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Renders for a new McDonalds restaurant at Cairns North

Maccas plans golden expansion in Cairns suburb

McDonald’s will invest $9.9 million to build its 11th Cairns restaurant, creating 120 new jobs at a prime suburban location. Find out where.

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Wolston’s most notorious prisoners unmasked

Who really runs Wolston? Notorious inmates unmasked

It’s the Queensland jail packed with our most feared crims. From acts of savagery to meticulously planned murders and calculated abductions, these are the twisted men who run Wolston’s yard.

Rusty's Markets manager Justin Welch has grand plans for the iconic Sheridan Street market place. Picture: Brendan Radke.

Iconic Cairns market celebrates 50-year milestone

From Hollywood stars to local farmers, Rusty’s Market has spent 50 years cultivating more than just fresh produce in the heart of Cairns.

Toyah Cordingley's body was found buried in sand at Wangetti Beach near Cairns in 2018 after she went missing while walking her dog. Innisfail nurse Rajwinder Singh, 40, is on trial charged with the 24-year-old Cairns woman's murder.

Toyah Cordingley murder trial: Key week one evidence

What happened to Toyah Cordingley’s phone after she died and forensic analysis of knives taken from Rajwinder Singh’s home were points of emphasis at the end of week one of the Supreme Court murder trial. Full wrap-up of what the jury has heard.

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‘Manifestly inadequate’: Appeal to be lodged against swim coach sentence

Queensland’s Attorney-General will appeal the sentence of a Cairns swim teacher who avoided jail despite pleading guilty to eight child sexual offences, including attempting to procure a “13-year-old girl” online while he was on bail.

Cairns drivers are being warned to expect delays after a semi-trailer ran off the road clogging up a major thoroughfare just before peak hour traffic. Picture: Tamika Attwell

‘Heavy traffic’ on major Cairns road after semi trailer crash

Cairns drivers are being warned to expect delays after a semi-trailer ran off the road clogging up a major thoroughfare just before peak hour traffic.

A mountain bike rider peddles along Stage One of the Wangetti Trail, an 7.8 kilometre stretch of what will eventually become a 94 kilometre hiking and mountain biking track connecting Palm Cove to Port Douglas along the Macalister Range National Park, designed and built by the Queensland Government and the local indigenous people. Picture: Brendan Radke

Far North track to re-open but no progress on Wangetti Trail

A Far North mountain bike and hiking track shut for five years will be re-opened by the state government but progress on a another “world-class” trail won’t start until next year.

The 4.5m crocodile Old Faithful has been held at a Portsmith ranger base after being removed from the Lakefield National Park by DETSI last month. Picture: Supplied

Cape leader warns of fishing changes to end croc removals

Traditional owners may hit pause on fishing at waterholes inhabited by large crocodiles to protect the totem animals from irresponsible fishos blamed for the recent removal of a croc made famous by Steve Irwin in the 1990s.

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REVEALED: QLD aged care homes with the most resident falls

Aged care residents are suffering alarming rates of falls, with one Queensland home recording injuries in half its residents, while others keep rates close to zero. See the list.

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Newlyweds Melissa and Corbin Brailsford kicked off their honey moon with a highly unusual move - flying to Cairns dressed in their wedding gear.

Couple soar to Far North honeymoon in wedding attire

A Melbourne couple has taken their wedding celebrations to new heights, boarding a flight to Cairns still dressed in their bridal attire straight after saying ‘I do’.

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Kirk Beech and Bailey Lovell opened their first Travel Hub tour bookings agency the week before Cyclone Jasper hit the Far North Queensland coast in December 2023. Almost two years on, the young entrepreneurs, who met in Ibiza, Spain, have four shopfronts and a successful online business. Picture: Brendan Radke

‘We were terrified’: How twenty somethings took over FNQ tourism

Young Ibiza party hosts turned travel agents nearly lost everything to Cyclone Jasper now the duo have become major players in the regions tourism sector.

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Owner of Ultimate Equipment Hire and Transport Nigel Spiller leaves the Cairns Magistrates Court with his lawyer Bebe Mellick after being charged over an industrial incident at his business premises. Picture: Brendan Radke

Boss disputes injured sandblaster’s claims over safety

Company faces court after employee’s foot was “seriously injured” in an auger accident in the sandblasting pit, with conflicting testimony about whether safety rules were being followed.

Pouring of the first concrete for the Kingaroy Transformation Project - April 30, 2021. building generic. concrete generic. Picture: Dominic Elsome

Mareeba quarry’s expansion set for approval despite safety fears

A quarry’s push to increase in truck movements and start earlier is set to be approved despite road concerns.

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Division Five councillor, Rob Pyne is calling for Cairns Regional Council to maintain and manage the 150m stretch of road running Brophy Street in Westcourt. Picture: Samuel Davis

Pyne slams ‘quick fix’ approach to dodgy Cairns road

A Cairns councillor tired of seeing cavernous potholes lining a haphazard street in his division has called for a state government department to be stripped of its duty to maintain the road.

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