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Far North

Newell Beach residents (from left) Bill Aspinal, Ian O’Donaghue, Vicki Thomas, Geoff Sullivan, John Bond and Jeanette Bond are frustrated that erosion continues outside their homes. Picture: Gary ‘Gazza’ McIlroy

Shifting sands

NEWELL Beach residents are demanding a long term and sustainable fix to erosion after the failure of a sand replenishment program.

22 October, 2025

Tourists enjoy riding bikes along Four Mile Beach. Picture: Tourism Tropical North Queensland

Overseas visitor spending reaches record $1.2bn

Japanese funnyman and media personality Abareru-kun, who is the face of a new $130 million ‘Come and Say G'Day’ campaign targeting the Far North’s biggest source of tourists, highlights Four Mile Beach at Port Douglas. Picture: Tourism Australia

Come say G’day Japan

This four-bedroom, 2 bathroom home at 55 Pecten Avenue, Port Douglas, is listed for $949,999, well under the median price for Port Douglas ($1.148m). Contact LJ Hooker Port Douglas on 0403 066 189. Picture: LJ Hooker Port Douglas

House price rise

Member for Barron River Bree James (left) with a cassowary statue and Queensland Parks and Wildlife ranger Jeff Lewis. Picture: Supplied

App targets our big birds in the wild

National business awards winning mums Crystal Leonardi and Nicola Baker. Picture: Gary ‘Gazza’ McIlroy

Mums can do anything

The Golden Gumboot in Tully

Highway to holiday pleasure

The first chairman and general manager of Tourism Tropical North Queensland George Chapman (left) and Bill Cummings. Picture: Tourism Tropical North Queensland

TTNQ marks 50 years

Far North Master Builders’ house of the year Bellmere at Redlynch by Langrell Constructions. Insets (from left): apprentice of the year Rhianna McDonald, rising star Josh Hiles and women in building award winner Yasmin McConachy. Pictures: Supplied

House of year

Wet Tropics Waterways executive officer James Donaldson (left) and chairman Simon Costanzo read through the 2025 report card. Picture: Wet Tropics Waterways.

Jasper’s slap on nature

The colourful Julatten library

Julatten library tenure

A guide from Waitawhile Rainforest Tours shows visitors the Wet Tropics. Picture: Tourism Tropical North Queensland

Guiding the way forward

Participants in last year’s Great Barrier Reef clean up. Picture: Supplied

Reef due for big clean up

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