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AFL royalty to play at Port
A NEW wave of excitement has come rushing through local AFL circles, with three-time premiership player, three-time Norm Smith medallist and Brownlow winner Dustin ‘Dusty’ Martin
30 March, 2026
General News
Digging in
WORK has started on the new Woolworths $60 million shopping centre development in Trinity Beach.
28 March, 2026
40 years of retail
SMITHFIELD Shopping Centre is marking 40 years since opening in 1986.
Ferry good start
THE Daintree ferry is due back in full service in time for the Easter...
Happy Easter plant sale
IF your garden needs a makeover or just a colourful lift – don’t miss...
Entertainment
Holiday arts and craft fun
CAIRNS Art Gallery has opened bookings for its April school holiday workshops, with a range of art classes available...
29 March, 2026
JUTE to deliver arts gig
QUEENSLAND’S regional theatre sector is set for expansion after...
Carnivale expands line-up for annual event
PORT Douglas Carnivale has expanded its entertainment line-up with a mix...
Festival’s lead acts announced
AUSTRALIAN music icons Icehouse and US singer-songwriter Don McLean will...
Community
Teacher to take on world stage
BENTLEY Park College teacher Abigail Trabado will represent Australia at the Mrs International World 2026 pageant in...
13 March, 2026
Army leader was ‘a giant’
TRIBUTES have poured in for a former Australian Army leader described as...
‘Just luck’ to turn 100
STAYING social, maintaining connections and a ‘bit of good luck” has...
Business figure honoured at wake
FORMER Cairns businessman and philanthropist John O’Brien has been...
Business
It’s game over
EMPIRE Alternacade and Events Cairns has closed its doors and will rebrand as an Irish pub, with regulars saying the...
27 March, 2026
Casino takeover delay
AN offer by Sydney-based casino and pub tycoon Sam Arnaout to buy The...
Local News
BMW’s ‘Neue Klasse’ of ‘26
AS BMW’s rolls out its ‘Neue Klasse’ design – a specific electric...
Daisy driven by care and patience
FOR Sukhvinda (Sukhi) Singh, Driving Miss Daisy Cairns Northern Beaches...
Real Estate
Good value drawcard
FIRST home buyers are setting up home in more affordable suburbs such as Babinda and Fishery Falls, a new report...
26 March, 2026
Real estate coup
ONE of Far North Queensland’s most accomplished real estate...
$11m expansion of in-demand Tully nursing home
RESIDENTIAL aged care places in Tully have received a much-needed boost,...
Caring for assets differently
GLOBAL engineering and project management group XBURO has launched XBURO...
Sport
Park design now underway
THE much-anticipated plan to upgrade Barlow Park in preparation for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games was locked...
29 March, 2026
Local News
For some season ends, while for others it’s just starting
IT’S been a huge week in and around Cairns in the sporting world, as...
Local News
Pride smash southern rival
NORTHERN Pride overturned an early deficit to defeat Townsville...
Local News
Winter sport prepares for busy season
IT’S been an enormous fortnight of sport around the Douglas Shire with...
