Why the end of cane industry in FNQ is near
A range of new agriculture opportunities will explored for Mossman with a local leader declaring it was “the end of the cane industry as we know it”.
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Councillors to vote on ‘eyesore’ Redlynch development
A controversial Redlynch development application to turn a horse park into a commercial precinct is tipped to be hotly debated with Cairns mayor Amy Eden potentially casting the deciding vote.
55 new cops for North and Far North Queensland revealed
Constable Narender Kolan, who will be stationed in Gordonvale, says becoming a police officer has always been his “dream”. Meet him and the other officers taking to the beat across Far North Queensland.
Named: Cairns personality throws hat into ring for Leichhardt race
A Cairns pastor, gallery owner and community figure has thrown his hat into the ring for this year’s federal election, pitching to transform the region’s tourism industry.
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Far North’s ‘voices’ to parliament reveal their efforts one year on
The Far North’s three elected parliamentarians reveal what efforts they’ve made in the space of Indigenous affairs, one year after the failed referendum.
‘Breath away from disaster’: Union fires up over water security job
The CFMEU has warned of an industrial relations “disaster” at council’s largest-ever construction project over claims of jobs going south, but lead contractor John Holland has stated the firm had a longstanding commitment Cairns suppliers.
‘No words for our gratitude’: Loved dog found in amazing tale of survival
The Australian cattle dog missing since last week after being thrown from the cab of a truck when it crashed on the Kennedy Hwy.
‘I’ve moved 10 times in a year because I’ve got too many kids’
A mother-of-nine has highlighted a major crisis across Queensland, revealing she has had to move house about 10 times in a year.
Illegal feeding of endangered bird creates traffic problems on range
It’s feared an endangered bird slowing traffic, oblivious to the danger of passing cars, is at serious risk of being run over if motorists do not stop feeding the rainforest icon.
Beaches house engulfed in flames
Firefighters were called to a suburban house blaze late last night in the Cairns northern beaches.
‘Appalling’: Health professionals furious at council’s fluoride survey
Health professionals from Cairns are collectively calling for greater community consultation on water fluoridisation, stating council surveying of 6 per cent of residents “doesn’t cut it.”
‘All talk, no action’: Indigenous leaders react to Voice to Parliament anniversary
One year after the Voice to parliament was rejected, Indigenous leaders in the Far North want little to do with government departments, as issues spanning decades remain unsolved.
‘I will never see my son again’: Mum’s heartbreak after verdict delivered in son’s murder trial
A mother screamed at the teen’s family accused but acquitted of stabbing her son, Jayden Dau, to death as he tried to break up a fight at a New Year’s Eve party in Far North Queensland.
Quasi lawyer claim after ‘advocate’s’ alleged role in murder court case
Queensland’s legal watchdog has filed a complaint against a self-proclaimed “legal advocate” over allegations she’s been offering lawyer-like services and acting for a mother charged with her daughter’s murder.
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