Innisfail footy player convicted of selling cannabis, cocaine and MDMA
A young Innisfail rugby league player turned drug peddler employed three runners in his “significant set-up” supplying cannabis, MDMA and cocaine, a Cairns court has heard.
A young Innisfail rugby league player turned drug peddler employed three runners in his “significant set-up” supplying cannabis, MDMA and cocaine, a Cairns court has heard.
A man accused of trapping police officers and government officials in a Cairns city shop during a raid on an alleged illicit tobacco outlet has been arrested in front of lunchtime crowds.
From humble beginnings developing swampland into a football field to now boasting more than 300 members, the North Cairns Tigers have come a long way in their 70 years.
Health, housing and crime – this is what the LNP’s first state budget included for Far North Queensland.
The Freshwater Festival is back bigger and better this year, featuring 15 stalls and special music performances from students.
An incident in which a toddler and their stroller were lifted into the air by the whirring blades of a rescue helicopter taking off outside Cairns Hospital has prompted a state government review.
The Coalition’s post-election bloodletting has spilled over in the Far North with Peter Dutton and an LNP “kingmaker” blamed for the loss of Leichhardt and more than a dozen other seats across Australia.
Tourism in the Far North’s ancient rainforest will create better housing and employment opportunities through the establishment of a $3.7m tourism hub.
The shape of one of the countries most strategically important naval bases is changing with HMAS Cairns undergoing major changes to accommodate the naval vessels of the future. How you can get a look inside.
A young woman with “complex needs” has been sentenced to three years’ jail after pleading guilty to arson for setting her mattress alight in Cairns North.
A little boy has been remembered as a fearless and cheeky adventurer who sadly will never know just how much he meant to those who loved him, after he tragically choked to death at a childcare centre.
Additional funding has been sought to get a major tourism development built at the Daintree National Park which is expected to entice extra visitors to the region seeking authentic Indigenous cultural experiences.
A former manager of the Coen Exchange Hotel has described to a court how bar regular and the man now charged with the murder of 23-year-old Kowanyama mum Allison Bernard, threatened to kill him after a night of drinking.
Airconditioners across the region will get a reprieve as consistent trade winds from the southeast bring cooler temperatures to the coast and beyond. Here’s what is ahead for the weekend.
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