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Junior teams wind up great summer roster
CAIRNS Basketball has officially wrapped up their junior summer season with a super Saturday filled with grand finals, with both boys and girls playing in their big dance from the
29 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
JUTE to deliver arts gig
QUEENSLAND’S regional theatre sector is set for expansion after Cairns-based JUTE Theatre Company was awarded a key...
29 March, 2026
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...
Colourful Yorkeys Knob
A FOUR-day Yorkeys Knob Living History Launch and celebration will begin...
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
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 some codes are wrapping up their seasons, while...
27 March, 2026
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...
Local News
‘The real deal’
A RISING young talent from the Edmonton and Gordonvale tennis clubs is...
