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.
A football talent from Cairns who played with the Newcastle Knights NRL club and was scouted by union teams has been jailed for street-level cocaine trafficking over 10 months in local nightclubs, a court has been told.
The state government brought its butchers paper to Cairns as it prepares to design a “one-stop shop” for victims of crime, declaring the current system as a minefield.
An elderly man and woman have been killed in a two-vehicle highway crash on the Atherton Tablelands involving an SUV and a car towing a caravan.
From co-ordinated couples to fashionable friend groups, more than 100 St Monica’s College Year 12 students stepped out in style to celebrate their final year of high school. See the photos.
The Cairns Junior Eisteddfod held its dance competitions over the weekend, with the region’s talented youngsters showing off their skills in tap, ballet and hip hop. SEE THE PICS
The Cairns Junior Eisteddfod held its dance competitions over the weekend, with the region’s best youngsters showing off their skills in tap, ballet and hip hop. SEE THE PICS
From taking up a coveted apprenticeship to servicing the Far North for 60 years, 79-year-old Atherton plumber Roy Walker has no intention of retiring just yet.
Traffic has been cleared and one person taken to hospital following a two-vehicle crash on a major Cairns road on Wednesday morning.
Hundreds of travellers have been forced to camp on the track after the fourth failure of one of Australia’s most expensive ferries in three weeks and many are not happy about it.
A former high school captain from Cairns who received offers from two medical schools has changed track, pursuing a childhood dream to drive trains to a job in Japan’s rail system.
An 18-year-old who carjacked a BMW stopped at a service station and led police on a dangerous afternoon high speed chase was on parole, a probation order and bail at the time. SEE THE VIDEO
The hard work to make Queensland’s budget deliver for the Far North starts now, with the 163-page document’s lack of detail creating opportunities, industry leaders say.
The LNP’s “breakfast club” appears to have skipped a key meeting with Cairns industry leaders in favour of a coffee catch up with party members at an inner city cafe this week.
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