ATSB makes statement after forced landing in banana field
Australia’s national transport safety investigator has made a call about a potential investigation into the hard landing of a crop dusting helicopter on the Cassowary Coast last week.
Cairns
‘Beggars belief’: LNP blasted over attempted youth crime crackdown
Far North MPs have attacked the LNP for failing to include serious offences, including attempted murder, as part of its “adult crime, adult time” policy in the wake of a near-fatal stabbing.
MP reveals new detail of tourism levy proposal
Proposals to develop a new eight-figure funding pool to market and maintain visitor infrastructure in the Far North has been backed by the state’s former Tourism Minister – but with one small tweak.
‘He’ll leave a hell of a void’: Cancer claims life of tireless advocate
The Tablelands town of Mareeba is reeling following the death of a 56-year-old Mareeba shire councillor, dedicated volunteer and enthusiastic community champion.
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Man dies and three others injured in crash
A man has died and three others are injured after a car they were travelling in crashed into a pole in the state’s north. Find out more here.
Lifeline for small businesses impacted by disaster
Small businesses in Far North Queensland impacted by the flooding that followed Cyclone Jasper have been thrown a lifeline.
Promising young boxer turned party drug dealer sentenced
A promising young weightlifter once selected to represent Australia has been handed a harsh reality check as he was sentenced for “bottom of the food chain” drug dealing.
‘I just want a happy Christmas’: Family duo spread holiday cheer
For a Cairns grandfather and granddaughter duo, spreading Christmas cheer is a family affair.
Mixed messages over 2023 flood report ‘typical of government’
Queensland’s new government is being urged to put politics aside as pressure mounts to release the state’s severe weather report after multiple ministers visiting the Far North expressed different accounts of the document’s whereabouts.
Magistrate’s ‘Christmas message’ for man sentenced for repeated, menacing domestic violence
A Cairns Magistrate has jailed a man on 26 counts of breaching a domestic violence order and three of wilful damage, saying the courts need to send a “clear message” that domestic violence is “absolutely unacceptable”.
Fraudster’s fake drug counselling business used to fund meth addiction
A Cairns woman has been jailed after she used the guise of a drug counselling business to attempt to defraud the ATO to the tune of more than $150,000 to fuel her meth addiction.
Cairns shoppers drive up sales, retailers report pre-Christmas spike
In what Far North retailers say is shaping up to be the strongest sales year since before Covid, Cairns shoppers have been spending up a storm in shopping centres and at small businesses.
Flood victims celebrate ‘small wins’ a year after Jasper
A group of Holloways Beach residents gathered together to celebrate the small wins a year on from the devastation of Cyclone Jasper and the floods.
Demands to fix Bruce Hwy escalate after latest flood nightmare
A fresh push has been mounted for upgrades to keep the Bruce Highway high and dry, after it once again failed to help keep Queensland moving amid heavy rain along the east coast.
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