A Cairns primary school girl has sustained a horrific facial injury when an allegedly defective e-scooter ridden at high speed crashed into her while on a school holiday bike ride.
Bikes are set to become as common a sight as boats on Thursday Island after the delivery of a container of 100 pushies following 18 months of fund-raising to mobilise residents.
A campaign calling for a fix to treacherous road surfaces after a horrific highway crash has generated a huge response, but TMR has refused to confirm safety advocacy was the reason behind recent upgrades of the Machans Beach roundabout.
Deputy premier Jarrod Bleijie has some “breaking news” for Cairns, but locals will have to “wait a couple of weeks” to know what housing plans the government has for the Far North city.
Free lung cancer screening is now available in Cairns for the first time. Check whether you qualify for the new national program designed to catch Australia’s deadliest cancer early.
Chants of “strong in spirit, bold in fight” echoed through Cairns streets on Friday as Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders marched through the city as part of NAIDOC Week celebrations. SEE WHO ATTENDED
A community program that gets dozens of kids off the streets playing sport and providing after school meals is in doubt after funding for the successful project ran out.
The final moments before a stolen car crashed and killed 14-year-old Bradley Smith and left a 12-year-old girl a quadriplegic have been detailed during an inquest into the teen’s death.
Australians are relying on the advice of Indigenous elders more than ever, Cairns NAIDOC Week organisers say, urging the governments to follow suit.
Passing the torch from one generation to the next, internationally renowned Torres Strait artist Ken Thaiday and his son Paul will showcase a special collection of artwork at this year’s Cairns Indigenous Art Fair.
Union reps will make an urgent site visit to the Smithfield Bunnings site, with the AWU expressing its concerns for workers after a team member was struck down with leptospirosis.
The Far North’s newly merged racing spectacular, Cairns Super Carnival, has revealed its Fashions on the Field judges, alongside a new partnership with a major Cairns retailer.
The moment brave Queensland police officers rescued a woman from a burning unit has been captured on incredible bodycam footage. SEE THE VIDEO
Tensions within the LNP have emerged as a Far North MP called out premier David Crisafulli for a forecast lack of spending across regional Qld in the lead up to the 2032 Games.
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