Cairns residents will be able to celebrate Australia Day with free activities, live entertainment and citizenship ceremonies as part of Cairns Regional Council’s 2025 Australia Day celebrations on January 26.
Some forecast models are predicting the formation of the season’s first Coral Sea tropical low off the coast of Cairns next week and rain accumulation exceeding 300mm is expected in the next seven days.
Tired and rundown facilities at an Atherton Tablelands beauty spot visited by tens of thousands every year are about to get a multimillion dollar makeover.
A Far North Mayor has doubled down on calls for greater state government support to address youth crime following ongoing senseless attacks on a cemetery.
The Far North’s thin blue line has been exposed with astonishing figures highlighting the short-handed battle our cops are fighting in the midst of a booming youth crime crisis.
A Cairns teen has avoided adult jail time days before her 18th birthday after she was sentenced for stealing a car and breaking into a an 86-year-old’s retirement village home in the middle of the day, leaving the elderly woman traumatised.
North Queensland’s electricity retailer explained what caused the Cairns City blackout on Saturday evening, as another 4000-odd customers go without power on Sunday in separate incidents.
Southeast Queensland has been battered by thunderstorms overnight, with more than 100mm falling in some areas as 80km/h winds also wreaked havoc.
Burnt out and exhausted nurses and midwives are being stretched to breaking point amid skyrocketing demand for care and a long-running staff shortage. SEE THE MAP
Court penalties are being used as a last resort to rein in dodgy tobacconists prompting calls to enforce strict cigarette and vape laws.
Cairns Regional Council will take added precautions to ensure commuters using its pay-by-phone parking app don’t fall victim to scammers after residents raised concerns over dodgy transaction fees.
From a rookie to veteran, a father and son’s journey in the Queensland Fire Department spans generations. Read their story here.
Despite an approved increase to waste stockpiles a stone’s throw from a Kamerunga school, a Cairns garbage processor has been slapped with enforcement orders after allowing a huge mound of rubbish to get out of hand.
A 46-year-old Thursday Island man, with a history of domestic violence, has been sentenced after he attempted to push a woman off a balcony and spat on her.
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