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Medical centre in harmony
A MULTIMILLION-dollar, privately-funded healthcare facility has opened in Bungalow, expanding a Cairns medical practice from two to six GPs and creating five other new local jobs.
8 September, 2026
General News
Meals on Wheels vollie honoured
A LONG-TIME Cairns Meals on Wheels volunteer who helped guide the organisation through major relocations and laid the...
7 September, 2026
Water bills to increase
RATEPAYERS face paying on average an extra $143 a year in their water...
Town’s pool ‘set up to fail’
THE future of the Babinda pool remains under a dark cloud, sparking...
Bins back after U-turn
RECYCLING bins removed by Cairns Regional Council at Machans Beach two...
Entertainment
Town’s art deco to be shown off
FROM fashion parades and murder mysteries to guided tours of the architectural beauty of Innisfail, be prepared for...
6 September, 2026
Music to pick up suburbia
ANOTHER Stratford Sounds event will wake up the sleepy suburban streets...
Global lyric tenor returns 'home'
INTERNATIONAL lyric tenor Paul Ettore Tabone, described by the BBC as...
Sister act back at Tanks
AUSTRALIAN duo Vika & Linda will return to Cairns this month, bringing...
Community
A mother’s plea
A FAR North Queensland mother is preparing to challenge a tribunal decision that placed key decisions about her adult...
4 September, 2026
Alan turns 90 in fine fettle
VERY rarely do I write the ‘Goss’ with a story of a personal note, but...
Students ‘rock the chop’
MORE than half of the Trinity Anglican School (TAS) Year 12 cohort got...
Memorial to dead airmen
EIGHTY-four years after a United States Army Air Forces B-17 Flying...
Business
Google review attacks
A LARGE number of local businesses and organisations, including the Douglas Shire Council, have been hit with false...
20 August, 2026
Former CEO’s casino deal
FORMER Reef Casino Trust CEO and current director Allan Tan has...
Mazda’s electric zoom-zoom
TWO of Mazda’s most important new models have been unveiled in Cairns.
Braschs – from teen employee to owner
SOME businesses simply sell products. Others become part of a city’s...
Real Estate
Investors eye off city hotel
THE Mercure Cairns, a 75-key resort hotel in the city’s tourism precinct, is on the market via an expressions of...
30 July, 2026
Housing project opens
THE White Rock Estate opens its doors to the community tomorrow...
High performer
CAIRNS’ position as one of the best performing real estate markets in...
Housing perfect for old farm site
A CAIRNS southern regional councillor is calling for ideas for the...
Sport
New era for Northern Pride
NORTH Queensland Cowboys are taking over control of Cairns-based Northern Pride.
7 September, 2026
Local News
Bulls bow out with victory as Rangers seal premiership
MAREEBA United ended its 2026 campaign on a winning note, defeating Edge...
Local News
NRL star power for Ganyarra golf day
A CHANCE to rub shoulders with a star-studded line-up of former rugby...
Local News
Cricket legend to play Cazalys
CRICKET legend Brian Lara will head to Cairns in November to join Team...
