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For the love of reading
A CAIRNS State High School student is calling on the community to help put books into children’s hands ahead of International Literacy Day on 8 September.
5 September, 2026
General News
Council and newspaper to create Douglas 150 Magazine
CAIRNS Local News has been selected by Douglas Shire Council to produce the official Douglas 150 Magazine, marking a...
3 September, 2026
Christmas appeal begins
DOUGLAS Shire Council is calling on residents, businesses and...
Calls for local CT scanner
A PETITION will be presented to State Member for Cook David Kempton by...
Author faces a new chapter
FOR renowned local author Robert Reid words have been his life, so...
Entertainment
Gallery’s busy schedule
CAIRNS Art Gallery is heading into September with a program of exhibitions, live entertainment, art classes, school...
4 September, 2026
Botanical beats for jazz night
JAZZY sounds will fill the Cairns Botanic Gardens after dark next week...
Festival seeing double
A COLOURFUL exhibition featuring large-scale inflatables will take over...
Art deco fashion , murder mystery and more
FROM fashion parades and murder mysteries to guided tours of the...
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
Vergari’s ‘bittersweet’ Cairns resignation
CAIRNS Basketball Inc. has announced the resignation of General Manager Luca Vergari, who will take up the role of...
31 August, 2026
Local News
Blockbuster weekend
ELITE women’s football is returning to Far North Queensland with the...
Local News
Comets toe to toe until Bulls late rally
THE Southside Comets produced a determined performance against the...
Local News
Hopes for a finish on a high
THE regular season draws to a close this weekend as the curtain drops on...
