Port Douglas’ 30 under 30 young guns
From business owners, musicians, sportspeople and young activists, Port Douglas does have it all. These are the names of people under 30 to watch out for. SEE THE LIST
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Woman woken by burning taxi on her property
Emergency services were called to a woman’s property after she woke to find a maxi taxi alight in the early hours of the morning.
‘We struggled’: Top cop admits grappling with wave of stolen cars
A top cop has admitted Far North police have struggled with a wave of stolen cars in the past week, as a youth justice taskforce ramps up with good news for one crime-weary town.
Witness requested from custody, date set for Goodstart toddler death trial
The trial date for former Goodstart Early Learning Edmonton employee Dionne Batrice Grills has been set and witness from custody has been requested.
Former Cairns social worker turned drug trafficker finds out fate
A social worker who said she was forced illicit drugs in her sleep, forming an addiction which eventually led to her becoming a drug trafficker, has been sentenced
Babinda man pleads guilty to kidnapping for ransom and assault
A 45-year-old Babinda man who kidnapped, assaulted his victim with two others and threatened to put him in a car and set him on fire has pleaded guilty.
Former drug support worker ‘forcibly injected’ with meth, court hears
A drug and alcohol support worker turned Cairns drug trafficker, who threatened her customers, will find out her fate after pleading guilty.
Third fatal crash victim confirmed in horror day on FNQ roads
Another man has died in a single-vehicle crash north of Cairns during a horrific day of incidents on Far Northern roads.
Far North influential advises on how to step into the music industry
An upcoming singer-songwriter from Cooktown has given some tips on how to break into the music industry but has warned it’s hard work.
Climate activists strike amid annual coral bleach warning
Young advocates gathered in Cairns to protest against gas, coal and the most recent mass bleaching event that was announced on March 25.
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