Latest News
New jet seals PNG links
A NEW aircraft on the Cairns – Port Moresby route is set to boost capacity and strengthen ties between Far North Queensland and Papua New Guinea.
7 April, 2026
General News
Major myna issue
RUMOURS of the demise of the Cairns Men’s Shed’s Indian myna bird trap have been snapped shut, with the pioneering...
6 April, 2026
Undara Rock and Blues mark 20th
THE countdown is on for the 20th anniversary of the Undara Rock and...
How to grow veggies
GROWING your own vegetables in the tropics is the focus of an...
Stay active during holidays
THE cooler weather beckons this school holidays, with opportunities to...
Entertainment
Band’s show longest yet
REGURGITATOR will bring a career-spanning singles set to Cairns later this month, with frontman Quan Yeomans...
4 April, 2026
Back to the ‘80s at casino
THE Reef Hotel Casino will host two nights of 1980s-themed entertainment...
Tropical Low heats up
MAGNETIC Island band Tropical Low will bring their ‘Healthy Competition’...
Port to deliver time warp again
THE Rocky Horror Show is set to bring glitter, glamour and chaos to the...
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
‘Wizard of west’
CHAMPION jockey William Pike will ride at the 2026 Cairns Super Carnival, with the Cairns Jockey Club confirming his...
5 April, 2026
Local News
Players set for busy time
THE Kenfrost Homes Marlin Coast netball academy teams for 2026 have been...
Local News
Swim stalwart’s passion
FAR North Queensland students have represented the Peninsula region at...
Local News
Boys’ top effort at champs
THE Cairns under-14 rep squads officially kicked off their season with...
