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Cairns
Pharmaceuticals and booze stolen in organised spate of ram raids
Cairns glaziers have been struggling to keep on top of an increasing new year workload as young criminals in stolen cars take to ram raiding and forcing entry to shopfronts throughout the city.
Plans revealed for Qld youth offender ‘training village’
Indigenous offenders entangled in the youth justice system could be ferried via barge to a remote “training village” bordered by a croc-infested river, if granted planning approval by a Far North council.
Meet Cairns’ new doctors
The Cairns Hospital and Health Service has welcomed 2025’s cohort of young doctors, strengthening Queensland’s struggling regional health system.
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Traffic gridlock, more than 100 homes without power
Hundreds of homes have been affected by a power outage after fallen power lines blocked the Gillies Range Road for two hours on Friday morning. ERGON UPDATES
Dental crisis as councils ignore fluoride science, children left with rotting teeth
More and more Queensland children are facing major dental procedures as calls grow louder for change. SEE MAP | VOTE IN POLL
Vale Peter Roggenkamp: Cairns motorsport legend remembered
A giant of the Far North motorsport scene and South Cairns Football Club stalwart has been remembered as a talented driver, tireless road safety campaigner and community champion.
‘We’ve been through so much’: Mum speaks out after 5yo diagnosed with rare blood disorder
Poppy-Lee Pickett was placed in intensive care at just six weeks old — by her 1st birthday she was diagnosed with a rare blood disorder. This is her story.
‘Get off the drugs … clean up your life for your kids’: Magistrate
A roofing plumber and father of three pleaded guilty in Cairns Magistrates Court this week to a string of criminal charges committed while he was trafficking meth.
Stirring musical inspired by September 11 set for Cairns stage
No one will forget the extraordinary events of September 11, but few know of this stirring and uplifting story that focuses on the days that followed, which is set to be performed in Cairns.
Qld pet owners warned over terrifying silent threat
Vets are warning Queensland pet owners over a growing threat that has risen to its worst level in nearly a decade.
Capped teeth, fillings and more: Dirty tooth about regional water supplies
Ask this Cairns mum why her city’s water supply should be flouridated and she’ll point to the silver cap on her five-year-old son’s back molar as evidence.
Chopper’s emergency landing in banana field
A crop dusting helicopter pilot has had a lucky escape after making an emergency landing in a banana field in Far North Queensland. See the video.
Schools locked down after man spotted with alleged ‘firearm’
Two schools in Cairns were thrown into lockdown after a man was reported to be carrying a firearm.
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