugby League State Championships from 24-29 June.
Council will enter into an agreement with Peninsula School Sport for the hire of Barlow Park facilities for the tournament, valued at $11,661.
Organisers expected about 800 people, including 200 students/competitors, 50 support staff and 550 family members, to attend the six-day competition.
It is expected 750 pf those people will be travelling from outside of the Far North region.
Peninsula School Sport will use main Barlow Park field and West Barlow Park to host the event, which is expected to deliver an economic benefit of over $520,000 to the Cairns economy.
This resolution is to be ratified at the next Ordinary Meeting of Council, to be held on 24 February 2021.
