A Palm Cove mother and her young daughters say they are traumatised, terrified and unable to sleep after they were stalked by a stranger who jumped their high fence, looked through their windows and sat on their balcony late at night.
Port Douglas is hoping to attract locals and international visitors alike by adding a new running event to a much-loved cycling festival.
Lawyers are swapping the court room and their business suits for the water of Palm Cove and tight-fitting Lycra as they take on the Cairns Ironman 70.3 in support of COUCH.
A 6-year-old boy is in a critical condition after being struck by an SUV in Cairns on Thursday night.
Residential dwelling approvals are outweighing land availability as industry experts question government strategies and vision on releasing new lots around Cairns.
New details can be revealed around Cairns mayor Amy Eden’s former campaign adviser and his abrupt exit from a top council job last month.
A major new national research centre has launched in Cairns which aims to set new standards for research and management of land and sea country across Australia and delve into untapped Indigenous knowledge.
A Far North MP has blasted James Cook University for threatening to close an “invaluable” research asset nestled in the heart of the world’s oldest tropical rainforest.
Police have released footage of the moment they busted six people following a seven-month operation targeting drug trafficking in the Far North. Full video here.
Servicemen and women from across the armed forces gathered in front of the Cairns RSL on Monday to commemorate Remembrance Day. In pictures: How the day was marked.
The Cairns RSL sub branch Remembrance Day ceremony is held at the Cairns cenotaph on the Esplanade. VIDEO: Brendan Radke – Cairns Post
The Cairns RSL sub branch Remembrance Day ceremony is held at the Cairns cenotaph on the Esplanade. VIDEO: Brendan Radke – Cairns Post
Parts of Far North Queensland are enduring a low-intensity heatwave, with some areas expecting extreme conditions, while heatstroke cases in pets have risen alarmingly due to the ongoing hot weather.
The fight against a plague of thorny reef killers has received a funding boost with another $54.3m being awarded to contractors along the Queensland coast, including an Indigenous organisation in the Torres Strait.
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