‘Heart is broken’: Family grieves loss of mum and ‘happy hippy’
A Cairns mum killed when her car rolled on the Bruce Highway has been remembered as a fun-loving, humble and honest free spirit with a talent for bartending.
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Law student steals car, tries to sell it, court hears
A JCU law university student has narrowly escaped time in jail for stealing a car and trying to sell it to a car salesman in Cairns.
Explained: What Cairns leaders will demand in Canberra
The Far North will receive billions of dollars less than all other Queensland regions over the next five years, a new report has revealed, as a delegation prepares to head to Canberra to fight for more funding.
‘Just devastating’: Bodies of missing gold hunters identified
A pair of experienced gold hunters and business partners who died during heatwave conditions while prospecting outside the remote outback town of Croydon have been identified.
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‘Action must be taken’: Push for review of ‘drunk tank’ centre
The nation’s peak advocacy group for incarcerated women has called for immediate review of funding for a Cairns ‘drunk tank’ following the tragic death of Cape York mum Patrina Pascoe at a Cairns sobering-up facility.
‘Goat track’: Horror highway blasted after bus triple fatal
A horror bus crash that claimed three lives on Sunday has sparked renewed calls for more to be done to fix the deadly Bruce Highway.
Photos: Glamour and glitter at Salvos Ruby Ball
Glamour and glitter and a stylish hint of bling was the order of the evening as the dedicated team of FNQ Salvos Champs turned a function room at Cairns Convention Centre into alluring red for the 2024 annual Ruby Ball on Saturday night.
‘Twisted in mire’: Contentious land deal secures platypus creek access
A lengthy grapple between Yungaburra landowners and Tablelands Regional Council has at last been partially resolved to allow limited opening of a cherished tourism drawcard.
Man who attacked Chinaman Creek campers sentenced for grievous bodily harm
A young man responsible for a terrifying attack on two people sleeping rough in a tent at Chinaman Creek has been sentenced in Cairns District Court.
Meet HMAS Cairns new Commanding Officer
With a new defence focus to the north, the role of Cairns as a strategic point of projection into the Pacific is growing bringing with it big money, upgrades, and importance for HMAS Cairns. See who will be leading the crucial base as its new Commanding Officer.
Marlins pay tribute to legends
A commitment to playing “pure” basketball and unwavering belief in their teammates paved the path to glory for the Cairns Marlins’ 2004 ABA championship, withstanding a shooting clinic from a future Australian basketball legend in the process.
Massive pitch for Cairns sport centre revealed
Sport Minister Michael Healy has instructed his department to look into building a Queensland Academy of Sport in Cairns to make the city into a tropical Sporting Centre of Excellence.
How ‘very destructive’ sly grog scourge is infiltrating Far North Qld
Disturbing reports of bootleg booze being returned to Cape York sly grog runners and a justice system not supporting effective enforcement of prohibition has been raised by remote leaders.
Questions over progress on Cairns youth detention centre
The LNP has hinted the state government is “hiding the details” behind its Cairns youth detention centre with Youth Justice Minister Di Farmer still yet to reveal a preferred location for the facility set to open in 2027.
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