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Cairns Mayor Amy Eden with Jamie Snashall from Federal Health Minister Mark Butler's office in Canberra last week. COUCH is calling for $7.5 million over five years to help the cancer hub keep up with rising demand.

Cancer hub fights for funds as demand soars

A cancer charity that helped establish oncology services in Cairns now depends entirely on community donations after federal funding was axed eight months ago.

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Community members join the March for Australia in Cairns. Picture: Marnie Buchanan

‘Shows they’re scared’: Signs stolen ahead of weekend rally

March for Australia rally organisers say most of their donated promotional signs were stolen within hours of installation across Cairns suburbs in the lead-up to this weekend’s event on the Cairns Esplanade, featuring One Nation Senator Malcolm Roberts.

Warning signs have been placed around Peterson Creek in Yungaburra, Atherton Tablelands. Picture: Supplied.

‘Serious health risks’: Platypus creek’s poo problem

Faecal bacteria levels 80 times the safe limit in a popular platypus-watching creek threaten both wildlife populations and a $3 million tourism industry.

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Cairns Special School graduate Katua Davis and Latonya Binjari arrive at the school's Year 12 formal evening and graduation ceremony, held at the school's Woree campus. Picture: Brendan Radke

Cairns Special School formal photos

It was a very special evening at the Cairns Special School on Thursday night, when the senior students of 2025 graduated with a glamorous ceremony. SEE ALL THE PHOTOS HERE

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‘Implausible’ yarn ends in jail for man busted with ‘enormous’ meth stash

A judge has rejected a Cairns man’s ‘implausible’ claim he was holding ‘an enormous bag of drugs’ worth up to half-a-million dollars for someone else.

Police investigating the fatal Doomadgee crash that killed a 30-year-old woman and her 10-year-old daughter have released images of the vehicles involved, appealing for anyone with information to come forward.

Man charged with murder of woman, child following fatal crash

Police have charged a man with murdering a woman and child after a fatal crash in remote Doomadgee killed a mother and her 10-year-old daughter.

Dean Sanderson has died after falling from a zipline at Jungle Surfing Canopy Tours – at Cape Tribulation . Picture: Supplied by Family

Cape Tribulation zip line death to be probed at coronial inquest

An inquest will be held to investigate how a South Australian man died in a zip line incident at a Far North Queensland tourist attraction in 2019.

Cairns arborist Terry Stead from Trims NQ was killed in a tree lopping accident at Clifton Beach on November 25, 2025. Picture: Supplied

Community devastated by loss of big-hearted arborist killed in fall

A highly-regarded arborist killed in a tree lopping accident at Clifton Beach has been remembered as a kind and generous man by a heartbroken Cairns alternative health community.

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CQUni Associate Vice Chancellor Jodie Duignan-George Photography: Nuno Avendano

‘Once in a lifetime’: CQUni boss to run new London campus

A Cairns university executive has accepted an international role, spearheading the opening of a new Australian campus in a major capital city.

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The grand finale of the Shooting Stars Dance Academy's 2025 Wild and Free Showcase, the dance school's end of year concert, performed at the Edge Hill State School performing arts centre. Picture: Brendan Radke

90+ photos from Shooting Stars dance concert

Super cute junior dancers won over their audience, while senior dancers impressed with their routines at the Shooting Stars dance academy’s end of year concert. See the photos.

Torrents of gushing water from the post-Cyclone Jasper flood in December created more than 120 big landslips on Douglas Shire roads. Picture: Supplied

Disaster regulator probes council’s $160m Cyclone Jasper spend

A Far North council handling more than $160m in disaster recovery funds faces more scrutiny after state auditors discovered contracts awarded to former employees and costs that tripled without explanation.

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The plan includes an additional $1 million to add mammography to the imaging services at the Edmonton facility, which will sit alongside new CT and MRI scanners. Picture: Supplied.

Cairns public breast diagnostic services boost

Cairns women will soon be able to access public diagnostic mammograms for symptomatic cases for the first time, as the Queensland Government brings breast screening in-house to reduce reliance on private providers.

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Professionalâs youngest female principal Emma Craig has taken the reins of well-established Far North Queensland real estate agency Professional Edge Hill in a recent acquisition. Picture: Supplied

28-year-old takes top job at Cairns real estate agency

A Far North woman who started her real estate career at 16 has become the youngest female leader in her company Australia wide.

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Queensland Health Minister Tim Nicholls has announced $7.19 million in additional funding for peri natal mental health services across Queensland. Queensland Health Minister Tim Nicholls speaks with Karlee Selwood, mother of 22 month old twins Charlie and Ned, at Peach Tree Wellness centre, one of the perinatal mental health services in Cairns that will benefit from the additional funding. Picture: Brendan Radke

New support for Far North mums

A new Cairns centre tackles perinatal mental health after research reveals one in five mothers face psychological challenges during pregnancy and early parenthood.

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