Born in Cairns in 1932, Alfred “Bill” Wah Day grew up on the eastern side of the Trinity inlet next to the creek that bears his family’s name where he would take over the family farm growing sugarcane and their iconic Lychees.
In an era before motorboats, airconditioning and electricity, Babinda legend Richie Britten reflects on a tough life as a bushy living in self-exile at a river camp near Russell Heads.
A woman who was seen clinging to a tree in the Barron River near Mareeba early Friday afternoon has been rescued by the Queensland Fire and Rescue (QFR) swiftwater rescue crew.
A much-anticipated and well-overdue severe weather report was expected to be released months ago — now both sides of the government claim there’s different reasons it has been delayed.
The Cairns Kangaroos celebrate their grand final win in in the FNQRL Women’s premiership, beating the Atherton Roosters 32 points to 6. VIDEO:…
Four tradies have had a narrow escape after a car crashed into a tree near their worksite on Severin Street on Monday morning.
The Cairns Kangaroos celebrate their grand final win in in the FNQRL Women’s premiership, beating the Atherton Roosters 32 points to 6. VIDEO:…
Emergency services personnel attend the scene of a single vehicle traffic crash into a large melaleuca tree on Severin Street at Manunda. VIDEO:…
Students from more than 60 Queensland schools including Gregory Terrace and Somerville House are engaging in online rating games including “smash or pass”. SEE THE LIST
Search efforts continue for a NSW man dragged underwater by a crocodile while fishing on the Annan River, south of Cooktown.
Barlow Park was packed out as spectators flocked in to watch the FNQRL junior girls grand finals from the under 13’s to 17’s before Northern Pride and the women’s in the afternoon. Check out the snaps from on and off the field and see if we captured you in the GALLERY >>>
Up to 20 people are cramming into four-bedroom homes in parts of Far North Queensland, as leaders met for a housing summit in Cairns.
Police and rangers using drones and watercraft will resume the search for a man this morning after he was dragged underwater by a crocodile while fishing with his family.
Mel Tortike has a much-envied role, spending his days trekking the Mowbray and Macalister Range National Parks and the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area, overseeing the design and construction of the Wangetti Trail.
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