History
Innisfail Courthouse was constructed as part of a Government initiated works scheme designed to create employment during the Great Depression.
The building was designed in the office of the Department of Public Works while AB Leven was the Chief Architect.
It was completed in 1939.
The courthouse served as a coordinating point for the Cyclone Larry relief effort in 2006.
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