‘Skin ripped from his young body’: Loved ones rally behind 12yo crash victim
A 12-year-old boy should be getting ready for his first day of high school, but instead is recovering in hospital after a horror e-scooter crash caused serious injuries.
Cairns
Urgent call for immediate fix to diagnostic breast cancer delays
The president of Australia’s largest medical association has called for an urgent solution to the four-month delay women are facing for diagnostic mammograms in Far North Queensland.
‘Failure of primary health’: Minister unaware of critical cancer service closure
The state’s health minister said he was not aware why a service provided by Queensland X-Ray closed in Cairns last year, ballooning mammogram wait times to four months.
Police chase captures 14 teens arrested in Far North crime blitz
Police have released footage capturing the tense moment they pursued several suspected criminals during a property crime blitz in Far North Queensland. WATCH THE VIDEO HERE.
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VIDEO: Police arrest 16yo after allegedly stealing car
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested at a retirement village after he allegedly fled a stolen car when police managed to spike the vehicle’s tyres.
‘Like a cyclone’: Shock storm ravages football club
A freak storm has left one of the Far North’s largest sporting clubs tallying a major damage bill yet again, with the side’s skipper lucky to be alive after dodging a falling tree and light pole as he scurried to safety.
Eight teens arrested after eight months of alleged car thefts
Eight teenagers have been arrested in connection with a series of alleged car thefts spanning eight months across Far North Queensland.
Man injured in stolen car crash, police appeal for information
A man who crashed and rolled a stolen car just south of Cairns on Monday night is now the subject of a police appeal for information.
Queensland council may switch off fluoride as out-of-towners protest
One of Queensland’s few remaining regional councils still offering fluoridated water is considering turning off the tap.
‘Why can’t we use what we’re paying for:’ Ongoing internet outages
Hundreds within Cairns’ northern beaches have endured days-long internet outages since March last year, with the frequency and duration of outages only getting worse.
Pharmaceuticals and booze stolen in organised spate of ram raids
Cairns glaziers have been struggling to keep on top of an increasing new year workload as young criminals in stolen cars take to ram raiding and forcing entry to shopfronts throughout the city.
Plans revealed for Qld youth offender ‘training village’
Indigenous offenders entangled in the youth justice system could be ferried via barge to a remote “training village” bordered by a croc-infested river, if granted planning approval by a Far North council.
Meet Cairns’ new doctors
The Cairns Hospital and Health Service has welcomed 2025’s cohort of young doctors, strengthening Queensland’s struggling regional health system.
‘Non-existent’: Why venomous jellyfish numbers have plummeted
One of Australia’s most deadly marine animals has drastically declined in numbers within the Far North, experts say it could take years before they repopulate.
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