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$10bn new tourism aim
A NEW ambitious target of $10 billion in tourism spending by 2045 has been set by the region’s marketing body – Tourism Tropical North Queensland (TTNQ).
21 September, 2026
General News
Two further Airbnbs axed
TWO more Airbnb applications have been denied by Cairns Regional Council which is urgently trying to finalise its...
19 September, 2026
Scouts celebrate 40th birthday
THE Northern Beaches Scout Group is inviting the local community to join...
Iconic harvest festival shines brightly on cue
A FEW passing showers failed to dampen the spirits of thousands who...
Residents oppose waste plant
RESIDENTS from several northern Cairns suburbs have formed a new...
Entertainment
Display explores FATE
EMERGING artists will explore questions of fate, destiny and personal agency in a new Cairns exhibition opening at...
20 September, 2026
Cyclone movie premieres
COMMUNITIES across the Barron floodplain will come together next week to...
Infertility at crux of play
CAIRNS playwright and producer Kimberley Greaves is bringing women’s...
From East Germany to Cairns
A CAIRNS author who escaped East Germany in 1989 has transformed her...
Community
Feds get involved
A FAR North Queensland disability care dispute has been escalated to the highest levels of the federal government as...
11 September, 2026
A mother’s plea
A FAR North Queensland mother is preparing to challenge a tribunal...
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...
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
Healey and Piercy AFL’s best and fairest
SOUTH Cairns Cutters’ Jeremy Piercy received the Crathern Medal as AFL Cairns men’s best and fairest player at their...
19 September, 2026
Local News
Game on – AFL grand finals
IT‘S an absolutely huge weekend in the Far North, as the Hawks women...
Local News
Dolphins vs Rangers in final
THE Stratford Dolphins have booked their place in the FQPL Far North...
Local News
Flying start to cricket season
WHILE junior basketball winds up as U12s take on best at Queensland champs
