A killer line-up of local musicians and bands have brought the vibes to the streets and favourite local hangouts of Stratford for the free and inaugural Stratford Sounds music festival on Saturday. Did our photographer snap you?
Residents have been urged not to swim or take their pets to a popular water hole in Brinsmead due safety concerns over a sewage leak.
Five incidents of crime in Cairns in just three days have left multiple victims hospitalised.
A meth-trafficking Cairns mum used her 72-year-old mother as her lookout, a Cairns court has heard as she was sentenced on her 38th birthday.
Outstanding and inspirational Far Northerners in Indigenous health, emergency services and business have been recognised in this year’s King’s Birthday honours list. See the list.
A 19-year-old woman left a car “melted and destroyed” on an Edmonton street after she soaked her underwear in petrol and used it to set the vehicle on fire in an act of revenge, a Cairns court has heard.
Queensland has 198 aged care homes where one person or more claimed to never be happy with the food they were served. See who is serving up culinary delights and who falls short.
Previously withheld CCTV vision leading up to the death of 15-year-old boy while at school will be provided to his grieving parents after the minister intervened.
It begun as an ordinary day in a quiet country town, but by days’ end Nicola Baker was comforting her severely burnt friend who later died from an explosion that injured up to 20 others.
A firefighter who was commended for his efforts on the day of the deadly Serves You Right cafe blast in Far North Qld has lost his home to fire just days before the 10th anniversary of the disaster.
A new Cairns city business is scooping the frozen dessert market with a product lovers of sweet treats can’t seem to get enough of.
Firefighters were called to the rescue of a blue-tongued lizard trapped inside a decorative log, after the curious reptile became firmly wedged inside with no way out. See the photos.
Anxiety and poor sleep are two critical factors driving police officer burnout but mindfulness meditation is showing significant promise as a remedy, according to new research from JCU.
Plans to slap DV offenders with GPS trackers have been supported by community groups, but giving cops’ additional powers to bypass the courts have come under question.
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