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Coping with growing pains
AN ambitious roadmap to cater for an extra 72,000 people living in the Cairns region by 2050 has been unveiled by the regional council.
8 October, 2025
General News
Overseas visitor spending reaches record $12bn
INTERNATIONAL visitor spending in Tropical North Queensland (TNQ) has reached a record $1.2 billion, an increase of...
7 October, 2025
Come say G’day Japan
JAPANESE funnyman and media personality Abareru-kun is the face of a new...
Stalwarts cede control
TWO leading lights of the Friends of Cominos House (FOCH) are standing...
Cairns News, Port Douglas News
Living life of Riley in tropics
THE largest superyacht to enter Australian waters, MY Octopus, has...
Entertainment
Savannah to return
THE popular Savannah Sounds at Port Douglas has been secured for three more years.
5 October, 2025
Songs to suit all tastes
CELEBRATE music, community and connection in the heart of the Tablelands...
PNG display marks 50th
THE Papua New Guinea community in Cairns has helped bring new life to a...
CIAF 2026 introduces new themes
THE CAIRNS Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF) has announced ‘Reclamation and...
Community
Don’t ignore the deaf
THE local deaf community has highlighted its challenges at a gathering to mark National Week of Deaf People 2025.
1 October, 2025
Eighty years of entertaining
THE ‘Goss’ has covered a number of milestone events over the last year,...
Students face the chop
TRINITY Anglican School’s 2025 year 12 cohort made a bold gesture in the...
Tributes to Linda Pitt
THE mother of former Mulgrave MP Curtis Pitt has died in Tasmania.
Business
Cultural guiding light
CAIRNS’ businesses now have a new tool to help them build more inclusive and culturally -aware workplaces, with the...
1 October, 2025
Library costs extra $700,000
THE cost of the Smithfield library upgrade has blown out by almost...
Greener and slicker Reef cat
QUICKSILVER’S Port Douglas-based dive and snorkel catamaran Silversonic...
Cruising to reap $215m
ABOUT 90 cruise ship visits with thousands of passengers and crew...
Real Estate
Market set to spring across Far North
A NATIONAL shortage of listings and improved borrowing capacity for buyers is set to underpin one of the most...
3 October, 2025
Local News
Making an offer in sellers’ market
MAKING an offer on a property to buy is always an exciting time and...
Renovate, rather than move
RENOVATIONS may be the answer to improving lifestyles instead of selling...
Local News
Market reflects city’s life
IN Cairns, the real estate market is more than numbers on a page, it’s...
Sport
Rangers make league history beating Magic champions 3-0
MARLIN Coast Rangers made history in the club’s biggest ever game last Saturday by becoming the first ever regional...
6 October, 2025
Local News
New mum’s back in saddle
CAIRNS apprentice jockey Krysten Swaffer is back in the winner’s circle...
Local News
Pride raids Canberra
FORMER NRL playmaker Sam Williams has been appointed as Northern Pride’s...
Local News
Cowboys to reveal city plans
ADVANCE Cairns is hosting a breakfast where North Queensland Toyota...
