A brigalow research station was established between Theodore and Moura.
Parking meters installed in the Cairns CBD.
Gordonvale High School opens.
March
21 Brampton island airstrip officially opened by the Minister for Civil Aviation, Senator Denham Henty. To accommodate this strip and associated facilities, which included a substantial reclamation of the sea-front, a special lease was given to the Australian National Airlines Commission for twenty years from 1 January 1965. Brampton was serviced by TAA aircraft including De Havilland Twin Otters. It was a rather short airstrip and several aircraft came to grief there, though no one was killed in any of the accidents.
April
1 Barrier Reef Islands was granted a special lease to build a helicopter landing site adjacent to the end of the Hayman Island jetty.
May
17 Electricity Supply turned on at Carmila.
July
Government-financed abattoirs opened at Bakers Creek. When local livestock supplies could not provide an economic throughput the abattoirs was sold to Borthwicks in 1967.