The team behind Cairns Safe Knights Community group- keeping residents feeling safe in our suburbs.

A team of locals are now hitting the streets to help residents feel safer- especially at night. 

Alex James has taken over the group Cairns Safe Knights Community and instead of winding down with a drink on a Saturday night, he's with a group of volunteers pounding the pavement to keep us safe. 

He says they're covering every suburb- from Gordonvale to the Northern Beaches and have the backing of our Police. 

Abbey from the Newsroom caught up with Alex to hear why he wants to continue growing the group: 

You can check out their Facebook page HERE.