The Far North’s top political aspirants have traded heated backhanders in three passionate debates held in Cairns with frontrunners and longshots holding little, if anything, back as disputes over the region’s future threatened to boil over.
A Cairns band have shown they’re top brass after taking out three state titles in the span of six weeks.
Future Cairns AFLW prospects will showcase their skills in front of some of the game’s top stars with a take-no-prisoners midfielder and silky-smooth ruck ready to renew hostilities at Cazalys stadium later this month.
Police officers spread thinly throughout Cairns and a transferring of specialist officers on Cape York deployments is the reason for surging car thefts and a recent spike in break-in offences.
A man whose jaw was broken by a woman who attacked him with an iron bar responded by burning her house down – leaving the Department of Housing with a $148,000 bill just to demolish the destroyed premises.
Fusion style dishes, cosy vibes and great coffee are on the menu at this new Trinity Park eatery, which has been full to the brim with customers after its soft launch a week ago.
Bridge users have reacted with anger after TMR indefinitely cut traffic flow across the Kuranda bridge amid speculation further weight limits could be imposed on the beleaguered structure.
A child has been forced to spend at least two nights with some of Cairns’ most mentally disturbed criminals inside a Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit.
Music lovers were treated to a rock masterclass at Cairns Showgrounds on Sunday in the final concert of this year’s Red Hot Summer tour. See the best pics from the event.
Time capsules, technology and former students will all be a part of a Far North primary school’s 125-year anniversary celebrations.
Live music and delectable food were on offer at Savour TNQ on the lawn next to the Crystalbrook Superyacht Marina.
Showcasing the flavours of Italian food, cultural family values and history is the aim of the third annual Cairns Italian Festival. Find out what’s in the pipeline for this rapidly expanding event.
A Queensland judge made has made a damning assessment of the state of Double Island – but the state government won’t reveal next steps in push to strip Fortune Island Holdings of the lease.
A Cairns CBD business owner is calling for “drastic moves” to combat what he says is a rising tide of youth crime in the city. Watch the shocking video.
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