Latest News
Centrals dust up the Hawks
SAINTS beat Tigers, Cutters dominate Lions, while Trinity Beach thrash Manunda
5 June, 2026
General News
Cairns to host first major tattoo expo
SOME of Australia's leading tattoo artists will descend on Cairns this weekend for what organisers say is the city's...
5 June, 2026
Take a ride in an army duck for a good cause
RAINFORESTATION Nature Park will celebrate its 50th anniversary with...
Shrine proudly 100-years-old
ONE hundred years of the Cairns Cenotaph is being marked today.
Distress over chopped tree
QUESTIONS continue to be raised about the approval process for the...
Entertainment
One-of-a kind at beach
ONE of Far North Queensland’s longest-running community events will celebrate a major milestone when the Festival of...
5 June, 2026
Johno’s Gong Show returns
ONE of Cairns’ most-loved live music traditions is making a comeback on...
Art gallery rises from the (almost) ashes
ARTISTS at Work will celebrate a new chapter after receiving support...
Em’s addicted to love
CAIRNS Festival has announced the first ticketed events in its 2026...
Community
How to celebrate everything we love about QLD
QUEENSLANDERS across the state are encouraged to mark QLD Day on 6 June in their own way – from backyard BBQs and...
3 June, 2026
Queensland News, Far North News
Celebrating incredible people who make our State great
THE QLD Day Awards shine a spotlight on the Queenslanders who go above...
Queensland News, Far North News
QLD Day Ambassadors: familiar faces of Queensland pride
MEET some of this year’s QLD Day ambassadors, championing the essence...
Grand dames
FOUR women at Pyramid Residential Care Centre are celebrating a combined...
Business
Pub with plenty of cheer
A HUSBAND-and-wife team is breathing life into the historic Aloomba Hotel, about a 30 minute drive south of Cairns.
16 May, 2026
Cairns Hardware marks 50 years
CAIRNS Hardware has been part of the North Queensland community for more...
Service drives success
CAIRNS is only one of four cities throughout Australia which have...
It’s game over
EMPIRE Alternacade and Events Cairns has closed its doors and will...
Real Estate
Know your buying capacity
PROPERTY investors in Cairns are being urged to look beyond bank borrowing limits and carefully assess their own...
21 May, 2026
Firms combine
POWERHOUSE Property owners Kate Fern, Meaghan Confait and Michele...
Twin towers
TWIN six-storey towers, which are above the norm, have been approved at...
Good value drawcard
FIRST home buyers are setting up home in more affordable suburbs such as...
Sport
High-stakes AFL contest
THIS weekend’s FNQ AFL clash between the Port Douglas Crocs and the Cairns City Lions promises to be a high-stakes...
5 June, 2026
Local News
Mackay second best
THE Cairns Dolphins and Cairns Marlins produced a dominant Saturday...
Local News
Fired up Indigenous round
THE All Stars men and ISP women have won the AFL Cairns Indigenous round...
Local News
Ironman Cairns hits 15-year milestone
CAIRNS is preparing to welcome more than 3000 athletes and supporters...
