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Boys’ top effort at champs
THE Cairns under-14 rep squads officially kicked off their season with their first North Queensland Junior Basketball Championship (NQJBC) tournament in Townsville.
4 April, 2026
General News
How to grow veggies
GROWING your own vegetables in the tropics is the focus of an information talk at the Botanic Gardens Cairns Visitor...
3 April, 2026
Stay active during holidays
THE cooler weather beckons this school holidays, with opportunities to...
TV star true to word
BABINDA’S campaign to save its town pool has been buoyed by a visit by...
Top cop farewells service
THE Far North’s top cop has retired after 42 years in the police service.
Entertainment
Tropical Low heats up
MAGNETIC Island band Tropical Low will bring their ‘Healthy Competition’ tour to Cairns next week, headlining a show...
3 April, 2026
Port to deliver time warp again
THE Rocky Horror Show is set to bring glitter, glamour and chaos to the...
Holiday arts and craft fun
CAIRNS Art Gallery has opened bookings for its April school holiday...
JUTE to deliver arts gig
QUEENSLAND’S regional theatre sector is set for expansion after...
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
Running for mental health support
TWO Cairns fitness trainers will take on a 24-hour endurance challenge next week to raise money for mental health...
3 April, 2026
Local News
Rugby league storms on to FNQ playing fields
RUGBY league stormed on to the field across the Far North with some huge...
Local News
Pride to regroup over Easter
NORTHERN Pride endured a difficult weekend on the field, going down...
Local News
AFL royalty to play at Port
A NEW wave of excitement has come rushing through local AFL circles,...
