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Event has runs on board
RUN Port Douglas will return to the town in 2026, with the organisers committing to the next three years through to 2028.
30 April, 2026
General News
‘Illegal’ Airbnbs approved
TWO “illegal” holiday letting homes on millionaires’ row at Kewarra Beach have been given council approval to operate...
29 April, 2026
Shhh ... library is back open
A REFRESHED colour palette, contemporary shelving, a new tech nook and...
Vroom, vroom at bike show
THE Cairns Motorcycle Restorers Club invites families, children and...
‘Horror film scene’ deleted
TWO of the worst yellow crazy ant sites in the Far North have been...
Entertainment
Autism inspires song
AUSTRALIAN singer Suellen Cusack released a new recording during Autism Awareness Week 2026 and was named an Autism...
26 April, 2026
Revealing ‘A Private Life’
‘A PRIVATE Life’, one of France’s biggest box-office successes of 2025,...
Drive-in launches new film
MAREEBA Drive-In will host a double-feature screening showcasing Far...
Creatives sought for 2026 Indigenous event
EXPRESSIONS of interest are now open for performers, artists and...
Community
Teacher to take on world stage
BENTLEY Park College teacher Abigail Trabado will represent Australia at the Mrs International World 2026 pageant in...
13 March, 2026
Army leader was ‘a giant’
TRIBUTES have poured in for a former Australian Army leader described as...
‘Just luck’ to turn 100
STAYING social, maintaining connections and a ‘bit of good luck” has...
Business figure honoured at wake
FORMER Cairns businessman and philanthropist John O’Brien has been...
Business
Service drives success
CAIRNS is only one of four cities throughout Australia which have outperformed pre-COVID hotel rates.
16 April, 2026
It’s game over
EMPIRE Alternacade and Events Cairns has closed its doors and will...
Casino takeover delay
AN offer by Sydney-based casino and pub tycoon Sam Arnaout to buy The...
Local News
BMW’s ‘Neue Klasse’ of ‘26
AS BMW’s rolls out its ‘Neue Klasse’ design – a specific electric...
Real Estate
Firms combine
POWERHOUSE Property owners Kate Fern, Meaghan Confait and Michele Annison have joined forces with REMAX Real Estate...
23 April, 2026
Twin towers
TWIN six-storey towers, which are above the norm, have been approved at...
Good value drawcard
FIRST home buyers are setting up home in more affordable suburbs such as...
Real estate coup
ONE of Far North Queensland’s most accomplished real estate...
Sport
Teenagers do town proud
THE AFL Cairns juniors season has officially launched, but for three Port Douglas Crocs prodigies there was something...
27 April, 2026
Local News
Top para-swimmers training in Cairns
INTERNATIONAL and Australian para swimmers are training in Cairns,...
Local News
Northern Pride’s narrow defeats
NORTHERN Pride have suffered two narrow defeats against the Sunshine...
Local News
Pythons under-15 Queensland champions
THE Cairns Pythons under-15 gold team have won gold at the senior state...
