Parking win revealed for hospital workers
Hospital staff will have access to a new designated parking area and larger shuttle bus in less than two weeks. How it will work.
Cairns
Watchdog makes call on Cairns mayor
An investigation into a Far North mayor’s alleged use of ratepayer resources for her own personal gain has been dropped by the state’s corruption watchdog. WHAT WATCHDOG HAD TO SAY.
Ergon reveals timeline on power restoration to 3356 homes
Thousands of Ergon Energy customers have been left without power after large trees fell on transmission lines north west of Port Douglas.
Builder denied bail after allegedly defrauding Qld flood victims
Police have charged a builder with a long list of fraud-related charges after he allegedly took money from Far North Qld flood victims promising reconstruction work but failing to deliver.
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How Far North’s wet season shut down ‘expensive footpath’
An above-average wet season forced a two and a half month closure of a purpose-built $47m adventure trail, just months after it was completed.
‘Give Far North some answers’ on Barron River bridge
The state government will not provide a timeline for its Barron River bridge fix, three weeks after the Prime Minister awarded $245m in taxpayers’ money towards the failing structure.
Woman who ‘drunkenly abused’ city workers, sentenced
A woman who drunkenly abused and assaulted city workers, visitors, hospital employees and a child in Cairns throughout 2024 has been sentenced to nine months’ jail.
‘Best for Cairns’: Events precinct funding finely balanced
A key advocacy priority for Cairns is tenuously placed with both major party candidates reluctant to commit funding to a master plan that has been called out by a major stakeholder.
It’s game on in the pursuit for NRLW squad
Cairns is on the brink of losing its bid to bring an NRLW team to the Far North with negotiations with the state government to build a $40m high performance centre having stalled.
Showgrounds killer’s appeal against sentence dismissed
Kyam Keith Broadby, who killed a fellow worker at the Mareeba Show during a ‘ferocious’ attack in has lost his Court of Appeal bid against his nine-year sentence for manslaughter.
It’s game on in the pursuit for NRLW squad
Cairns is on the brink of losing its bid to bring an NRLW team to the Far North as negotiations with the state government to build a $40m high performance centre have stalled.
‘Tequila is never a good idea’: Driver four times over limit crashes into three cars
A judge has noted “tequila is never a good idea” while sentencing a man with no licence for driving four times over the legal limit and crashing into three cars.
Family’s heartache one year after tragedy
The family of a much-loved Tablelands nurse who was killed in a road crash at a notorious Far North intersection has shared the devastating impact the loss of the mum-of-two has had on them, one year on from the tragedy.
‘We want to be included’: Doctor calls for involvement in youth crime response
A Cairns doctor has called for greater involvement of pediatricians and other health professionals in the response to youth crime in Far North Queensland.
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