‘Always be with us’: Tributes for loved dad found unresponsive at beach
A loved father is being remembered for his kindness, generosity and wicked sense of humour after he died at a popular Far North Queensland beach.
Cairns
Bust video: Police seize huge cache of assault rifles and illicit drugs
Police allege two arrested in connection to a dangerous cache of high-powered weapons were trading meth for guns, while investigators say there’s “nothing to suggest” a terror-style plot was being planned.
‘It came up five stairs’: Inside flood-ravaged town
Unsecured gas bottles and floating debris surrounds inundated homes; inside, floating fridges and furniture bounce around darkened properties. This is how Cardwell is faring after catastrophic flooding.
‘Vulnerable’ disability worker with kid attacked in shopping centre
A 13-year-old and her co-offender stalked and targeted a support worker with a 5yo boy in the Earlville Shopping Town before a shocking attempted robbery, a court has heard.
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P-plater fined $1870 after rolling BMW
A woman has been fined after a dark-coloured BMW flipped onto its side, narrowly missing a large tree on Cairns Esplanade.
WATCH: Crocodile drags sea turtle, devours it
A large saltwater crocodile has dragged a sea turtle flailing in the sea before devouring it on the banks of a regional Queensland town. SEE THE VIDEO
Man charged with assaulting police after allegedly fleeing RBT
A 41-year-old man has been charged with the serious assault of a police officer after he allegedly fled an RBT site with an officer still partially inside a vehicle he was driving.
Far North community on alert following confirmed malaria case
A case of malaria has been confirmed in a Far North community, with medical professionals urging residents to take caution.
‘We want to deliver for Far North’: Labor senator hints at water security funding
Critical funding for Cairns water security project could be a step closer, after Senator Nita Green suggested a commitment would be released in “due course.”
How flushing toilets signal hopes for resurrection of luxury estate
For most Australian councils, the construction of a sewage treatment plant would be no big deal, but in the Far North this case holds hopes for the resurrection of a once-luxury resort and residential estate.
‘Utterly amazed’: Rare hailstorm hits as severe weather warning issued
A rare tropical hailstorm that has amazed long-time Cairns residents has coincided with a Bureau warning for damaging winds, large hailstones, heavy rainfall and flash flooding.
Man hospitalised after near drowning on Esplanade
A man has been hospitalised following a near-drowning incident in the city centre, as temperatures soared into the high 30s.
ATSB makes statement after forced landing in banana field
Australia’s national transport safety investigator has made a call about a potential investigation into the hard landing of a crop dusting helicopter on the Cassowary Coast last week.
‘Beggars belief’: LNP blasted over attempted youth crime crackdown
Far North MPs have attacked the LNP for failing to include serious offences, including attempted murder, as part of its “adult crime, adult time” policy in the wake of a near-fatal stabbing.
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