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A man has been shot by police after a confrontation at Kanimbla. Picture: Supplied

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Police charge armed man who was shot by officers at Kanimbla

Police have charged a 59-year-old man with various offences that led to him being shot during a dramatic armed confrontation at Kanimbla last month.

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Talisha Lee Addo, 31, pleaded guilty in Cairns District Court to supplying methamphetamines to friends and associates. Picture: Facebook

Meth dealer charged again moments after court sentence

A judge’s merciful “last chance” sentence backfired when police arrested the drug supplier walking out of the courtroom on a fresh meth trafficking charge.

Generic QAS, ambo, Queensland Ambulance Service, Qld, pics. Picture: Peter Carruthers

‘Very dangerous situation’: Man trapped after collision with truck

A man is fighting for life and is entrapped in a car after a collision with a truck on an Atherton Tablelands access road.

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The Ellis Beach Surf Lifesaving Club was severely damaged by flood waters and land slips in the flooding following Tropical Cyclone Jasper in 2023. Ellis Beach Surf Lifesaving Club members Rose Buttimore, 11, Jon Buttimore and Bonnie Buttimore, 12, outside the old clubhouse, which is due to be replaced by a new building in March. Picture: Brendan Radke

‘More than a surf club’: Ellis Beach bounces back after devastating floods

From five days stranded in flood debris to breaking ground on a new clubhouse, Ellis Beach surf lifesavers have turned cyclone catastrophe into community triumph.

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A aquatic strategy discussed at last weeks council meeting has recommended closing Babinda Pool after new data revealed poor user numbers and exceptionally high costs per visit. Picture: Cairns Regional Council.

At $71 per swim – Babinda’s ‘heart and soul’ is facing the axe

Babindas “heart and soul” could vanish after new data revealed the town’s pool cost council more per visit than most hourly wages.

The Ellis Beach Bar and Grill was severely damaged by flood waters and land slips in the flooding following Tropical Cyclone Jasper in 2023. Ellis Beach Bar and Grill supervisor Octavio Trabucco stands in the upstairs dining room, which was completely covered in mud after the floods. Octavio, who lives in Port Douglas, found his 30 minute commute to work had turned into a 3.5 hour commute after the flooding. Picture: Brendan Radke

‘Incredibly grateful’: How popular restaurant bounced back from disaster

Two years after landslides and flooding devastated Ellis Beach Bar & Grill, the venue has bounced back “bigger and better” than ever, but memories of the disaster still linger.

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‘A goldmine’: Fight over Barron River bat bridge goes to parliament

A former pilot’s petition to create Queensland’s most unique tourist attraction is quickly gaining support but transport officials warn he hasn’t thought about the urine problem.

Cairns Hospital has secure funding for a new helipad to be bolted atop current buildings. Picture: Queensland Health

Chopper and change: Hospital gets helipad upgrade

The state government has approved funding to end a three-decade reliance on a grassy knoll helipad that forces emergency helicopters to land dangerously close to pedestrians.

Cairns Rabbi Ari Rubin is concerned that the Jewish community in Far North Queensland still faces discrimination and negative sentiment, particularly amongst school aged children. He has spoken out following an anti semitic message being displayed last week on the rear of a Cairns traffic control vehicle. Picture: Brendan Radke

‘Writing on the wall’: NQ rabbi responds to Bondi terror attack

The FNQ Jewish community was in the middle of a ceremony when police presence at their event suddenly increased following a shocking, but not surprising terror attack. What local leaders said.

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General, generic photo of Cairns Courthouse. Picture: Brendan Radke.

Former council worker jailed again for child exploitation material

A former council worker has been jailed after police found ‘abhorrent’ child abuse material on his phone just four days after he got it.

Emergency services were called to a house fire in Edmonton early Saturday morning at a new-build home, with the property’s front glass windows also smashed. Picture: Supplied.

‘We are very scared’: Family terrorised by vandals

Vandals have repeatedly targeted new homes in Edmonton south of Cairns, torching one recently occupied house and destroying a family’s Christmas dream of moving into their first home.

A skydiverâs reserve parachute became snagged on the tail of their Cessna Caravan during a jump run over Tully Airport on September 20, 2025, with a pilot and 17 parachutists, planning for a 16-way formation jump filmed by a parachuting camera operator. Photo: Supplied.

Skydive pilot reveals ‘scary uh-oh’ moment in cockpit after chute snag

An experienced skydive pilot has described how an attempt at an aerial manoeuvre turned into a nightmare situation when a parachute deployed prematurely and almost forced a crash landing.

Innisfail's Jack Webb recently broke a 14-year-old national record for the deepest constant weight free dive in Australian history, reaching 113m at the Deep Dominica Depth Competition in the Caribbean in December. Picture: Daan Verhoeven

Far North freediver smashes 14-year-old national record

A young Innisfail man has just become Australia’s deepest free diver, breaking a 14-year-old national record by plunging 113 metres deep into Caribbean waters.

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Cairns is set to unlock a major new piece of critical airport infrastructure, with construction of the SkyHaven Airport Accommodation Project scheduled to commence in early 2026. Picture: Supplied.

‘Vital’: major project to fill critical gap at busy Far North airport

Workers and corporate travellers will soon have dedicated accommodation near Cairns Airport after developers announced a 186-unit project to address a critical infrastructure gap.

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